Letter by Prince Yukihito
- Person
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作者幸仁親王（有栖川宮）
- Date
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- ユキヒトシンノウヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-002446-0000
- 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
- AI Tagging
- Handwriting Font Monochrome Pattern Rectangle
Prince Yukihito (1656-99) was the second prince of Emperor Gosai and, in his childhood, was called Ninomiya (lit. second prince). By 1667 he had taken the name Tagano-Miya, when he inherited the Takamatsu-Miya imperial family line originated by Prince Yoshihito and became the second-generation head of this family. Then in 1669, he was allowed to call himself imperial prince, thereupon changing his name again, this time to Yukihito. Finally, in 1672, Emperor Gomizunoo suggested that the family name be changed to Arisugawa-no-Miya, leaving, in retrospect, Prince Yoshihito as the first-generation; Emperor Gosai (also known as Prince Yoshihito, a different spelling with the same pronunciation), the second-generation; and Prince Yukihito, the third-generation head of the Arisugawa-no-Miya imperial family. From a young age, Prince Yukihito showed talent in calligraphy and was personally trained by Emperor Reigen, his uncle. He was later renowned in the imperial court as a peerless calligrapher. What is exhibited here is a reply to New Year’s greetings, and Prince Yukihito writes that the draft waka poem he received has improved greatly. The said poem was to be entered in the New Year’s poetry competition to be held under the auspices of Retired Emperor Reigen. Prince Yukihito adds that he will make a clean manuscript of the poem and bring it to the competition, leaving one to assume that this letter is addressed to a closely associated noble in his waka circle of friends. The powerful script is representative of the Reigen School and is proof of the prince’s outstanding calligraphic talent.
［端裏書］ 幸仁‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐返々於先刻者為年甫之佳義御出欣然之至候以上如来意青陽之慶賀幸甚々々抑上皇和哥御會始御詠端一段宜存候此通御清書尤ニ存候猶近日可得尊意候謹言正月十日幸仁
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