Letter by Sanjonishi Sanetaka
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作者三条西実隆
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制作年 AD16
- Title
- サンジョウニシサネタカヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000325-0000
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- 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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Muromachi nobleman Sanjonishi Sanetaka (1455-1537) was a famed man of culture with the highest academic and cultural achievements of the time. He was born as the second son to the Minister of the Center Kinyasu, but his elder brother Sanetsura died young, so he succeeded to the family headship at the age of 4. At this time, his birth name of Kinsei was changed to Kin-nobu, but that name was later changed to Sanetaka upon his coming of age. He continually climbed the administrative ranks and, in 1506, was appointed the Minister of the Center. Thoroughly familiar with both Chinese and Japanese classics and traditional ways and manners, he devoted himself to the research of ancient literary masterpieces like the Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji). Succeeding to Ichijo Kaneyoshi (also pronounced as Kanera; 1402-81), Sanjonishi Sanetaka was instrumental in kindling renewed interest for Japanese studies during the Middle Ages of Japan. In waka poetry composition, Sanetaka received private coaching and oral instructions in the secrets of the form from Iio Sogi (1421-1502) and To-no-Tsuneyori (1401-?), thereupon developing his literary talents to their fullest. He and Botanka Shohaku (1443-1527) studied together under the same master. Takeno Jo-ou (1502-55), famed in the chanoyu tea ceremony, was Sanetaka’s disciple. The multi-talented Sanetaka was also an achieved calligrapher. Later called the Sanjo School or Shoyo-in School, his style of calligraphy had many followers. His personal diary, Sanetaka Koki (lit. Lord Sanetaka’s Diary), offers an important glimpse into the history of the latter Muromachi Period. This letter describes the coming-of-age tradition of hagurome (teeth blackening) and mayuhiki (eyebrow shaving) held for Sanetaka’s first daughter, Yasuko (born November 7, 1480), who had turned 11. From the Sanetaka Koki, (lit. Lord Sanetaka’s Diary), one can learn that the coming-of-age ceremony was held on April 11, 1490. This letter indicates that Sanetaka himself performed the ceremonial eyebrow shaving when Yasuko was celebrating her 50th day after being born. But Ashikaga Shogun Yoshimasa died on the 7th of the new year, and the letter makes a reference to that. It is quite unfortunate that the addressee’s name has worn off.
［端裏書］ 実隆‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐魂消候也／＼ 依所労不参候之間御方御報候やらん参会申候いたし候へく候返々政顕卿条々自是不可過御思量候及昏候間重而可申入候不能委曲候御隣夜盗之沙汰候如仰其後恐欝慮外存候実隆恐惶謹言萬端申入度子細言上候海住乃剋実隆□事管知候猶不足譬量以外無常之儀驚動之思候抑彼御眉事五旬中候何となく被表 心喪之儀其義執申候哉被着吉服○(被垂纓)上者於于今被作候条宜候哉文明度依御指南五旬以後実隆作眉候しと覚候雖不足信用候事候其時も再往申談候しと存候猶可在御思案候哉実隆
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