Waka by Shokado Shojo
- Person
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作者松花堂昭乗
- Date
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- ショウカドウショウジョウヒツコカ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000421-0000
- 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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- Classification
- Art
- AI Tagging
- Brown Rectangle Textile Wood Handwriting
Shokado Shojo (1584-1639) was a Shingon Sect priest of the early Edo Period. “Shojo” is a Buddhist name; his real name was Shikibu. He joined the Shinto-Shingon Buddhist shrine of Iwashimizu Hachimangu, or Mt. Otokoyama (Mt. Otoko) Hachiman Shrine, near Kyoto to start religious training under the Reverend Takinobo Jitsujo and succeeded his mentor after his demise. Later, Shojo left the archbishop’s post to his disciple Jojun and retired to live in the Shokado (lit. “Pine and Flower Hall”) that he had erected, hence his literary pseudonym. Though trained by Prince Soncho (1552-1597) of the Shoren-In School of calligraphy, Shojo was more attracted to the Daishi School originated by the ancient religious leader Kobo Daishi Kukai. Some years later, Shojo developed an elegant and chic style of his own, departing from the Shoren-In School foundation. Hailed as Shokado School, or Takimoto School, Shojo’s own style became a fad among calligraphy aficionados and students. In painting, Shojo studied the Chinese India ink techniques of Muqi (Jp: Mokkei) of China’s Sung Dynasty and also mastered the art of colored Japanese painting (yamato-e).Exhibit shows a clear and detailed mountain-and-water landscape painting over underlying designs in silver and gold. In the foreground are a mountain villa and a stream, while peaks are seen at mid-distance. Far in the distance, the clouds adorn the sky, and pine trees are visible among the clouds. The painting is finished luxuriously. The cited poem was written by Fujiwara-no-Sadaie (1162-1241), listed in the Shin Kokin Wakashu (The New Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poems), Vol. I.Shojo is generally known for sophistication, and the exhibited piece showcases his mastery of the Shoren-In School. In the elegantly flowing lines, one can also see traces of the influence of Kohitsu, or classical refinement that dates far back to the Heian Court.
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- Waka by Shokado Shojo
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Quantity 1幅
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Materials 金泥下絵(松林・雲・家)
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- 内桐 外黒塗箱
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