Calligraphic Talisman of Tenjin’s Name by Inga Koji
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作者因果居士
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制作年 AD16
- Title
- インガコジヒツテンジンミョウゴウ
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- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-001177-0000
- 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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- Handwriting Art Font Drawing Wood
Inga Koji (1525-1617) lived in Hosokawa Village located to the north of Kyoto, who was thoroughly familiar with calligraphy, poetry composition and chanoyu (the way of tea) but only scarce information is available about his life. It is known that Inga Koji was one of the judges of a religious debate summoned by the Lord Oda Nobunaga (1534-82), which was held on May 27, 1579 at the Gonjo-In, the temple associated with the Jodo Sect of Buddhism located in Azuchi. The debate is chronicled in the Azuchi Mondo (lit. ‘debates in Azuchi’) written by Inga Koji. Shincho-Ki (The Biography of Lord Nobunaga, written by Oze Hoan) tells that he was an erudite scholar-priest versed in the various sects of Buddhism.The free-flowing, spirited style of the strokes has a unique position in Japan’s history of calligraphy. During the Heian Period, nobilities were superstitious and fearful of vengeful spirits and this trend only increased during the Kamakura Period. The fear of evil spirits led to the wide-spread practice of calligraphing heavenly god’s name to be used as a talisman. Tenjin Engi (pictorial scrolls about the legend of heavenly god) and Tenjin Myogo (heavenly god’s name) rendered in calligraphy were ardently sought after. Extant calligraphy works are noteworthy as they show how this kind of superstitious thinking had infiltrated even the Buddhist world. Especially because this one-line calligraphy is rendered by a priest devoted to the Hosso Sect Buddhism, it conjures a deep emotion and unending interest in the mind of the viewer.
南無天満大自在天神金華山十界因果大居士筆施 （印）（印）
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