Letter by Konoe Motohiro
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作者近衛基煕
- Date
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制作年 AD17
- Title
- コノエモトヒロヒツショジョウ
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000262-0000
- 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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A noble man of the mid-Edo Period, Konoe Motohiro (1648-1722) was a true blue blood. His father was Regent Konoe Hisatsugu, His father was Regent Konoe Hisatsugu, and his mother was Princess Akiko, the daughter of reigning Emperor Gomizunoo. After successively assuming the highest administrative posts, i.e., Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Right and Minister of the Left, Motohiro was promoted to Regent in 1690 and then reached the highest court post of Chancellor in 1709. Thoroughly trained across all fields of art and literature, Lord Motohiro was particularly famous for his classical Jodaiyo style of calligraphy, patterned after the masterpieces of the Heian Period, and is considered a pioneer in reviving the ancient indigenous form.Four days after the date of this letter, a waka party was held on September 26th, 1692, at the imperial palace of Retired Emperor Reigen to celebrate the 70th birthday of Empress Meisho (1623-96). Regent Konoe Motohiro (aged 45) had been nominated to write poems on the square colored paper that were to be pasted on the empress’ birthday gift, a new byobu (decorated partition screen). Addressing former Provisional Middle Counselor Hiramatsu Tokikazu (1627-1704), Motohiro reports in this letter that he has finally come up with a draft of the needed poems. According to records, the mentioned byobu was painted by Yamamoto Soken and Motohiro’s waka poems were calligraphed by Jimyo-In Mototoki.
［端裏書］前平中納言殿基熙‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐追申執筆可為苦労候間必返報以代筆可被示候也漸々雖趣（＝赴）冷気候無異事候由承悦候下官無別条候然者今度於仙洞被賀本院七十之御算候御屏風并当日懐帋愚詠漸綴出候不可有巨難候哉被加吟味候而可給候当時世務繁多多候間不能再吟別事無覚束事候間雖不及申入候無遠慮被加所存候者可為本懐候謹言九月廿二日基熙
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