Letter by Konoe Motohiro
- Person
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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-002269-0004
- 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）
- URL
- Classification
- Art
- AI Tagging
- Handwriting Rectangle Font Writing Parallel
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.The addressee is indicated only by the official title of “Taiko,” which actually was an honorific to address an imperial regent. Two men who fit this title at the time of writing are Takatsukasa Fusasuke, who was imperial regent between 1644 and 1668, and Ichijo Fuyutsune, imperial regent between 1688 and ’89. However, considering the writing style and Motohiro’s age (41 or 42), Ichijo Fuyutsune is the likely recipient of this letter. The exact content of the letter is not clear. For some reason, Motohiro had to do research into old practices of the Tensho Era (1573-92) and asks for the recipient’s assistance.
猶々得貴意存候則先日之返も申遣候度々御懇書若又従官務も忝存候仍天正度勘進上候て遍例無御所見候条頼存候只今自由得貴意存候誠之事候段早々申残候毎々御入魂之事過分不浅候猶期貴面之時候恐惶謹言乃刻基熙太閤御所御小性中
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