Bun'ya Bushi - Bun'ya Bushi

A school of joruri founded by Okamoto Fumiya. Okamoto Fumiya (?-1694) is said to have been a disciple of Yamamoto Kakutayu. He performed mainly katarimono (narrated works) by Kakutayu and Inoue Harima no Jo at the Ito Dewa no Jo theater in Dotonbori, Osaka, and his style became popular from the 1670s (Enpo era). It was characterized by a mournful melody, and was called "Fumiya's crying melody." Many melodic forms were also incorporated into Gidayu-bushi, but it is difficult to extract the characteristics of Fumiya-bushi from the current melody. Although the second Fumiya appeared around 1702 (Genroku 15), it was soon abandoned due to being overshadowed by Gidayu-bushi. Until recently, it was also performed as music for Fumiya dolls in Ishikawa and Kagoshima prefectures, but now it is handed down as a local performing art in Sado.

[Yoshihiro Kurata]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

岡本文弥が創始した浄瑠璃(じょうるり)の一派。岡本文弥（？―1694）は山本角太夫(かくたゆう)の門下と伝えられる。大坂道頓堀の伊藤出羽掾(でわのじょう)座で、おもに角太夫や井上播磨掾(はりまのじょう)の語物(かたりもの)を演奏、1670年代（延宝年間）以降その曲風が流行した。哀調のある曲節に特徴があったようで、「文弥の泣き節」とよばれた。義太夫節にも多数の旋律型が取り入れられたが、現行の曲節から文弥節の特色を抽出することはむずかしい。1702年（元禄15）ごろに2世文弥が現れたものの、義太夫節に押されて、ほどなく廃れた。近年まで石川県や鹿児島県でも文弥人形の音楽として演奏されたが、現在は佐渡の郷土芸能として伝承されている。

［倉田喜弘］

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