One-Line Calligraphy by Asukai Masaaki
- Person
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作者飛鳥井雅章
- Date
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- アスカイマサアキヒツイチギョウショ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
Asukai Masaaki (1611-1679), a noble and poet of the early Edo Period, was born as the third son of the Provisional Major Counselor Asukai Masatsune (1569-1615). In childhood, Massaki’s name was written with different Kanji characters. After succeeding to the family name and profession, i.e. generations of kemari football playing and coaching as well as poetry writing, Masaaki reached the highest achievable levels in these disciplines. In addition, he excelled in ink-and-brush painting and writing. With spectacular success in poetry composition, Masaaki was taught the secrets of interpreting the Kokin Wakashu (Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poems) directly by Emperor GoMizuno-o (1596-1680). In the literary circles of the day, Masaaki was a proponent of simple writing styles without using clever skill. Making softly-flowing Japanese-style (wayo) one-line calligraphy, as shown here, was popular among monks and Chinese classics scholars but was rarely practiced by nobles. The original poem that Masaaki quoted was written by Fang ze (Jp. Hotaku) and appears in San Ti Shi (Jap. San-Tai-Shi), the abbreviated title for “Three Poetry Styles of Tang Dynasty Masters.”
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- One-Line Calligraphy by Asukai Masaaki
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Quantity 1幅
- Attachments
- 大倉好斎極
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