A Pair of Poems from Manyoshu by Kato Chikage
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作者加藤千蔭
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制作年 AD18
- Title
- カトウチカゲヒツマンヨウシュウニシュ
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- Century Akao Collection
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- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
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- AW-CEN-000911-0000
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- CC BY Images license
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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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- Art
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- Handwriting Font Art Writing Monochrome photography
Kato Chikage (1735-1808) was a scholar of kokugaku (lit. national learning; Japanology) and a waka poet who lived toward the end of the Edo Period. Born as the third son of Kato Enao (1692-1785), a disciple of famous Japanologist Kamono Mabuchi (1697-1769), Chikage’s real surname was Tachibana, which he used from time to time. He succeeded to his father’s official post of Edo City Assistant Magistrate and served at this post until his retirement in 1788. He was educated by his father since infancy and, from the age of 10 on, at Kamono Mabuchi’s school and grew up to become one of Mabuchi’s most distinguished disciples. Chikage established a reputation as a versatile calligrapher, training on his own by emulating the Shokado and Jodai (classical) styles. Later he established a unique style of his own, the Chikage School, which attracted many followers. The exhibit is a pair of poems from Vol. III “Zoka” (miscellaneous poems and work songs for festivals and other occasions) of the Manyoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves). The seal reveals that this piece was written by 70-year-old Chikage, showing the Chikage style at its peak.
Prince Naga (4th prince of Emperor Tenmu) hunts in the field. Deer and boars lay low to worship the prince. We must follow the beasts’ good behavior. The cherubic prince is the son of gods, as adorable as a new, soft spring grass. With divine authority, he uses the moon to shield off the rain.
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