Tanzaku by Emperor GoNara
- Person
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作者後奈良天皇
- Date
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制作年 AD16
- Title
- ゴナラテンノウヒツタンザク
- Materials, techniques and shape
- 紙本墨書
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
Emperor GoNara (1496-1557) was born the second prince of Emperor GoKashiwabara (1464-1526) and ascended to the throne in 1526 to become the 105th emperor of Japan. However, since constant upheavals in the capital had depleted government funds to officiate his coronation, it was ten years before he was formally enthroned. Amidst the general political developments that precipitated the decline in imperial authority, Emperor GoNara was deeply aware of his role. In 1540, he hand-copied the Heart Sutra, praying for the salvation of his subjects from the famines and epidemics of the time, and dedicated each handscroll of the manuscript to the many Ichinomiya Shrines across the nation. The academically-inclined emperor had received private tutoring in Japanese and Chinese literature from Sanjonishi Sanetaka (1455-1537) and Kiyohara Nobutaka (1475-1550), and his enthusiastic copying of the classics contributed to the revival and flourish of literary pursuits.In calligraphic history, Emperor GoNara is listed under the GoKashiwabara-In School, and his hand closely resembles the brushwork left by his father.This exhibited tanzaku, written on brown ryoshi paper richly decorated with gold mud paintings of wisteria, clouds and a pond, is a copy of Priest Jien (1155-1225)’s poem contained in the Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems (Jp: Kokin Wakashu). As such, the tanzaku is not signed, and the second line is indented, which was customary etiquette when quoting others’ works.
Untitled: In the great wide sky, like a spring mist, a column of smoke from Mount Fuji rises against the face of the morning sun.
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- Materials, techniques and shape
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Materials 紙本墨書
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