Nijo Yoshimoto
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, son of regent Nijō Michihira
, was a Japanese kugyō
(court noble), waka
poet
and renga
master of the early Muromachi period
(1336–1573).
Yoshimoto's wife gave birth to Nijō Moroyoshi
. With another woman he had sons Nijō Morotsugu
and Ichijō Tsunetsugu
.
and renga from Gusai and Kyūsei. He regarded himself primarily as a waka poet; and he authored several treatises on the subject. It is for renga that he is best known. By the age of thirty, he was regarded as an authority on the subject. He authored a number of books including:, a text on renga poetics, the first edited collection of renga, general discourse on renga in question-answer style, a discussion of renga style; co-authored with Ton'a, a text on renga rules, a treatise on waka poetics
is unknown, but it is believed that Nijō Yoshimoto had a hand in its writing. The book is a Japanese historical tale describing events understood to have occurred between 1368 and 1376.
Nijo Michihira
, son of regent Nijō Kanemoto, was a Japanese kugyō of the late Kamakura period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1316 to 1318 and from 1327 to 1330. He married a daughter of Nijō Morotada and a daughter of Saionji 公顕...
, was a Japanese kugyō
Kugyo
is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. The kugyō was broadly divided into two groups: the , comprising the Chancellor of the Realm, the Minister of the Left, and the Minister of the Right; and the , comprising the...
(court noble), waka
Waka (poetry)
Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and renga
Renga
' is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry. A renga consists of at least two or stanzas, usually many more. The opening stanza of the renga, called the , became the basis for the modern haiku form of poetry....
master of the early Muromachi period
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
(1336–1573).
Yoshimoto's wife gave birth to Nijō Moroyoshi
Nijo Moroyoshi
, son of regent Nijō Yoshimoto, was a Japanese kugyō of the early Muromachi period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1369 to 1375. His wife gave birth to two sons; both were later adopted by his father Yoshimoto.-References:...
. With another woman he had sons Nijō Morotsugu
Nijo Morotsugu
, son of regent Nijō Yoshimoto, was a Japanese kugyō of the Muromachi period . He held a regent position kampaku three times from 1379 to 1382, from 1388 to 1394 and from 1398 to 1399. He was the father of Nijō Mitsumoto and Nijō Motonori.-References:...
and Ichijō Tsunetsugu
Ichijo Tsunetsugu
, son of Nijō Yoshimoto and adopted son of regent Tsunemichi, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Muromachi period . He held a regent position kampaku three times from 1394 to 1398, from 1399 to 1408 and from 1410 to 1418. He married a daughter of Takatsukasa Fuyumichi, and the couple had...
.
Career as government official
Yoshimoto held the regent position of kampaku three times (from 1346 to 1347, from 1363 to 1367, and in 1388), and that of sesshō twice (from 1382 to 1388, and in 1388).- 1381 (EitokuEitokuwas a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kōryaku and before Shitoku. This period spanned the years from February 1381 to February 1384...
1, 7th month): Yoshimoto is made Daijō Daijin. - 1387 (KakeiKakeiKakei was a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Shitoku and before Kōō. This period spanned the years from August 1387 to February 1389...
1, 1st month): Yoshimoto is deprived of his position as daijō daijin. - 1388 (Kakei 2, 6th month): Yoshitomo dies at age 69; and his son Nijō MorotsuguNijo Morotsugu, son of regent Nijō Yoshimoto, was a Japanese kugyō of the Muromachi period . He held a regent position kampaku three times from 1379 to 1382, from 1388 to 1394 and from 1398 to 1399. He was the father of Nijō Mitsumoto and Nijō Motonori.-References:...
succeeds him with the title of kampaku.
Scholar-poet
Yoshimoto learned waka from Ton'aTon'a
, also spelled as Tonna; lay name – Nikaidō Sadamune 二階堂貞宗. A Japanese Buddhist poet, student of Nijō Tameyo 二条為世. Ton'a took a tonsure at Enryaku-ji Temple, but was later associated with the Ji sect 時宗 . He looked up to Saigyō's poetic genius...
and renga from Gusai and Kyūsei. He regarded himself primarily as a waka poet; and he authored several treatises on the subject. It is for renga that he is best known. By the age of thirty, he was regarded as an authority on the subject. He authored a number of books including:, a text on renga poetics, the first edited collection of renga, general discourse on renga in question-answer style, a discussion of renga style; co-authored with Ton'a, a text on renga rules, a treatise on waka poetics
Historian
The author of MasukagamiMasukagami
is a Japanese historical tale written in the early Muromachi period believed to be between 1368 to 1376. The author is not known but is believed to be Nijō Yoshimoto. It is the last of four works of mirror series and follow most recent events....
is unknown, but it is believed that Nijō Yoshimoto had a hand in its writing. The book is a Japanese historical tale describing events understood to have occurred between 1368 and 1376.