Muromachi Period (15-16th c.)/Ink on paper, hanging scroll
32.5 x 52.5 cm
SUMMARY
Transcriptions made by Emperor Go-Kashiwabara. A poem by Bai Juyi: “In back of Kayokan, a sight from an autumn mound, the moonlight seen tonight is wonderful” and a waka poem by Fujiwara no Masatada: “There is no autumn you do not appreciate the moon, but tonight it is especially beautiful”.
ARTIST
Emperor Go-kashiwabara
1464-1526
The 104th Emperor, reigning between 1500 and 1526, was the first son of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado. He was emperor during the civil war period, and held his coronation ceremony twenty-two years after ascending the throne as a result of the war of Onin. He was an accomplished poet, and published a collection of poems called Hakugyokushu. He was also known as an excellent calligrapher, and his style was called the Go-Kashiwabara style.
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