Senjun

A renga master from the mid-Muromachi period. A monk at Rokkakudo Chohoji Temple in Kyoto. He was called Shunyobo. It is unclear who his renga teacher was, but he seems to have studied renga in the same world as Sozei and Chiun. Renga works that he participated in can be seen from around 1443 (Kakitsu 3), but there are not many of them. However, he was highly regarded by his disciple Sogi, and 108 of his poems were included in the Shinsen Tsukubashu, ranking third after Shinkei and Sozei. Shinkei praised his style for being simple yet profound. His works include Katahashi and his haiku collection Hogen Senjun Renga. In addition, he is considered the 26th head of the Ikenobo school of flower arrangement, and is said to have established the three elements of standing flower arrangement, sand arrangement, and fresh flower arrangement (Ikenobo Origin Record).

[Isao Okuda]

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室町中期の連歌師(れんがし)。京都六角堂頂法寺の僧。春楊坊(しゅんようぼう)と称した。連歌の師は明らかではないが、宗砌(そうぜい)、智蘊(ちうん)らと共通の世界にいて連歌を学習していったらしい。参加した連歌作品は1443年（嘉吉3）ごろからみられるが、かならずしも多くはない。しかし、弟子である宗祇(そうぎ)には重んじられて、『新撰菟玖波集(しんせんつくばしゅう)』には108句入集し、心敬(しんけい)、宗砌に次ぐ位置を占めている。平易なようで深いところがある作風と心敬に評価されている。著作に『片端(かたはし)』、句集に『法眼専順連歌』がある。なお、華道家元池坊(いけのぼう)では26世とし、立華、砂物、生花の三体を立てたとされる（池坊由来記）。

［奥田　勲］

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