Letter by Karasumaru Mitsukata
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作者烏丸光賢
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- カラスマルミツカタヒツショジョウ
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- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000187-0000
- License
- 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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- Handwriting Font Wood Twig Tree
Karasumaru Mitsukata (1600-38), the legitimate son and heir to Karasumaru Mitsuhiro (1579-1638), rapidly climbed the government hierarchy and became Provisional Middle Counselor in 1630 at the age of 31. For the purpose of understanding this letter, it’s also helpful to know that his wife was the daughter of Lord Hosokawa Tadaoki and Lady Gracia, a Catholic. This letter is addressed to Hosokawa Tadatoshi (1586-1641), the older brother of Mitsukata’s wife. From it, one can learn that it accompanied a gift of frankincense that Mitsukata was blending to present to Tadatoshi. The letter also reports that Mitsukata’s second daughter married Asukai Masaaki and that her pregnancy is nearing its term. Despite all these details, the date remains unidentifiable; however, the matured style, resembling that of Mitsukata’s father, suggests that it was written when the sender was in his mid-30s.The thick and thin variations in brush strokes and the flowing style make this letter quite elegant.
此薫衣香共調合仕候間致進上候何かといたし御見廻遅々所存之外可有存候息女産後ニより于今飛鳥井所ニつきて存申候ゆへ弥参上延引仕候尚御産日可申上候恐々謹言五月廿五日光賢烏中納言細川越州様光賢 人々
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