Ise monogatari
The Ise Monogatari ( Japanese 伊 勢 物語 , German " Ise stories") is an early romantic story ( Monogatari ), originated in Japan in the middle of the 10th century.
overview
The Ise Monogatari is a text collection from the middle of the 10th century of around 125 short lyric episodes (depending on the text variant, the scope ranges from 110 to 140 episodes), which combines prose and lyrical elements by an unknown author. It is the oldest example of a uta monogatari , a collection of short stories, designed around a poem or several poems. The knowledge of the Ise Monogatari and the Kokinshū was part of the knowledge of Japanese nobles in the late Heian period .
For a long time it was assumed that the Ise Monogatari was based on the song collection Narihira kashū by the poet Ariwara no Narihira from the 9th century. In any case, it contains additional material from other sources and popular traditions that combine with the text to form an organic whole. - The theory that Narihira is the author is no longer accepted, but to a certain extent the text gives the impression that it is a kind of biography of the famous poet in which his love affairs are central. - The most reliable manuscript is the one entitled Den Tameie hitsuhon ( 伝 為 家 筆 本 ) owned by the Tenri Faith Community Library , one of three versions that can be derived from a handwritten copy made by Fujiwara no Sadaie .
The Ise Monogatari had a great influence on the later Japanese literature. The first part of the Yamato Monogatari consists of short stories around poetry, similar to the Ise Monogatari, from which it used material. Other significant monogatari that have been influenced are the Utsubo monogatari , the Genji monogatari, and the Konjaku monogatari . Four Nō dramas are also inspired by the Ise Monogatari: Unrin'in ( 雲林 院 ), Kakitsubata ( 杜若 ), Izutsu ( 井筒 ) and Oshio ( 小 盬 ). - In the Edo period , various authors wrote joking imitations, such as the Nise Monogatari ( 偽 物語 ), the "imitating story" that is attributed to Karasumaru Mitsuhiro ( 烏丸 光 広 ; 1579–1638).
Picture scrolls ( emakimono ) were made that depict different episodes of the story. At the beginning of the Edo period, a large number of printed illustrated editions appeared. A particularly fine edition of pictures relating to the narrative was made by Tawaraya Sotatsu .
From the plot
A well-known scene, an interlude in the 9th episode, describes the main character, resting , among other things, on an eight- fold zigzag-angled footbridge, a yatsuhashi , over the famous iris swamps in the province of Mikawa . Memory of the abandoned capital as a place of society and culture, the longing for lost love and the beauty of the surrounding nature characterize this scene.
So it is understandable that the visual arts and handicrafts have taken on this scene in many variations.
photos
Writing case (Ogata Kōrin)
"Irises" ( Nezu Museum ), right screen of a pair of adjustable screens, (Kōrin)
"Irises" ( Metropolitan Museum of Art ), right screen of a pair of adjustable screens, (Kōrin)
Ariwara no Narihira ( Yoshitoshi )
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literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Ise monogatari . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 555
