Letter by Emperor Reigen
- Person
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作者霊元天皇
- Date
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- レイゲンテンノウヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-002010-0000
- 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
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- Handwriting Font Art Wood Rectangle
Emperor Reigen (1654-1732) was born the 19th prince of Emperor Gomizunoo. He was enthroned in 1663 and reined for 24 years, until abdicating in 1687and being succeeded by Emperor Higashiyama. However, this long-reigning sovereign remained a powerful administrator as a retired emperor, known as “insei.” Finally, after leaving office in 1693, he took the tonsure in 1713 and passed away at age 79 in 1732. Emperor Reigen is remembered well for reviving the ancient palatial rites of the Great Food Festival and Investiture of the Crown Prince. Literally inclined, he also showed innate abilities here, especially in waka composition, composing some 1,600 waka poems and publishing thirty imperially compiled poetry anthologies. Other recognition he earned was for his mastery of calligraphy. While he was influenced by the brushworks of his father Emperor Gomizunoo and his elder brother Emperor Gosai, Reigen perfected his own style, which was much admired later as the Reigen-In School.Emperor Reigen sent this letter to Namba Munekazu (1642-1704), but it contains no information that would help determine the time of its writing. One can assume that the names appearing in the letter, “Kazan” and “Gojo,” are likely Kazanin Sadanobu (1640-1704) and Gojo Tamemune (1649-1719) respectively. The former was the Minister of the Interior. The emperor asks Namba if he conveyed to Lord Kazanin the issues discussed the previous day. The unaffected and free-flowing strokes are proof of Reigen’s competence in calligraphy, and the unique way the characters are structured is a fine example of brushwork rendered in his style.
尚々相続之事ハ重而可定日候也昨日申談候義（儀）花山へ四日具被相語候哉如何委ハ明日可聞申候へとも先々如何と心元なさ如此候又五条事今日にても明後日ニても可申渡候我意花山ヘ可被申伝候也難波殿（花押）
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