This is a copy of a letter sent by the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408) to the Regent Nijō Morotsugu on the 26th day of the eighth month of Kōryaku 2 (1380). The letter is a recommendation that the monk Enshu of Kōfuku-ji temple be named the abbot of the temple. Enshu was appointed to thepost on the following day, the 27th.
Object label
Draft of a letter by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Ink on paper
H: 119.5cm, W: 59.8cm
Nanbokuchō period 14th century
- H013728
- H013728
- 2011/11/07
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| Accession Number | 1460-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Writings |
| Bibliography | Buddhist art in Shibuya : masterpieces from the Nara national museum collection. The Shoto Museum of Art, 2022, 127p. (Japanese) |