Letter by Takasabu Ryutatsu
- Person
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作者高三隆達
- Date
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制作年 AD16
- Title
- タカサブリュウタツヒツショジョウ
- Materials, techniques and shape
- 紙本墨書
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000955-0000
- 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 Rectangle Font Wood stain
Takasabu Ryutatsu (1527-1611) was born into a family running a business in herbal medicine. Quite adept in calligraphy, he was hailed in the commercial city of Sakai as one of the best hands at brush-ink writing, the other two being Sen-no-Rikyu (1522-91) and Sorori Shinzaemon. Ryutatsu was also an excellent singer of kouta (songs of simple verse originating among commoners that spread to the upper class), and his singing style was called Ryutatsu-Bushi, meaning Ryutatsu-style music. While continuing the family business of dealing in medicine, he was often invited to the grandiose mansions of high-ranking officers, warriors, etc. to sing kouta in his brilliant voice. He also wrote down the words of many of his kouta. On the noh stage built at Fushimi Castle, Ryutatsu sang kouta accompanied on drums by Hosokawa Yusai (1534-1610) and was hailed by the audience, which included Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-98). Ryutatsu’s calligraphic training was in the Sakai School, propagated by Botanka Shohaku (1443-1527). He died at age 85.Unfortunately, the addressee is missing in this letter, but from the content, we can determine it is a thank-you note to the host of a tea party. Ryutatsu frankly states that he was very happy and impressed to see the famous tea utensils. He also copied down a short verse of a kouta he had written.
以上先日参候処ニ天下道具拝見申候満足過之候然者小哥又壱つ出来候貴所へ能相伝申度候猶以面可申候恐惶かしく五月十日（花押）かつらき山の雲のうへ人を云々くものうへ人を
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- Letter by Takasabu Ryutatsu
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- 二重箱／添状1／極札2（1つは了仲）／読み下し／解説コピー
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