Letter by Karasumaru Mitsuhiro
- Person
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作者烏丸光広
- Date
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- カラスマルミツヒロヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-002055-0000
- 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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- Handwriting Font Art Monochrome Writing
Karasumaru Mitsuhiro (1579-1638) was a court noble and a poet, who, from boyhood, was hailed as a talented calligrapher. Not only that, but at the young age of 11, he was appointed Junior Officer of the Right and later climbed to the post of Major Counselor. At first, he was trained in the Jimyo-In School of calligraphy, but was later influenced by the Koetsu Style, while also being attracted to Jodai-yo (the classical style). As an achieved calligrapher, he was likened to the renowned ‘Three Brushes of the Kanei Era’.This letter is addressed to Kohitsu Ryosa (1572-1662), who was originally called Hirawasa Norisuke. Following in the footsteps of his father, Ryosa initially went to train under Mitsuhiro in the art of poetry composition, but his training was extended to the evaluation and appreciation of ancient calligraphic masterpieces. Thereupon, he assumed the new family name of Kohitsu (lit. ‘ancient brushes’) and became the originator of a family of art connoisseurs and appreciators. This letter is one of the many that were exchanged between Mitsuhiro and Ryosa. With it, Mitsuhiro sent a vat of sake, accompanied by a kyoka (humorous poem), and writes that he is expecting a reply. Considering the age difference between these two people, the letter was likely written in Mitsuhiro’s old age.
早々贈答待申候此間無音非本意候今日者大照庵雲門御尋候間少々芳談承候き仍一樽疋少恥入候へとも寸志斗候一種ニつき万法ヲ手にまかせたる此肴ありとおもふナなしとおもハシかしく五了佐老烏大
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