Letter by Fujiwara no Sadaie
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作者藤原定家／三条実房
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制作年 AD13
- Title
- フジワラノサダイエヒツショジョウ
- 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-000828-0000
- License
- 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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- Brown Rectangle Textile Wood Handwriting
Fujiwara-no-Sadaie (also called Teika, 1162-1241) was Toshinari’s son (Toshinari is also pronounced as Shunzei, 1114-1204.) The highest rank he attained was middle counselor. Emperor Gotoba discovered great literary talent in Sadaie, and, as one of the representative waka poets of the Kamakura Period, Sadaie cast unfathomable influence on Japanese poetry thereafter. He was editor and a member of selection committees for the Shin Kokin Wakashu (New Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems) and the Shin Chokusen Wakashu (New Imperially Compiled Poetic Anthology). He was also an achieved literary scholar who edited, collected, and transcribed many anthologies of Japanese poetry. He authored his private collection, Shui-Guso; a thesis on poetry, Eigano-Taigai (An Outline for Composing Tanka); and Kindai Shuka (Outstanding Modern Poems). His private diary, Meigetsu-Ki (Clear Moon Journal), is an important document that sheds light on the daily life of this earnest scholar and talented poet. The letter shown here was addressed to Sanjo Sanefusa (1147-1225). Its content can be summarized as follows: “I wanted to see you last night, but you did not report to the palace office. How are you? Please forgive my insolence in bringing this up, but I’d like to ask you to lend me something I really need. I’d like to borrow a black-lacquer-coated leather belt that should be worn when accompanying the Emperor on his outing.” The small characters found between the lines of the original letter are Sanefusa’s response, and he writes, “I won’t be able to report to the palace until around the 20th, but yes, I will lend you the belt.” The writing of a response on the original letter is called kanpenjo, and this style is usually allowed when the replying person has a higher rank than the original writer.
［＊は三条実房の筆］＊厳旨悦拝見候聊故障候自夜前期見参候処＊廿日比可指出之由思ひ参候御参不候返々不審候抑雖奇恠事候依難去事候相尋候行幸料＊借進之候巡方御帯候者申請候哉恐々かしく＊実房三月七日定家
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- Letter by Fujiwara no Sadaie
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- 二重箱／古筆了仲極札
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