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Request to Return to Japan with the Japanese Envoys to the Tang Dynasty
- Heian period, 11th century
Calligraphy – Japanese Calligraphy
This is a letter of appeal from Kukai (also known as Kobo Daishi), who later founded the Buddhist center of Mount Koya, to an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, where he studied, requesting that he return to Japan with a Japanese envoy. Although this work itself is thought to be a copy, it clearly shows Kukai’s skillful handwriting, and why he became known as one of the celebrated “Sanpitsu”（three great calligraphers of the early Heian period）. It is a masterpiece cherished by Konoe Iehiro, a nobleman who had a great impact on court culture during the Edo period (1603–1867). The letter was a gift from the Konoe family to the Imperial Family in 1878.（「Wakyama and the Imperial Family」2021）
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| Title/Name | Request to Return to Japan with the Japanese Envoys to the Tang Dynasty |
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| Other Title/ Name |
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| Artist/ Creator |
Attributed to Kukai |
| Period/Era | Heian period |
| Century | 11c. |
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| Material/ Technique |
ink on paper |
| Signature/ Inscriptions |
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| Accessories/ Contents |
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| Country/ Origin |
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| Excavation Site |
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| Related Place |
Kagawa Kyoto |
| Provenance | |
| Collection No. |
SZK003020 |
| Category | Calligraphy – Japanese Calligraphy |
| Cultural Property Designation |
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| Notes | |
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| Permalink |
https://shozokan.nich.go.jp/en/collection/object/SZK003020
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| Last Updated |
2023/03/30 |
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Request to Return to Japan with the Japanese Envoys to the Tang Dynasty
Request to Return to Japan with the Japanese Envoys to the Tang Dynasty
This is a letter of appeal from Kukai (also known as Kobo Daishi), who later founded the Buddhist center of Mount Koya, to an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, where he studied, requesting that he return to Japan with a Japanese envoy. Although this work itself is thought to be a copy, it clearly shows Kukai’s skillful handwriting, and why he became known as one of the celebrated “Sanpitsu”（three great calligraphers of the early Heian period）. It is a masterpiece cherished by Konoe Iehiro, a nobleman who had a great impact on court culture during the Edo period (1603–1867). The letter was a gift from the Konoe family to the Imperial Family in 1878.（「Wakyama and the Imperial Family」2021）