[SHOGUN ASHIKAGA YOSHIMITSU NI YORU DAITORYU REI]: [AN EXECUTIVE ORDER BY ASHIKA

[ASHIKAGA, Yoshimitsu]. The Shogun.

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[Kyoto] 1828. Large Kawaraban, sheet:ca.49 x 35.5 cm., print 48 x 33.3 cm., neatly period re-backed, few old mended worm holes, now stable, Japanese calligraphy, from the KAKEI 1st. year copy of the original document of 1387. OBSCURE & RARE ! . *** **** *** . . ISSUED BY: . . . NISHIKYO AN RAKU JI BUDDHIST TEMPLE . . . A LARGE CALLIGRAPHIC KAWARABAN [BROADSIDE] . . . A REPRINT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER BY ASHIKAGA YOSHIMITSU . . * A document from "ASHIKAGA Dai Sandai Yoshimitsu-koh On-sho, ordered by ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu, 3rd Shogun. . ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu [1358-1408]: He was the third Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. . Yoshimitsu was ASHIKAGA Yoshiakira's third son but the oldest son to survive. He was appointed Shogun, a hereditary title as head of the military estate, in 1368 at the age of ten; at twenty he was admitted to the imperial court as Acting Grand Counselor [Gon Dainagon]. . In 1379, Yoshimitsu reorganized the institutional framework of the Gozan Zen establishment before, two years later, becoming the first person of the warrior [Samurai] class to host a reigning emperor at his private residence. . In 1392, he negotiated the end of the Nanboku-cho imperial schism that had plagued politics for over half a century. . Two years later he became Grand Chancellor of State [Dajo Daijin,] the highest-ranking member of the Imperial Court. . Retiring from that and all public offices in 1395, Yoshimitsu took the tonsure and moved into his Kitayama-dono retirement villa which, among other things, boasted a pavilion two-thirds covered in gold leaf Kinkaku Shariden]. . There, he received envoys from the Ming and Joseon [Korean] courts on at least six occasions and forged the terms of a Sino-Japanese trade agreement that endured for over a century. In recognition for his diplomatic efforts and overt displays of subservience, the Chinese sovereign pronounced Yoshimitsu "King of Japan" [Nihon Kokuo]. . The document is signed in block: "Sada Daijin and dated. . This reprint was issued some 441 years after the original document was written. It is more than likely it was part of the celebration offered to Yoshimitsu's memory by Kitano Tenjin shrine, per the inscription at lower right corner reading: "NISHI KYO AN RANKU JI," a Kyoto temple. A kind of commemorative issue of the ancient . *** Color scans are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: This work was re-backed contemporary with its printing date. This mended three long and a few small old worm holes, now firm and solid, barely noticeable. . The impression is strong and bold, with a mild center fold. The backing material is visible on the left, top and right margins. There is a touch of mild smear on a few of the Kanji near the top left area, else a tiny bit dusty as usual, else excellent example of an item 194 years old. . *** REFERENCE: . * en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshimitsu * google: search?client=opera&hs=cI2&q=nishikyo +anraku+ji&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3h92o68_pAhWWvJ4KHR97D34 QBSgAegQICxAm&biw=1555&bih=856 . *. Seller Inventory # 40016401

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