Antique Japanese Edo Period Painting by Kumazawa Banzan
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Banzan was born in Kyoto to a samurai family without a specific allegiance to any feudal lord. In his youth, at the age of sixteen, he entered the service of Ikeda Mitsumasa (1609-1682) the Confucian-minded daimyo of the Okayama domain (Bizen). He was celebrated as one of the so called "enlightened rulers" of his generation. But Banzan left Mitsumasa's service four years later. Beginning in the autumn of 1641, he studied for some six months under the direct supervision of Nakae Toju (1608-1648) in Omi (Shiga). And re-entered Mitsumasa's service in 1645. Banzan became a chief minister and launched a successful reform program. His increasing fame bred resentment, however, and he was attacked by conservatives who eventually forced him to resign in 1656. He then taught and wrote.
"Eat rice porridge and sit comfortably for a while. A frugal life is also good".
A poem by Lou You (1125-1210) whose pen name was "The Old Man Who Does as He Pleases". He was among the most prolific of Chinese poets, having left behind a collection of close to ten thousand poems as well as miscellaneous prose writings. His poetry, often characterized by an intense patriotism, is also notable for its recurrent expression of a carefree enjoyment of life.
The scroll is signed on the left "Shigeyama". Kumazawa changed his last name to Shigeyama in 1660, Banzan is the Sino-Japanese reading of Shigeyama.
Lu You (1125-1210) whose pen name was "The Old Man Who Does as He Pleases", was among the most prolific of Chinese poets, having left behind a collection of close to ten thousand poems as well as miscellaneous prose writings. His poetry, often characterized by an intense patriotism, is also notable for its recurrent expression of a carefree enjoyment of life.
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Antique Japanese Edo Period Painting by Kumazawa Banzan
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