Fukutomi Zoushi (Fukutomi Zoushi)

Japanese: 福富草子(福富草紙) - ふくとみぞうし

A 15th century picture scroll from the Muromachi period. The story, in two volumes, is about an old man named Hidetake who, being so poor, prayed to the gods at his wife's urging, mastered the amazing art of farting, delighting people and becoming a wealthy man. A neighboring man named Fukutomi, envious of Hidetake's performance, asks Hidetake to teach him the art, but is mocked and fails to fart in front of a nobleman, and is thoroughly beaten up. Each scene is painted in succession, with no legends, and the dialogue is written beside the characters in the painting. Even among Otogi-zoshi, which tend to have humorous and vulgar content, this is a representative example that is particularly excellent in terms of story development and realistic character portrayal.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

室町時代，15世紀の絵巻。貧乏のあまり妻の勧めで神に願をかけ，放屁の奇芸を会得して人々を喜ばせ，長者になった秀武という老人の話と，それを羨んだ隣家の福富という男が，秀武に芸の伝授を頼んだが，たばかられて貴紳の前で放屁に失敗，さんざんに叩きのめされるという話を上下2巻に描く。絵は各場面連続して描かれ，詞書がなく，絵の中の人物の傍らに台詞が書き込まれている。滑稽卑俗な内容を持つ御伽草子の中でも，特に話の展開やリアリスティックな人物表現などに優れた代表的作例である。

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