GAMO UJISATO
蒲生氏郷
Gano Hida-no-kami Ujisato was Oda Nobunaga's son-in law.
蒲生飛騨守氏郷は織田信長の家臣の一人でした。
In his early years he studied Confucian and Buddhist philosophy under Nankwa Osho, and Japanese poetry under Sanjo-nishi Ufu, Soyo and Shoba, while for Cha-no-yu he be became a disciple of Rikyu and gave himself up to it with such enthusiasm that he promised to be one of the greatest authorities.
若い頃は儒教や仏教をＮａｎｋｗａ和尚より指導を受け、和歌をＳａｎｊｏ−ｎｉｓｈｉ ＵｆｕやＳｏｙｏ、Ｓｈｏｂａに師事しました。茶の湯は利休の弟子となり、熱中し茶道の達人の一人に数えられています。
But Saito Kuranosuke Toshikazu, the father of Kasuga-no-Tsubone, had little use for such things, and many times he rebuked Ujisato for wasting his time on useless accomplishments.
しかし、春日局の父である斉藤倉之助利三が彼に対し、道楽に時間を費やすのは良くないと注意をしていました。
“A soldier should not allow anything to interfere with his profession,” he declared emphatically ; but Ujisato would not listen.
「武士たる者、武功を妨げる何事も許されず！」と強く言って聞かせましたが、氏郷は聞かぬふりを決め込んでいたそうです。
Some time after this Ujisato too part in the siege of the castle of Kwannonji under Nobunaga, and Saito Kuranosuke rode over to where he was stationed and gave him such good advice as to how to ambush and take in flank a strong party of the enemy who sallied out from the castle and attacked the besiegers, that he defeated the attempt with heavy loss and received great praise from Nobunaga, who presented him with a valuable sword by Kunitoshi.
それからしばらくして、氏郷は信長の命により観音寺城攻めに参加しました。斉藤倉之助が大将で、氏郷に対し城内の兵士達が城から突撃を仕掛けて来た時の側面攻撃の方法を指示し、結果そうなり、彼は壮絶な戦いに勝利し、信長から“国俊の刀”を報償として受け取る事となりました。
He therefore reflected that there was much truth in what Saito said, and gave himself up whole-heartedly to a military career.
斉藤大将の指示をきちんと聞き実行した事を評価され、武功を上げる事が出来ました。
And with such success that he became Lord of Aizu with an income of a million koku.
そして、会津一万石の大名に出世します。
But he did not give up Cha-no-yu altogether, and even with the little spare time he gave to it he was good enough to be reckoned among the ‘Seven Disciples' of Rikyu.
それでも茶の湯は続け、‘利休七哲'の一人に数えられるようになりました。
Kasuga-no-Tsubone was the foster-mother of the Shogun Iemitsu and most influential figure at his Court.
春日局は将軍家光の乳母、その大奥を統率した事で有名。
The ‘Seven Disciples' were Oda Yuraku, Hosokawa Sansai Tadaoki, Gamo Hida-no-kami Ujisato, Araki Settu-no-kami Murashige, Seta Kamon Masatada, Shibayama Kenmotsu, and Takayama Ukon Tomoyuki.
Or Mitsunari.
利休七哲は織田有楽、細川三齋忠興、蒲生飛騨守氏郷、荒木摂津守村重、瀬田掃部正忠、芝山監物そして高山右近友祥。