Ryukei Ohashi

Japanese: 大橋竜慶 - おおはしりゅうけい

1582-1645 (Tensho 10-Shoho 2)
A skilled calligrapher in the early Edo period. Commonly known as Chozaemon, his given name was Shigeyasu. He was initially Toyotomi Hideyori's right-hand man. In 1617 (Genwa 3), he was summoned by Tokugawa Hidetada because of his calligraphy skills, and became the shogunate's right-hand man, receiving a stipend of 500 koku. In 1603 (Kan'ei 10), he resigned from his position due to illness, but continued to serve Iemitsu closely, shaving his head at his command and taking the name Ryukei. The following year, he was appointed a Hoin and given the title of Shikibukyo. His style of calligraphy was passed on to his eldest son, Chozaemon Shigemasa, who perfected it as the Ohashi school, and it was widely used throughout the early modern period. [Hashimoto Masanobu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1582‐1645(天正10‐正保2)
江戸初期の能書家。通称長左衛門，諱（いみな）は重保。初め豊臣秀頼の右筆。1617年(元和3)能筆のゆえをもって徳川秀忠に召され幕府右筆となり，采地500石を賜る。33年(寛永10)病により勤めを辞すが，なお家光の側近く仕え，仰せにより剃髪し竜慶と号す。翌年法印に叙され式部卿と称す。その書風は長子の長左衛門重政に引き継がれ大橋流として大成され，広く近世を通じて用いられた。【橋本政宣】

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