{"product_id":"a-selection-of-ten-tanzaku-poetry-strips-by-nobles-and-calligraphers-including-a-student-of-shokado-shojo-circa-1600-1660-illuminated-manuscripts-on-paper","title":"A Selection of Ten Tanzaku Poetry Strips by Nobles and Calligraphers, Including a Student of Shōkadō Shojo, Circa 1600-1660. Illuminated Manuscripts on Paper","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTitle: A Selection of Ten Tanzaku Poetry Strips by Nobles and Calligraphers, Including a Student of Shōkadō Shojo, Circa 1600-1660. Illuminated Manuscripts on Paper\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Attributed to Date Hidenemune; Nakanoin Michizumi; Nakamikado Nobuyuki; Hodōbō Kōi; Ōinomikado Tsunetaka; Shijō Takane; Others\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAn Early Edo Period, 17th century selection of ten \u003ci\u003etanzaku\u003c\/i\u003e format strips of poetry by various calligraphers and nobles of Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eEach strip is written in a fine hand showcasing different brushstrokes and skill, and each piece has been painted and decorated beautifully, nine of the pieces illuminated with gold spray, golden reeds, and floral gatherings in the background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eEach manuscript bears a calligraphy appraisal tag and seal, and several authors can be identified, as followed:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eHodōbō Kōi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e (?-1669) was a priest at the Hodōbō Temple of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine in the early Edo period and lived in the mountains of Hodōbō. He studied calligraphy and painting under Shōkadō Shōjō (1584-1639) and was known as one of his leading disciples. His handwriting has been copied in Shōkadō-style calligraphy manuals such as the \"Takimoto Seiryūchō\" and \"Takimoto Kōchōchō.\" As his date of birth is relatively unknown, the rough dating of the manuscript is based off another piece of calligraphy by him dated September 1649, or (Keian 2), now held at Keio University (object 1400), and one said to be produced at the prime of his skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eShijō Takane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e(1637-1670) was a head of the Shijo Family, a noble family, court noble , and aristocrat of the Uona branch (Shijo branch) of the Northern Fujiwara clan, going back to the Heian Period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOinomikado Tsunetaka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e (1618-1682) was a court noble in the Early Edo period, and second son of Oinomikado Tsuneyori. In his lifetime he held the rank of Junior First Rank and Minister of the Left, serving four generations of emperors from Emperor Go-mizunoo (the 108th emperor) to Emperor Reigen (the 112th emperor).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eNakamikado Nobuyuki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e (1613-1664) was a court noble in the Early Edo Period, with little else of significant note other than a rather long government career through various ranks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eNakanoin Michizumi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e (1612-1653) was a court noble in the Early Edo Period, also with little else of significant note other than a rather long government career through various ranks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eDate Hidenemune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e (1591-1658) was a daimyo of the Early Edo Period, first lord of the Uwajima Domain in Iyo Province, and son of the famed Date Masamune, the legendary warrior and daimyo also known as the \"One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshū\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTen \u003ci\u003etanzaku\u003c\/i\u003e format strips of decorated and illuminated poetry on paper, 35 x 5.1 cm smallest to 37.6 x 5.8 cm largest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThese manuscripts are in very good shape, with minor rubbing and wear to each piece. 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