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Tanzaku by Ono no Otsu

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制作年 AD16
Title
オノノオツウヒツタンザク
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Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
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AW-CEN-001823-0000
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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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Ono-no-Otsu (1568-1631?), the woman who was allegedly the writer of Joruri Monogatari (Tale of Lady Joruri) has come to be known by several different stories of her life. She was known to be extremely intelligent, excelling in poetry composition, musical instrument playing, calligraphy, and painting. She was a lady-in-waiting in service to Lady Yodo (1567-1615), General Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s concubine, and Princess Sen (1597-1666), the daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and was known to have contributed greatly to the education of many women in military rulers’ households. Her calligraphic style was called the Otsu Style, which found avid followers among women.This exhibited poem is not Otsu’s original work; rather, this is a copy of ancient poem. The poem written on gold-and-silver mud decorated paper, originally appeared in Volume 8 of the Gosen Wakashu (Later Anthology of Poems). As this brushwork show, it was customary for the calligrapher to indent the second line when quoting the poems of others. This brushwork also exhibit an artistic mix of bold thick lines with delicate think lines.

Untitled: October, so unpredictable, is sometimes with rain and other times without. The herald of winter is here.

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AW-CEN-001823-0000
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CC BY
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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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Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko)
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Tanzaku by Ono no Otsu

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Tanzaku by Ono no Otsu

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