Letter by Fujiwara no Moronaga

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Fujiwara no Moronaga

  • Heian period, 12th century
  • hanging scroll

Calligraphy – Japanese Calligraphy

A letter handwritten by Fujiwara no Moronaga ( 1138-92 ), master of the biwa lute. The addressee of the letter is someone higher in class than Moronaga, probably one of the court nobles who acted to disseminate the orders of the Emperor. It was used as a reinforcing sheet of another book.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)

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Title/Name Letter by Fujiwara no Moronaga
Other Title/
Name
Artist/
Creator
Fujiwara no Moronaga
Period/Era Heian period
Century 12c.
Quantity hanging scroll
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Technique
ink on paper
Signature/
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Accessories/
Contents
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Origin
Excavation
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Place
Kyoto Kyoto
Provenance
Collection
No.
SZK003038
Category CalligraphyJapanese Calligraphy
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Letter by Fujiwara no Moronaga

Letter by Fujiwara no Moronaga

A letter handwritten by Fujiwara no Moronaga ( 1138-92 ), master of the biwa lute. The addressee of the letter is someone higher in class than Moronaga, probably one of the court nobles who acted to disseminate the orders of the Emperor. It was used as a reinforcing sheet of another book.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)