Letter by Toin Sanehiro
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作者洞院実煕
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制作年 AD15
- Title
- トウインサネヒロヒツショウソク
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- Century Akao Collection
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- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-002542-0000
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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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Toin Sanehiro (1409-?) was a court noble of the Muromachi Period. He became Provisional Middle Counselor in 1428 and Provisional Major Counselor in 1430, and, after a series of resignations and reappointments, he assumed the office of Minister of the Left in 1455. Two years later, however, he turned to Buddhism and lived in hermitage in Higashiyama. He was famous as a nobleman thoroughly familiar with procedural details of imperial ceremonies and rituals.The “Kinri-Ryokyoku” mentioned in the letter refers to ancient music exclusively preserved at the Imperial Palace. In 1411, Prince Fushimi-no-miya Yoshihito initiated his son, Prince Sadafusa (later Gosuko-in), in two pieces of music that had been transmitted at the palace, namely, “Odai-Hajinraku” and “Toranden,” both of which are Chinese-style dance music for four to six performers. The Fushimi Imperial Palace where Prince Sadafusa lived flourished as a “salon” for the Muromachi culture of performing arts and literature. It’s easy to imagine that many musical instruments and scores and other documents were kept at this palace. From around 1419, the year Sadafusa’s son Prince Hikohito (later Emperor Gohanazono) was born, people began to donate rare and precious music scores and documents to Emperor Gokomatsu. This letter is evidence that such practice was being pursued ardently. The complimentary closing reads, “with the utmost respect and reverence, Sanehiro,” so it is most likely that this letter was addressed to Emperor Gohanazono (1419-70). The solemn and heavy hand in Chinese-style calligraphy is evidence of Sanehiro’s true worth as an achieved learner of Chinese literature. The wayo (Japanese-style) strokes, bold and majestic, are testimony to Sanehiro’s genius.
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