Nobuzane Fujiwara

Dates of birth and death unknown. Court painter and poet of the mid-Kamakura period. One theory is that he died on December 15, 1265 (Bun'ei 2), aged 89. He was the son of Fujiwara Takanobu and nephew of Teika. He went by the name Takazane until his early 20s. He served as a court official, and after serving as Nakatsukasa Gon no Taifu, he became Shoshi no Ge and Sakyo Gon no Daibu in 1231 (Kanki 3). In his later years, he became a monk and took the name Jakusei. He inherited his father Takanobu's portrait painting techniques, and developed and perfected the style of portrait painting. It is recorded that in 1218 (Kenpo 6), he painted the Chuden Gyokai Zukan (a copy still exists), and in 1221 (Jokyu 3), he painted a portrait of Emperor Gotoba just before he was exiled to Oki after the Jokyu War. He is known for his active artistic activities, such as painting portraits of 36 famous poets of the time in 1233 (Tenpuku 1). Many of his works are known to be his own works, but the Gotoba-in Portrait (National Treasure) kept at Minase Jingu Shrine in Osaka Prefecture is an excellent example of the portrait technique, and fits well with the above record. It is also believed that the Zuishin Teiki Emaki (Suite Garden Mount) (Okura Shukokan, Tokyo) and the Thirty-six Immortal Poets Emaki (Satake version) also contain parts drawn by Nobuzane. He was also active as a poet, with his works being selected for poetry anthologies such as "Shinchokusenshu," and his family anthology "Nobuzane Asonshu" is still extant. He also wrote a collection of tales called "Ima Monogatari," which shows his versatility.

[Etsuko Kato]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

生没年未詳。鎌倉中期の宮廷画家、歌人。一説に文永(ぶんえい)2年（1265）12月15日没、89歳。藤原隆信(たかのぶ)の子、定家(ていか)の甥(おい)にあたる。20代前半まで隆実(たかざね)と称す。廷臣として仕え、中務権大輔(なかつかさごんのたいふ)を経て1231年（寛喜3）には正四位下、左京権大夫(さきょうごんのだいぶ)となる。晩年に出家し、寂西(じゃくせい)と号す。父隆信の肖像画の技法を受け継いで、似絵(にせえ)を発展・完成させた。1218年（建保6）には『中殿御会(ちゅうでんぎょかい)図巻』（模本が現存）を描き、また21年（承久3）には承久(じょうきゅう)の乱ののち隠岐(おき)に配流される直前の後鳥羽(ごとば)院の肖像画を描いたことが記録されている。33年（天福1）には当時の著名な歌人36人の肖像画を描くなど、その盛んな作画活動が知られる。伝称作品も多いが、大阪府・水無瀬(みなせ)神宮蔵の『後鳥羽院像』（国宝）は似絵の技法による優品で、前述の記録にもよく当てはまる。また『随身庭騎(ずいしんていき)絵巻』（東京・大倉集古館）、『三十六歌仙絵巻』（佐竹(さたけ)本）にも信実の描いた部分が含まれていると考えられる。歌人としても活躍し、『新勅撰(ちょくせん)集』などの歌集にその作品が選入されているほか、家集『信実朝臣(あそん)集』も現存する。さらに説話集『今(いま)物語』も著しており、その多才さがうかがわれる。

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