Portrait of Oshikoshi no Mitsune
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作者天木宗忡賛者智仁親王（八条宮・桂宮）
- Date
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- カセンエ（オオシコウチノミツネ）
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
The Collection of Thirty-Six Poets edited by Fujiwara-no-Kinto (996-1041) was a sought-after anthology among the nobility as a literary exemplar since around the end of the Heian Period (12th c.) Later, kasen-e developed out of the ardent worship for the thirty-six ancient poets. Kasen-e showed the famous poet’s portrait along with his/her representative poem. Among the many kasen-e issued, the Satake Version Picture Scrolls of the Thirty-Six Poets and Age-datami Version Picture Scrolls of the Thirty-Six Poets are most well-known. When poetry composition became a fad, folded shikishi (decorated square paper) editions developed out of the kasen-e handscroll editions. Due to the large size, the exhibit was originally likely a part of the three sets of six-panel byobu (foldable screen), thus having 36 panels altogether. There are portraits of 36 poets across the entire span of the byobu.Oshikoshi-no-Mitsune (years of birth and death unknown) was one of the thirty-six saintly poets of the early Heian Period and was one of the editors of the Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poems (Kokin Wakashu). He is portrayed wearing the full formal attire of a court noble. The poem is cited from the aforementioned Kokin Wakashu (Chapter 7). The calligraphic hand was rendered by Prince Toshihito (1579-1629), the sixth son of Prince Sanehito (1552-1586), who was later enthroned as Emperor Yoko-Dajo. Winning patronage of the military ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Prince Toshihito later established the new princely household of Hachijo-no-Miya. Training in Japanese and Chinese studies, painting, ceremonial tea affairs and aristocratic football of kemari, the prince was known for his outstanding learning and taste. In calligraphy, in particular, he mastered the Jimyo-In style of writing, training directly under Jimyo-In Mototaka (1520-1611). The wiggly, crawling lines are the prince’s characteristic hand and clearly show the influence of his father’s writing style.
凡河内躬恒住よしのまつを秋おきかぜふくからにつしら聲うちそふ波る
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