Tanzaku by Ashikaga Yoshimasa
- Person
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作者足利義政
- Date
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制作年 AD15
- Title
- アシカガヨシマサヒツタンザク
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000139-0000
- 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 Wood Font Art Beige
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436-90) was the eighth shogun of the Muromachi military government. Born to the sixth shogun, Yoshinori, he was named Mitsuharu in childhood. In 1446, Emperor GoHanazono bestowed upon him the new name of Yoshishige, which was changed to Yoshimasa in 1453. He lost his father in the Kakitsu Rebellion (1441) and since his older brother, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (1434-43), died young, Yoshimasa, only 8, was sworn in to head the Ashikaga Family. During his administration, a dispute over the shogun’s successor erupted between Yoshimasa’s younger brother Yoshimi (1439-91) and his son Yoshihisa (1465-89), which escalated into the Onin War (1467-1477), a civil war that devastated the capital. Already disenchanted by politics, Yoshimasa abdicated and handed over the shogun’s title to his son (1473) and retired to a mountain hut he had built in Higashiyama, Kyoto. Thereafter, he was called the “Lord of Higashiyama.” Although an irresponsible shogun, his deep interest in the arts contributed to advances in renga (linked verse), Noh theater, tea ceremony, and other cultural pursuits, collectively termed “Higashiyama Culture.”Yoshimasa’s hand is noble and composed, befitting one of the most sophisticated souls of the time. He studied waka (Japanese Poem) and kemari (football) under Asukai Masachika, whose influence can be seen in this tanzaku shown here. The poem is written on large paper with cloud patterns, the use of which was popular during the Muromachi Period.
Spring Clouds: Heavy clouds hover over the misty peak. Which way will they drift?
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- Tanzaku by Ashikaga Yoshimasa
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Quantity 1幅
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- 極(大倉汲水・神田道僖・了意丁卯)
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