近衛前久筆 書状|Letter
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 11 × 37 3/8 in. (28 × 95 cm) Overall with mounting: 12 3/8 × 52 11/16 in. (31.4 × 133.8 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture & Period
Japan · Muromachi period (1392–1573)–Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2019
Accession Number
2019.420.9
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Konoe Sakihisa · 1536–1612
**Konoe Sakihisa (1536–1612)** was a prominent Japanese court noble (kuge) of the Konoe family, a leading branch of the Fujiwara clan, whose life bridged the turbulent Sengoku period and the cultural flourishing of the Momoyama era. Born in Kyoto as the son of regent Konoe Taneie, he rose through the ranks of imperial court service, holding positions including kampaku (regent) during the reign of ...