Murakumo-gire (Tsurayuki Shu)
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作者Jakuzen
- Date
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制作年 AD12
- Title
- ムラクモギレ（ツラユキシュウ）
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
Small silver foils cover the entire surface of the paper, which is further scattered with miniscule gold foils. The silver and gold foils together create an image of a group of clouds, hence the name of this cut, ‘Murakumo’ (a group of clouds). This fragment shows calligraphy rendering of Tsurayuki Shu ,collected poems of Ki-no-Tsurayuki, one of the 36 accomplished poets of ancient Japan. Originally, the fragment was a part of a bound book of pasted leaves. Markings written between the lines show how this edition was compared with the variant editionｓ by Fujiwara-no-Sadaie (also Teika, 1162-1241) and is proof that the original book was possessed by Sadaie. The style of decorative paper used for this fragment resembles that of the Gofunchi-gire Version of the Gosen Wakashu, or Later selection of Japanese Poetry (the second imperially-commissioned collection of poems containing 20 volumes, with a total collection of 1420 poems) known to be rendered by the Priest Jakuren the style of the hand suggests that it was concurrent of the creation of pictorial calligraphy style in the Illustrated Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation by Fujiwara-no-Koreyuki, and the text of the Illustrated Version of the Tale of Genji. From these facts, one can conclude that this Murakumo-gire was created between 1150s and 60s, before Sadaie’s time. The calligraphy is attributed to the priest-poet Jakuzen (date of birth and death unknown) of the late Heian Period, but is unverified.
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