Tanzaku by Kohitsu Ryosa
- Person
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作者古筆了佐
- Date
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制作年 AD16
- Title
- コヒツリョウサヒツタンザク
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-001004-0000
- License
- CC BY Images license
- Creditline
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慶應義塾（センチュリー赤尾コレクション）
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- Art
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- Brown Handwriting Rectangle Wood Font
Kohitsu Ryosa (1572-1662) was a connoisseur/appreciator of classical calligraphy whose career spanned the Momoyama Period and early Edo Period. Originally hailing from Nishikawa in Ohmi Province (Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture), he was born Hirasawa Norisuke but was commonly called Yashiro. Later, relocating to Kyoto, he adopted the artistic pseudonym of Fuya, while Ryosa was a Buddhist name he adopted after becoming a monk. The young Ryosa studied ancient calligraphy and its evaluation/appreciation under Konoe Sakifusa (1536-1612) and Karasumaru Mitsuhiro (1579-1638). He also became an acclaimed tea connoisseur but soon began to devote himself to the art of evaluating ancient brushworks. As such, the Tokugawa Bakufu (military government) conferred upon him the new family name of “Kohitsu,” which aptly means “classical/ancient calligraphy,” and thus, Ryosa became the originator of a family line of professional appreciators. In recognition of Ryosa’s outstanding service, Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568-95) made present of a gold seal with the name “Kinzan” engraved on it. Thereafter, the seal was applied as the final proof of evaluation by successive generations of Kohitsu Family appreciators. The kyoka (humorous poem) titled “Dedicated to Lord Karasumaru” was written with Karasumaru Mitsuhiro in mind. The humorous content proves the close friendship that Ryosa and Mitsuhiro enjoyed. The tanzaku beginning with “The Honorable Gentaku…” refers to the famous Edo-era physician Noma Gentaku. He had studied medicine under Manase Gensaku, and was later honored with the title of “Hoin,” which was given to outstanding physicians, artists, artisans, and the like. Gentaku was the chief physician of Tokugawa Hidetada (the second Tokugawa Shogun). He also looked after the shogun’s daughter, Tofukumon-In, and rose to national fame by curing her illness.The writing style found in this exhibited tanzaku shows the simple and unaffected manner of a Zen priest.
Dedicated to Lord Karasumaru: There are no cakes or delicacies to go with the sake, and no tea leaves, but plenty hot water. Still, won’t you come and visit? (Note that “There are no...” is “arimasen” in Japanese. This word is phonetically similar to Arima Onsen, a hot spring, and thus conjures images of the spa with the poem’s reference to hot water.)
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