Letter by Prince Toshihito
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作者智仁親王（八条宮）
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- トシヒトシンノウヒツショジョウ
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- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-002269-0008
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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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Prince Toshihito (1579-1629) was the sixth prince of Honorary Emperor Yoko (1552-86) and the younger brother of Emperor Goyozei (1571-1617), who had been born of the same mother. At first, Prince Toshihito was adopted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-98) to succeed him, but was later allowed to establish his own noble household, Hachijo-no-Miya, or the Hachijo Prince’s Household. He was then adopted by Emperor Ogimachi (1517-93), declared crown prince, and given the new name of Prince Toshihito. But after he founded Katsura Detached Palace, Toshihito was thereafter referred to as the first-generation prince of Katsura-no-Miya. Prince Toshihito studied the secrets of Japanese poetry under Hosokawa Yusai (1534-1610) and was to become the era’s foremost intellectual, thoroughly versed in the fine arts, ceremonial tea, and flower arranging. His talents in Japanese poetry and calligraphy were noteworthy.Since it is known that Prince Toshihito’s mother, Kajuji Haruko (officially titled Shin Jotomon-In), was the daughter of Kajuji Harusuke, who lived between 1523 and 1577, the addressee of this letter, Middle Counselor Kajuji, has to be Kajuji Mitsutoyo (1575-1612), who was Harusuke’s grandson. Mitsutoyo was Middle Counselor between 1604 (when Prince Toshihito was 26) and 1612 (when the prince was 34); from these years, one can assume that Prince Toshihito was in his 30s when he wrote this letter. The prince sounds quite impressed with a set of Mitsutoyo’s poems as he writes, “Most of the drafts of your poems are well-written. I have edited your poem entitled ‘morning mist’. Your poem on the bush warbler at Seki is exceptionally good.”
今日はちと先約候て不参ニ候御詠草みせ給候乍不存取々殊勝ニみえ申候朝霞愚意なとにハ猶以御付候分のひ候て閣候て申候歟關郭公別而御秀逸と奇特千万御浦山敷存計ニ候かしく廿五日勧中納言智仁
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