Letter by Nakanoin Michikatsu
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作者中院通勝
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- ナカノインミチカツヒツショウソク
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- Century Akao Collection
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- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
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- AW-CEN-001165-0000
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- CC BY Images license
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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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Nakanoin Michikatsu (1556-1610) was the third son of Minister of the Right Michitame (1517-65), and his mother was the daughter of Minster of the Right Sanjonishi Kinyeda. In 1579, Michikatsu was appointed Provisional Middle Counselor, but a scandal with a court lady irked Emperor Ogimachi so much that he was expelled to Tango Province (northern Kyoto). It was in Tango that Michikatsu came to receive waka training under Hosokawa Yusai (1534-1610), who was the lord of the castle at Tanabe, and was given oral instructions on waka studies (of Kokin Wakashu) from his master. However, in 1586, Michikatsu entered the priesthood at age 31 and was given the Buddhist name of Sonen. He also called himself Yasokuken.Thoroughly trained in the way of waka, he exerted great efforts researching the classics. He compiled a comprehensive 55-volume critique titled Mingou Nisso on the Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji). In this way, he became the top authority in the study of waka.This letter is addressed to the Minister of War, who at the time was Prince Fushimino-miya Sadakiyo (1597-1654), the son of the ninth generation Fushimino-miya prince, Prince Kunifusa. Prince Sadakiyo was appointed Minister of War and succeeded his father to become the 10th prince of the Fushimino-miya imperial family. Impressed by the two exquisite poems that the prince had composed and sent to him, Michikatsu replies by presenting two of his own compositions, which he calls “heaps of rubble.” He then asks the prince for comments. This letter shows that the sender and the recipient were on friendly terms through the composition and exchange of waka poems. Judging from the prince’s age and the fact that Michikatsu signed the letter “Sonen,” his Buddhist name, this letter was likely written in Michikatsu’s old age.
御書之旨殊更金玉両首拝受誠以忝次第候御使をまたせ候も乍憚筆をひきて申入候わかおもふ心のすちをかきつくる跡はかりなる水莖にしてなかれ木のしつみハてすハ伊豆のうみやたちかへる波のたよりをも見ん例の瓦礫上覧を憚入候へ共かたしけなさのあまり言上候又昨夕入相の聲せぬ嶋の夕くれハわかきくよりもいかにさひしき又明くるゝ月日の数をかそへてもいかにかそへていかにとかしる條々憚入候へ共可然様可預御取成候猶伺候仕可申候也十月廿八日 素然兵部卿殿
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