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236 ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS.
No. 554.
Painted in black upon one of the pages of an oribon,
entitled Sanju Roku Kasen, containing thirty-six leaves, upon
each of which is painted in gold and colours the portrait
of a poet or poetess of ancient times the grounds of the
;
portraits are clouded with gold, and opposite each is written
an ode composed by the poet depicted. To-sa, Sa-kon no
Sho-gen, Mitsu-oki hitsusu. Painted by Mitsuoki Tosa, Sakon
no Shogen. Mitsuoki was a distinguished member of the Tosa
family, who lived during the period of Manji, 1658 to
1661 A.D., and was honoured by the Mikado with the title of
Sakon no Shogen. This work, which is a perfect example
of the Tosa school of painting, is preserved in the Bowes
Collection.
No. 555.
An abbreviation of the title of Sakon no Shogen. Shogen,
the seal of Mitsuoki Tosa, stamped in red upon each of
the paintings referred to above.
