Crossing boundaries in Tokugawa society: Suzuki Bokushi, a rural elite commoner

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Notes......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 14
Maps, Tables and Figures......Page 16
Introduction......Page 22
Bokushi’s Home Region\r......Page 36
The Rural Town of Shiozawa\r......Page 45
Bokushi’s Access to Information\r......Page 50
Bokushi’s Travels\r......Page 60
2 The Farmer-Merchant: Bokushi’s Rural Business......Page 74
The Rural Economy in Uonuma\r......Page 75
Bokushi as Landlord\r......Page 85
Bokushi as Rural Pawnbroker\r......Page 94
Bokushi’s Business Values: The Merchant Code\r......Page 102
3 In a Rural Elite House: Bokushi’s Family Documents......Page 112
Bokushi’s Family History\r......Page 113
Marriage and the ‘Household’\r......Page 119
Domestic Disputes\r......Page 132
4 Cultured Provincials: Bokushi in the Diffusion of the Arts......Page 148
Bokushi’s Education\r......Page 149
Bokushi and His Local Intellectual Environment\r......Page 153
Meetings with Visiting Artists and Writers\r......Page 157
Books in the Provinces\r......Page 163
Haikai Poetry in the Uonuma Region\r......Page 168
Bokushi’s Haikai Contests\r......Page 175
5 Correspondence and the Cultural Elite: Bokushi’s Communication Network\r......Page 186
Bokushi’s Communication Network\r......Page 187
Methods and Context of Bokushi’s Network-Building\r......Page 197
Bokushi’s Use of the Mail System\r......Page 212
Letter-Writing Habits—Bokushi, Bakin and Kyōzan\r......Page 219
Contents of Letters—Bokushi and His Correspondents\r......Page 222
6 Publishing Hokuetsu Seppu: Bokushi and His Urban Collaborators......Page 232
The Development of Bokushi’s Literary Interest in His Region\r......Page 233
The Provincial Literati and Print Culture\r......Page 239
Bokushi’s Negotiations with Urban Authors\r......Page 244
Bokushi, Bakin and Kyōzan\r......Page 250
Bokushi, the Edo Publishing World, and Hokuetsu seppu\r......Page 258
Conclusion......Page 282
Appendix......Page 290
Works Cited......Page 294
Index......Page 306