Letter by Shokado Shojo
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作者松花堂昭乗
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- ショウカドウショウジョウヒツショウソク
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- Century Akao Collection
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- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-001530-0000
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- 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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Shokado Shojo (1584-1639) was a Buddhist priest of the Shingon Sect during the Edo Period. He also called himself Seisei-O. After becoming Takimoto-bo Jitsujo’s disciple, Shojo succeeded his master to become head priest of the Takimoto-bo sub-temple. Later, Shojo conceded his post to one of his disciples and retired to the newly-built Shokado sub-temple. His deep virtues and charismatic personality earned him numerous followers and friendships with Confucian scholars, Zen monks and other intellectuals of the age. Notable among them were Konoe Nobutada (1599-1649), Ishikawa Jozan (1583-1672), Kogetsu Sogan (1574-1643), and Takuan Soho (1573-1645). Shojo studied the Oieryu School (lit. “honorable family school,” also Oie School) of Japanese-style wayo calligraphy under Soncho Hosshinno (an imperial prince who resided at a Buddhist temple), but it was the great Kobo Daishi (Priest Kukai) who Shojo truly admired, favoring the Daishi Style. After mastering this style, Shojo perfected an elegant, free-flowing style of brushwork, which was later renowned as the Shokado School, or Takimoto School, of calligraphy. This letter is addressed to Tosai-Ro (lit. “Old Man Tosai”), perhaps a friend from poetry composition circles but whose identity is not known. Shojo says that today he is going down to Owari Province (present-day Aichi Prefecture) and will soon return to Kyoto. Upon his return, Shojo wants to visit and enjoy a conversation with the recipient.. The calligraphy strokes indicate that the letter was written impromptu, mostly likely in Shojo’s old age.
うたこゝろに不叶候故右遅候以上浪のしくもせひなく風になひき候けふハおはりへくたり申候やかてまかりのはり候而可申承候かしく（花押）悼斎老
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