Letter by Katagiri Katsumoto
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作者片桐且元
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制作年 AD17
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- カタギリカツモトヒツショジョウ
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- Century Akao Collection
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- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
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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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Katagiri Katsumoto (1556-1615) was a daimyo (feudal lord) of the Momoyama and early Edo periods. His common name was Naomori, but he was also called Naomichi. His service began as a vassal of Asai Nagamasa (1545-73). After the fall of Odani Castle in Ohmi (Shiga Prefecture), he joined the army of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and won acclaim for bravery in the Battle of Kizuga-Take in 1583. Two years later, he was made the Director of Kyoto’s Eastern Market and thereafter served very closely to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, accompanying his master in his invasions of Korea (during the Bunroku Era), as well as the invasion of Kyushu and war in Odawara (to conquer the Hojos). He was later given a stipend of 10,000 koku (a unit used in measuring rice bales, equaling about 5 bushels) in Harima Province (Hyogo Prefecture). After the Battle of Sekigahara, Katsumoto won Tokugawa Ieyasu’s trust and was appointed the Lord of Ibaraki Castle in Settsu (Osaka). Before that, he used to live in Heguri County in Nara after Hideyoshi’s death and represented Hideyoshi’s heir, Hideyori, in negotiations with the Tokugawa side. In 1614, he took charge of the renovation of Hokoji Temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, which was initiated by Hideyori to commemorate Hideyoshi. But the Chinese characters inscribed on the huge temple bell angered Ieyasu. The eight characters left the designer and Katsumoto vulnerable: The kanji used on the bell could mean to sever Ieyasu’s name in the middle, while revering Hideyoshi as one’s lord. This was groundless libel. When Katsumoto tried to visit Sumpu to meet Ieyasu and explain the situation in person, Yodo-Gimi (Lady Yodo, Hideyoshi’s widow) became suspicious of some foul doing and had Katsumoto expelled from Osaka Castle. Thus, he was forced to live in Ibaraki Castle in Settsu.When the Summer Siege on Osaka Castle broke out, Katsumoto joined the Tokugawas, thus winning security of his family fief, but died of illness in Sumpu. This letter is addressed to Ishin Suden (1569-1633), residing at the Konchi-In sub-temple in the compound of Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto. Suden had joined Nanzenji in 1604 and was instrumental in its revival. He approached Ieyasu through the mediation of Priest Saisho Jotai (1548-1608) of Shokokuji Temple. Upon invitation from Ieyasu, Suden went to Sumpu and took charge of foreign affairs, while playing a central role in drafting various laws and regulations. He thus contributed to the establishment of the Tokugawa Bakufu (military government). He also participated in the inquisition into the aforementioned inscriptions on the temple bell in which Katsumoto was a suspect. Interestingly, the contents of this letter match the entry in Suden’s diary (Honko Kokushi Diary) that reads as follows: “A letter arrived from Lord Katagiri on November 2. I promptly sent him a reply.”This letter is a clue that offers insight into historical events such as the bell inscription scandal and Katsumoto’s departure from Osaka Castle. When this letter was written on November 2, in the 19th year of Keicho, Katsumoto was 59. In the letter appears the name of Ishikawa Sadamasa (1575-1657), another general who was forced out of Osaka Castle due to the aforementioned slander.
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