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8 Hosokawa Sumimoto scholar-monk Keijo Shurin (1444-1518) in with a large kuwagata (hornlike projec-
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk the tenth month of 1507, when Sumimoto tion). A tachi hangs from his belt, and a
119.7x59.7(471/8x231/2) was at the peak of his career. Half a year koshigatana (short sword) is tucked into his
Muromachi period, no later than 1507 later, on the ninth day of the fourth belt. He holds a halberd and a whip in his
month of 1508, Sumimoto was driven away right hand and, in his left, the reins. Typi-
Eisei Bunko, Tokyo by Hosokawa Takakuni and fled once cal of portraits of mounted warriors, the
Important Cultural Property again to Omi; he continued to fight horse is shown from the side, lifting its
Hosokawa Sumimoto (1489-1520), born to against Takakuni until his death in 1520, front right and rear left legs. The depic-
a branch of the Hosokawa family, was though he never regained his position. tion of the horse suggests that this portrait
adopted by Masamoto. In the sixth month According to the Hosokawa family was painted by an artist of the Kano
of 1507, when his stepfather, Masamoto, history and lineage record, Sumimoto had school.
was killed by his vassal Kosai Mataroku a certain Kano artist with the Buddhist Keijo Shürin's inscription, which is in-
Motonaga, Sumimoto escaped to Omi rank Hdgen (Eye of the Law) paint this cluded in his collected literary works,
(present-day Shiga Prefecture). Kosai Mo- portrait after the example of a 'Victorious reads, in part:
tonaga supported Hosokawa Sumiyuki, portrait" of Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358), ... Long ago the Genji clan subjugated the
Masamoto's other adopted son who had founder of the Muromachi shogunate; east of the capital Military leaders rose in
come from the Kujô family, but in the Keijo Shürin added an inscription, and the the eastern provinces. From Hosokawa Yon-
eighth month of the same year, Hosokawa painting was handed down in Shinjôin, a haru to his son Yoriyuki, they were first
Takakuni, Miyoshi Yukinaga, and others subtemple of Tenryüji, the Zen temple called Kanrei [deputy shogun]....
came to Kyoto with their forces and killed founded in Kyoto by Ashikaga Takauji. Hosokawa Sumimoto, a great archer
Hosokawa Sumiyuki and Kosai Motonaga. Shinjôin, the mortuary temple of the Ho- and horseman, is far above other humans.
Sumimoto then succeeded to the leader- sokawa clan, was also Sumimoto's Bud- He is also versed in waka [Japanese poetry]
ship of the Hosokawa family. The inscrip- dhist title; the temple no longer exists. and appreciates the moon and the wind....
tion on this portrait was added by the Sumimoto wears a type of armor Outside the citadel he takes bows and ar-
called haramaki (cats. 150,151) and a helmet

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