Letter by Hozobo Shinkai
- Person
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作者豊蔵坊信海
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- ホウゾウボウシンカイヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-001832-0000
- 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
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Hozobo Shinkai (1626-88) was a Buddhist monk serving at Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine. Priest Shinkai practiced calligraphy and brush-and-ink painting under Shokado Shojo (1582-1639), sado (tea ceremony) under Kobori Enshu (1579-1647), and haikai (haiku) under Matsunaga Teitoku (1571-1654). But it was in composing kyoka (humorous poems) that he far surpassed all others. As one of the representative kyoka writers of his time, Shinkai associated with other famous men of letters, including Ogimachi Sanetoyo (1620-1703), Nakanoin Michishige (1630-1710) and Kitamura Kigin (1625-1705).Two different styles of writing are visible in this piece since the addressee, a Kakuju (identity unknown), wrote his reply in the blank spaces of Shinkai’s original letter. The “jikuju” being discussed between the two men refers to the second set of Mantra a believer offers to Fudo Myoo (Acala Vidyaaraaja; God of Fire). These magic spells are believed to ward off ill fortunes. In his reply, Kakuju writes that he is making 8,000 manuscripts of the jikuju prayer but complains bitterly that the work is much too harsh on an old man, especially during the bitter cold of winter. Shinkai’s purpose for writing was to set a date for meeting with Kakuju, and each of his characters slants toward the bottom right, indicating that he was writing in a hurry.
［勘返］（覚寿）八千枚の慈救の呪草臥に土用ヨリ八専枚ハよハき身に所々あたりやすすさま慈救の呪かしく………………………………………………被入御念貴翰辱存候今夕可被成御出候へとも御略御坐候条御延引のよし御尤ニ奉存候明早天出京仕候明後安真へ仰候へとも夕かたハ帰坊可仕候間其刻可被成御出候廿日ハ高槻へ罷越候猶期面上万々得御意候春秋寒気強及難儀候へともよりは雪の垣ねニ申入候も面白候詠よしいかゝ御覧候哉月も 申候 恐惶頓首 心海 正月十七 覚寿様返報
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