Thirty-two craftsmen's song contest - Sanjuuniban Shokunin Utaawase

Japanese: 三十二番職人歌合 - さんじゅうにばんしょくにんうたあわせ

This is one of the "artisan poetry contests" created in the Middle Ages, in which artisans are divided into two groups and compete in poetry, with a judge deciding which is better. It follows the "Tohokuin Artisan Poetry Contest" (1214) and the "Tsuruoka Hojoe Artisan Poetry Contest" (1261), and is thought to have been created in February 1494 (Meiō 3) for the occasion of the seventh anniversary memorial service for Karakumon'in Nobuko (Empress Gohanazono), the mother of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado. There are 64 poems, with the themes "Flowers" and "Recollections," and each has 16 poems, with 32 types of artisans and a kanjin saint as the judge. The composition is thought to be based on the "Vimalakirti Sutra," and the paintings show dynamic depictions, making it an original work while being aware of the two previous works.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

職人を左右に分かち歌を競わせ，判者が優劣を決める，中世に制作された〈職人歌合〉の一つ。《東北院職人歌合》(1214)，《鶴岡放生会職人歌合》(1261)に続くもので，1494年(明応3)2月，後土御門天皇生母，嘉楽門院信子(後花園帝皇后)の七回忌法要を機に作られたと思われる。歌数は64首で〈花〉〈述懐〉を題とし，おのおの16番の歌合となり，職人は32種，判者は勧進聖である。構成は《維摩経》によると思われ，絵画的にも動的な描写がみられ，先行の2作品を意識しながらも独自な作品となっている。

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