Chapter 20 of the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Jōha Fragment)
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作者FUJIWARA no Teika
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制作年 天福二年(1234) Kamakura period (13th century)
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- ジョウハギレ 20
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- 22.5×14.0
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- Ink on paper
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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-000250-0000
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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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A segment from the beginning of Volume 20 of the Gosen Wakashu (Later selection of Japanese Poetry), authentically rendered by Fujiwara-no-Sadaie (also Teika). Sadaie dedicated the last years of his life to manuscript copying of classics and his loyalty to the original greatly influenced later scholars and followers. Although a few versions of Sadaie’s authentic copies of the Gosen Wakashu (Later selection of Japanese Poetry) have been preserved, the last copy was completed on March 2, 1234(second year of Tempuku), when he was 73. This last copy is called the Tempuku Version of the Gosen Wakashu. In the worlds of waka poetry composition and chanoyu (also sado, chado) tea ceremony, Sadaie’s authentic manuscript copies were admired and much sought-after treasures. The extant copies were carefully cut, one after another, into several segments. Even the Tempuku Version was fragmented into pieces at an early date, and they are called ‘Joha-gire’, with only 30 leaves remaining today. The edition name derives from the renga poet Satomura Joha (1525-1602) who once owned the original. Joha’s letter attached to this fragment testifies that it is an authentic piece that Joha had treasured. The letter further testifies that authenticity was attested by other certifications by Konoe Taneie and Sanjonishi Kin'eda, and that he transferred ownership upon request by Higuchi Saneyori of Echigo (today’s Niigata Prefecture). Another certification by Shotaku, Joha’s grandson, is also attached to the segment, to further attest its authenticity.
［釈文］後撰和歌集巻第二十／慶賀／女八のみこ元良のみこのために四十賀し侍／けるにきくの花をかざしにおりて ／藤原伊衡朝臣〈参議右兵衛督／天慶元年薨六十一〉／よろづ世の霜にもかれぬ白菊をうしろやすくもかざし／つるかな／典侍あきらけいこちゝの宰相のために賀し／〈右少弁春宮／大進〉侍けるに玄朝法師のもからきぬゝひてつかは／〈佐時敦忠卿男／母御匣殿別当〉したりければ 典侍あきらけいこ〈母御匣殿別当〉
［添状釈文］此一軸者相伝之次㐧／近衛殿太閤御所〈恵雲院殿〉／三条西殿右府〈称名院殿〉／御筆在之 爰越後／樋口但州実頼風雅執心／間奉与之者也 慶賀部／奥典侍之名也／天正十九年季春中旬／法橋紹巴（花押）
［添状読み下し文］
此の一軸は、相伝（そうでん）の次第、近衛殿太閤（たいこう）御所［恵雲院殿］、三条西殿右府［称名院殿］、御筆これ在り。爰（ここ）に越後の樋口但州（但馬守）実頼、風雅執心（ふうがしゅうしん）の間、これを与え奉る者なり。慶賀（けいが）の部、奥は典侍（ないしのすけ）の名なり。／天正十九年季春（きしゅん）（三月）中旬／法橋紹巴（花押）
FUJIWARA no Teika (1162–1241), one of the most revered poets and scholars of medieval Japan, was known for his excellent calligraphy, which is highly prized in the worlds of tea ceremony and early calligraphy. The Jōha Fragments are viewed as some of Teika’s most representative works. More than 40 Jōha Fragments are known to exist from the eleventh volume of the Later Collection of Japanese Poems onward, and this fragment is particularly valuable because it is the first part of volume 20. Teika copied this poem anthology more than ten times, and judging from the handwriting and other characteristics of the texts, this fragment probably predates the Jōha Fragment in the Reizei Family Shigure-tei Collection, a designated National Treasure that has been dated to the second day of the third month of the year 1234. The name of the Jōha Fragments is thought to be derived from the famous renga (linked verse) poet SATOMURA Jōha (1525–1602), who possessed them, but this fragment comes with a letter that mentions it was a gift to NAOE Kanetsugu (1560–1619), the younger brother of HIGUCHI (ŌKUNI) Saneyori (1562–1622) in the 19th year of the Tenshō era (1591), a statement that provides much additional background information about the origins of these fragments. This fragment is also accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Jōha’s grandson Shōtaku (1574–1636) and the Meiji-era calligrapher MAEDA Kōsetsu (1841–1916), and the letter is mounted on a magnificent scroll. The final owner before this work entered the Akao Century Collection was Fumiaki Kure(1890–1981), a collector of calligraphy who studied at Keio University.
Description from the exhibition Catalogue "Letter-scape: Century Akao Collection, A World of Letters and Figures", Keio Museum Commons, April 2021
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- Chapter 20 of the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Jōha Fragment)
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Quantity 1幅（2枚）
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- *二重箱(外塗葵文入・内東博の貼切)・紐に「呉家蔵」の小札 *法橋昌啄の折紙1、前田高雪(明治)折紙1 天正十九年法橋紹巴の折紙合装 ・極書2通
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