Shungaku Matsudaira · Fukui
Original
同豫州訪容堂僑居
Shungaku Matsudaira's Chinese-style poem, "同豫州訪容堂僑居菲才難得濟時方滿肚憂". Read the original Japanese, translation, meaning, and historical background. The relationship among the wise lords of the Bakumatsu is felt here.
Person
Lord of Fukui and one of the Four Wise Lords, involved in shogunate reform and the promotion of Hashimoto Sanai. Shungaku's presence is quieter than that of warriors, but his poems reveal the burden of judgment in a collapsing political world.
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Translation
With my poor talent I cannot easily find a way to save the age, yet sharing cups with Yodo makes a strange place feel like home.
Poetic Shape Kanshi draws on a classical Chinese poetic tradition, where restraint, allusion, and moral tension carry much of the weight. The poem sounds formal, but the pressure beneath it is personal.
Reading
The relationship among the wise lords of the Bakumatsu is felt here. Within large politics, there is the softness of wine and friendship.
Background
A poem written when Matsudaira Shungaku visited the temporary residence of Yamauchi Yodo. It portrays leading daimyo meeting in the face of national crisis. Lord of Fukui and one of the Four Wise Lords, involved in shogunate reform and the promotion of Hashimoto Sanai.
Source / Transmission Wording and readings may differ by transmission; this page treats the text as one circulated form.
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