Letter by Priest Kensho
- Person
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作者賢昌（常住坊）
- Date
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制作年 AD16
- Title
- ケンショウヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-001334-0000
- 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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This letter was sent by “Jojubo,” one of the sub-temples located inside Myokokuji Temple, which was a Nichiren Sect temple then located in Sakai in Izumi Province. Myokokuji had been dedicated by Miyoshi Jikkyu (1526-62), the ruler of Kawachi and Settsu in western Japan. (Jikkyu was also known as Yoshikata, and he was the younger brother of Miyoshi Nagayoshi.) After Jikkyu was led to Nichiren Sect Buddhism by the Priest Nichiko (1532-98), who was serving at Chomyoji Temple in Kyoto, Jikkyu had this temple built in honor of his spiritual leader, but was killed in a battle before the temple was completed. His wish was realized by Nichiko, with the construction funds contributed by wealthy Sakai merchant Aburaya Tsunetoki. The beautiful and majestic temple was said to have been completed around 1583. Jojubo is found in the compounds of this temple. It was built in the winter of 1566; Kensho was the resident priest there. He is said to have learned the art of tea ceremony from Sen-no-Rikyu.This letter was written to Kensho’s tea friend Genza (identity not known; presumably residing in Kyoto). Kensho praises the beautiful scroll that he saw at the tea party to which he had been invited and wants to invite Genza to a tea party he is planning to host in Sakai during his planned trip to Osaka.
一書令啓申候先日者御茶被下殊名物之御一軸拝見申候事忝次第候春邊者大坂へ御下候由堺へも奉待申候御宿をも申候御茶可申候尚玄斎可被仰候不能多筆候恐惶謹言常住坊極月廿四日賢昌（花押）源三様人々御中
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