Ikenobo Senko - Ikenobo Senko

Japanese: 池坊専好 - いけのぼう・せんこう

Year of death: Manji 1 (1658)
Year of birth: Tensho 3 (1575)
A monk at Choho-ji Temple (commonly known as Rokkakudo) in Kyoto in the early Edo period, he was the master of Sen'o Ikebana. His first name was Sencho. There is a theory that he died in 1659. In 1637, he was proclaimed Hokkyo by the will of Emperor Gomizunoo. The relationship between Sen'yo and his teacher was Sen'o-Sen'ei-Sen'yo (13th head)-Sen'yo (Sencho, 14th head). He was called "the founder of the revival of Ikenobo" and "the master of the world." Sen'yo's footsteps are known through "Tachibana Sha" (owned by Manshuin Temple, Kyoto), which he painted between 1617 and 1619, depicting standing flowers and sand vases, and "Kadensho," which records his family's theory on flowers. The composition of standing flowers became more complex than before, and the tradition of the circle shape was preserved, and it is said that it was appreciated as being "beautiful and refreshing." The groundbreaking Tachibana event held at Shishinden in 1621 is detailed in Konoe Iehiro's "Kakuki." It is written in a narrative style, "The event was presented to the Emperor... and not only to monks but to all those who excelled in their field, who were also invited to stand up in a flower arrangement. It was a spectacular sight after Hideyoshi's great tea ceremony." This event was the catalyst for making Tachibana and Ikenobo known to the world, and the number of disciples spread throughout the country. In addition to Tachibana that decorates public venues, flowers that many people enjoy and look at became popular. The "Hidensho" from 1646 shows that the names of the "Seven Tools" were changed to "Kokoro, Soe, Se, Seishin, Mikoshi, Nagareshi, and Maeoki." There have been three Senko in the history of Ikenobo. In the lineage, the order is Senko (13th) - Senko (14th) - Senzen - Senyo - Senko (17th, 35th). In recent years, a written document by the 14th Senko's teacher, the 13th Senko (Azuchi-Momoyama period), has come to light, revealing that the 13th Senko had already completed the Flower Theory, without waiting for the 14th Senko, and that his style was grandiose and light.

(Kouzo Okada)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：万治1(1658)
生年：天正3(1575)
江戸初期の京都頂法寺(通称六角堂)の僧,専応花道の宗匠。初め専朝。没年には万治2(1659)年説がある。寛永14(1637)年に後水尾上皇の内意によって法橋を宣下。専好と先師との関係は,専応―専栄―専好(13代)―専好(専朝,14代)となる。「池坊中興の祖」「天下の名人」と称された。専好の足跡は立花,砂物を元和3(1617)年から万治2年の間に描いた『立花写』(京都・曼殊院蔵),家伝の花論を記した『花伝書』などによって知られる。立花形姿は以前よりも複雑な構成になり,円相の形をとる伝承が守られ,「奇麗清涼」と面白く鑑賞されたという。画期的な寛永6年の紫宸殿における立花の催しは,近衛家煕の『槐記』に詳しい。「主上を始め奉り……出家町人にかぎらず,其ことに秀たる者に皆立花させて,双られたり。秀吉の大茶会ののち一壮観也」と物語風に記されている。この催しが契機となって立花,池坊の存在が世に知られて,各地に門弟がひろがっていった。また,公の席を飾る立花だけでなく,このように多くの人々が楽しみに立てて眺める花が流行した。正保3(1646)年の『秘伝書』には「七つ道具」の呼称を「心,添,請,正心,見越,流枝,前置」と変えたものが示されている。池坊歴代には専好が3人いる。譜で示すと,専好(13代)―専好(14代)―専存―専養―専好(17代・35世)となる。近年,14代専好の師である先代専好(13代,安土桃山時代)の伝書が明らかになり,14代専好を待たずに,すでに13代によって花論が完成されていたこと,その作風が雄壮,軽妙であったことが判明している。<参考文献>林屋辰三郎・山根有三・岡田幸三『池坊専好立花名作選集』

(岡田幸三)

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