②和歌の家系の『東氏一族』
Tō Clan and Waka
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『東氏』は、下総国（現在の千葉県北部）を治める豪族・千葉氏の一族でした。『東氏初代当主・胤頼（たねより）』は千葉常胤（つねたね）の六男で、源頼朝（みなもとのよりとも）の挙兵の際に加勢したことから将軍家の信頼を得て、その後、私的な交流を深めていきました。もともと文武両道で、とくに「文」に秀でた家系だったのでしょう。将軍家が開く歌会にたびたび参加したことで、その才能が花開きます。『2代目・重胤（しげたね）』は、「小倉百人一首」で有名な歌人・藤原定家（ふじわらのさだいえ）流の和歌を学んで、「和歌の家系」の基礎をつくったとされており、その後『東氏』は、代々、和歌の名人を輩出してきました。
◎「東氏記念館」もご覧ください。
◎「東氏記念館」もご覧ください。
The Tō Clan was part of the Chiba Clan, a powerful family that governed Shimōsa Province (now the northern part of Chiba Prefecture). Taneyori, the first head of the Tō Clan, was the sixth son of Chiba Tsunetane. He assisted Minamoto no Yoritomo (the founder of the Kamakura shogunate) in raising an army and gained the trust of the shogun. From then on, Yoritomo and Taneyori had a deep, personal relationship.
The Tō Clan excelled in both literary and military arts. Their literary talents blossomed through frequent participation in the poetry contests held by the shogun's family. At the time, waka poetry (a 31-syllable form of verse that was the most prominent in the premodern era) was very important politically, and military leaders and the imperial court often held poetry contests and gatherings. The second head of the Tō Clan, Shigetane, learned waka poetry in the style of Fujiwara no Teika. Teika is famous for the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (an anthology of one hundred waka by one hundred poets). Shigetane laid the foundation for the Tō Clan to produce waka masters for generations.
◦ Please also see the Tōshi Memorial Museum in the Kokin Denju Field Museum complex.
The Tō Clan excelled in both literary and military arts. Their literary talents blossomed through frequent participation in the poetry contests held by the shogun's family. At the time, waka poetry (a 31-syllable form of verse that was the most prominent in the premodern era) was very important politically, and military leaders and the imperial court often held poetry contests and gatherings. The second head of the Tō Clan, Shigetane, learned waka poetry in the style of Fujiwara no Teika. Teika is famous for the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (an anthology of one hundred waka by one hundred poets). Shigetane laid the foundation for the Tō Clan to produce waka masters for generations.
◦ Please also see the Tōshi Memorial Museum in the Kokin Denju Field Museum complex.