Image of Tenjin by Unkoku Togan
- Person
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作者（雲谷等顔）
- Date
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制作年 （AD17）
- Title
- ウンコクトウガンヒツソクタイテンジンゾウ
- Materials, techniques and shape
- 紙本墨画
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Keio Museum Commons Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-001155-0000
- 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
- Brown Wood Rectangle Picture frame Art
False accusations made by the Minister of the Left Fujiwara-no-Tokihira (871-909) led to the banishment of Sugawara-no-Michizane (845-903), an ancient court administrator, to Dazaifu (today’s Fukuoka in Northern Kyushu), where he died a miserable death. Worshipping of the deified Michizane gradually developed as people feared that the unappeased spirit of the dead administrator would haunt the living. This faith in Tenjin (demigod) led to the profuse numbers of paintings which we can see today. In Tenjin Portraits, Michizane is often depicted in the formal attire of ancient officials with a shaku (scepter) in his hand, seated on a tatami straw mat. Another popular depiction is Tenjin Michizane in Chinese attire, due to the later popular belief that the deified administrator later traveled to Tung Dynasty China. He often holds a branch of plum tree, but, of course, variations abound. This exhibit shows a pine tree in the background, with Michizane holding a scepter in his right hand and a sword in his left hand. This depiction is based on a legend that states that on his way to exile, he was seated on a makeshift cushion made by coiling up ship ropes. This structure is a typical “Tsunashiki Tenjin,” or deified Michizane seated on a coiled rope mat. Only a little India ink was used to draw it in one sitting, in a rather abbreviated manner. Under the plum tree, the seals of “Unkoku” and “Togan” are clearly visible, indicating Unkoku Togan (1547-1618), who was active during the Azuchi-Momoyama Period. This well-known painter was originally a samurai serving Lord Mohri Terumoto (1553-1625). He was given by his lord the small hut where Sesshu Toyo (1420-1506) used to live. Later, he took the tonsure and took up the new name of Unkoku Togan. As pronounced heir to Sesshu, he loyally inherited the Sesshu-style India ink paintings of nature, e.g., waters and mountains.
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- Image of Tenjin by Unkoku Togan
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