Letter by Kazan-in Tadanaga
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作者花山院忠長
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- カザンインタダナガヒツショウソク
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- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-001410-0000
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- 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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Kazan-in Tadanaga (1588-1662) was the second son of Kazan-in Sadahiro (1558-1634), the Minister of the Left. He was promoted rapidly and, at barely 17 years of age, was appointed Director General of the Imperial Guard of the Left. However, when he was 22, a huge scandal broke out at the imperial palace. Several young noblemen, including Karasumaru Mitsuhiro, Ohimikado Yorikuri, Asukai Masakata, Namba Munekatsu (later changed name to Asukai Masanobu), Tokudaiji Sanehisa and Matsuki Munenobu, were arrested for engaging in indecent acts with five court ladies. Emperor Goyozei, who had been beset by deteriorating morals in the court, was resolute to rectify the situation, so he ordered the military government to severely punish the culprits. Kazanin Tadanaga was exiled to Matsumae in Ezo (today’s Hokkaido). His place of exile was later changed to Aomori, but it was not until 1636, when Tadanaga was aged 49, that he was finally pardoned. Thereafter, he lived in Musashino Province (today’s Saitama Prefecture), became a monk and called himself by the Buddhist name of Jo-oki (lit. pure hut). In 1652, his many years of yearning were fulfilled, and he returned to his homeland of Kyoto. Tadanaga died in 1662 at the age of 75. In the history of calligraphy, Tadanaga is attributed to the Konoe School, the traits of which are evident in this letter. Although the background of the letter is not easily understandable, there is a sentence that reads: “…the horses are ready for my trip to the capital.” Perhaps this letter was written after Tadanaga had been pardoned and allowed to return to Edo.
［上段］尚々昭九郎ニもよく／＼御心得頼入候仍此度馬一疋引上せ申度候人足幸便之条一筆令啓候とも大勢上り申候由申候間軽米兵介下之刻も土佐殿へ申候へハ引上せ申候処其々以書状申度候へ共難去之事候間馬とゝのひ候て隙入候而乍恐無其儀候上り申候ハゝ路次中以下先以其元無事之由懇に入被申付可給候是又珍重ニ候此地も替事頼入申候猶期後音之無之候間可被心安候将亦時候我等事も未御目見之隔不申候故ふり／＼と逗留［下段］本馬太兵衛なとも懇切にて米なと心得にて被遣候由祝着事候よく／＼心得候て被申可給候頼入候此度以書状申度候へ共此仁不慮ニ参候間便俄ニ候而頓而期不以書状可申候万々頼入候恐々謹言花少将卯月廿三日忠長（花押）早野茂兵衛殿まいる
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