Fujiwara no Motofusa - Fujiwara no Motofusa

A politician in the early Kamakura period. He was known by the names Matsudono, Bodaiin, and Nakayama. His Buddhist name was Zenkan. His father was Tadamichi and his mother was Toshiko, daughter of Minamoto no Kuninobu. In 1166 (Jin'an 1), he became regent after his elder brother Konoe Motozane. In 1179 (Jisho 3), Taira no Kiyomori confined Emperor Goshirakawa, suspended Motofusa as regent, and exiled him to Bizen (Okayama Prefecture). Motofusa became a monk, and after being recalled the following year, he opposed Konoe Motomichi and Kujo Kanezane, and with the help of Minamoto no Yoshinaka, who had driven out the Taira clan and entered Kyoto, he appointed his son Moroie as regent. However, with Yoshinaka's downfall, Moroie was also ousted, and thereafter he was placed outside the scope of the position of regent for the Matsudono family. He died on December 28, 2nd year of Kanki. Motofusa was knowledgeable about court ceremonies, and was highly esteemed by the Imperial Court as a leader of court officials. His most notable achievement is said to be when he was asked to provide an explanation for the "Annual Events Picture Scroll" created by Emperor Goshirakawa.

[Muneharu Taga]

"Taga Sojun's 'Index of Gyokuyo - A Study of Fujiwara no Kanezane' (1974, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)" ▽ "'Illustrated Scroll of Annual Events' (1978, Kadokawa Shoten)"

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鎌倉前期の政治家。松殿(まつどの)、菩提院(ぼだいいん)、中山と称す。法名善観。父は忠通(ただみち)、母は源国信(くにのぶ)の女(むすめ)俊子。1166年（仁安1）兄近衛基実(このえもとざね)に次いで摂政(せっしょう)となる。79年（治承3）、平清盛(きよもり)は後白河院(ごしらかわいん)を幽し、基房の関白(かんぱく)を停(とど)めて備前(びぜん)（岡山県）に流した。基房は出家し、翌年召還ののち、近衛基通(もとみち)、九条兼実(くじょうかねざね)に対抗して、平氏を逐(お)って入京した源義仲(よしなか)の力で子師家(もろいえ)を摂政とした。しかし義仲の没落により師家が失脚したため、以後は松殿家摂関就任の圏外に置かれた。寛喜(かんき)2年12月28日没。基房は朝儀に通じ、有職(ゆうそく)の先達として朝廷に重んぜられた。後白河院が作成させた『年中行事絵巻』の解説を依頼されたことは、その代表的事績として伝えられている。

［多賀宗隼］

『多賀宗隼著『玉葉索引――藤原兼実の研究』（1974・吉川弘文館）』▽『『年中行事絵巻』（1978・角川書店）』

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