Letter by Toriyama Sompo
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作者鳥山巽甫
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- トリヤマソンポヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000902-0000
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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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An early Edo Period poet and calligrapher, Toriyama Sompo (?-1679) was a retainer serving Lady Tofukumon-In but later became a steward assigned to Princess Akiko, the third daughter of Emperor Gomizunoo. Much later, he was appointed to the governor of Wakasa. He studied calligraphy under Fujiki Atsunao and Priest Jakugen and mastered the Daishi School. Deeply inclined toward traditional Chinese calligraphic styles of the Jin and Tang dynasties, Sompo was particularly drawn to Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi and later developed his own style. He was equally attracted to Japan’s classical styles and was an achieved writer in both authentic Chinese and hiragana syllabary. This letter is addressed to the head priest of Hokongo-In (a Risshu Sect-affiliated temple in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto), and Sompo expresses gratitude for the feast he was invited to a few days earlier. Hokongo-In Temple completely burned down during the Onin-no-Ran Civil War (1467-1477) and, after reconstruction, was destroyed by great earthquakes of the Tensho and Keicho eras. However, the main hall was rebuilt in 1619, and, as described in this letter, the temple is still known today for the beautiful lotus flowers that grow in the gardens. Upon examining the peculiar calligraphic style exhibited inthis letter, one may be taken aback. However, although not an exquisite hand, it does show Sompo’s original style, created by blending the classical and Daishi School writing styles.
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