Honcho Suikoden

A reading book from the late Edo period. Written by Takebe Ayatari. The first part is 10 volumes and 9 books, and the second part is 15 volumes and 15 books. The first part was published in 1773 (An'ei 2) by Inoue Chubei and others in Kyoto. The second part is handed down in a manuscript. Yoshino's Okina Umashine broke the boxwood branch given to him by a fairy into 100 pieces and let them float in the Yoshino River. These people later became Emi no Oshikatsu, Wake no Kiyomaro, Kose no Kanamaro and Kanaishi, Otomo no Yakamochi, and others, and rose up against the tyranny of the monk Dokyo. It was the first work to use the name "Suikoden" in the title, and set the precedent for the "Suikomono" (water-margin stories) craze in Japan, but in reality it is not based on "Suikoden" that much. However, it was praised by Kyokutei Bakin for having many characters, a wide setting, and a grandiose concept (Honcho Suikoden wo Yomu Narabi ni Hihyo). The writing style is pseudo-classical, reflecting the author's education in Japanese classics and incorporating contemporary customs, but it was left unfinished.

[Takeshi Tokuda]

"Collection of Elegant Novels (Yutodo Bunko)"

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江戸後期の読本(よみほん)。建部綾足(たけべあやたり)作。前編10巻9冊、後編15巻15冊。前編は1773年（安永2）京都井上忠兵衛等刊。後編は写本で伝わる。吉野の味稲翁(うましねのおきな)は仙女の与えた柘(つみ)の枝を百に折って吉野川へ流した。これらがのちに恵美押勝(えみのおしかつ)、和気清麿(わけのきよまろ)、巨勢金丸(こせのかなまろ)・金石(かないわ)、大伴家持(おおとものやかもち)らとなって、僧道鏡(どうきょう)の専横に抗して立ち上がる。初めて書名に『水滸伝』の名をつけ、本邦の「水滸もの」流行に先鞭(せんべん)をつけたが、実際はさほど『水滸伝』を踏まえていない。ただ、登場人物は多く、舞台が広くて、雄大な構想をもっている点が、曲亭馬琴(ばきん)に評価された（『本朝水滸伝を読む并(ならび)に批評』）。文体は擬古文を用い、作者の国学の教養を反映させ、当代の風俗も取り込んでいるが、未完に終わった。

［徳田　武］

『『雅文小説集』（有朋堂文庫）』

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