Letter by Maeda Toshinaga
- Person
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作者前田利長
- Date
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- マエダトシナガヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000144-0000
- 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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- Art
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- Rectangle Wood Handwriting Font Twig
Maeda Toshinaga (1562-1614) was Toshiyie (1537-99)’s first son born with Matsu (known as Hoshun-In; 1547-1617). With his father, Toshinaga served powerful military figures Oda Nobunaga (1534-82) and Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-98). In 1598, he became the head of the family and, in 1599, a member of Toyotomi Family’s Five Councilors. When Tokugawa Ieyasu plotted an invasion into Kaga (today’s Ishikawa Pref.), which was then under Toshinaga’s control, he sent his own mother to Edo as a voluntary hostage to seek reconciliation. In 1600, during the Battle of Sekigahara, Toshinaga fought on the Tokugawa side and made a name for himself in Kaga. He was rewarded with ownership of the provinces Kaga and Noto (today’s Ishikawa Pref.) and Ecchu (today’s Toyama Pref.). He retired in 1605. Toshinaga tolerated Christianity and was thoroughly trained in chanoyu tea ceremony as one of the high-ranking disciples of Sen-no-Rikyu.The salutatory closing, ‘kashiku,’ that is used here appears often in Toshinaga’s handwritten letters, and even though this letter is not signed, its authenticity cannot be questioned. On the occasion of the Chrysanthemum Festival (of September 9th), Toshinaga sent a messenger to his mother, Hoshun-In, to ask about her health. The letter is addressed to Chiyo, Toshinaga's younger sister, as was customary in those days.
［端裏書］おちよひちまか事申こし候て申候へく候おほせのことくはうしゆいん殿御事こそのことくはくきよりち出申候由候しかしなから一たん御心ハよく候よし候間御心やすかるへく候此方より人をしんし候かしく九月九日
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