Generations of Mitsui Family Treasures November 14, 2015 - January 23, 2016 【List of Exhibits】

Special Exhibition II Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Mitsui Bunko and the 10th Anniversary of the Mitsui Memorial Museum Generations of Mitsui Family Treasures November 14, 2015 - January 23, 2016 【List of Exhibits】

The year 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Mitsui Bunko a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, which was established as such on May 14, 1965 in Kamitakada, Nakano-ku, Tokyo. Th is year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Mitsui Memorial Museum, which saw the transfer of the Foundation’s Museum from its original site in the Mitsui Bunko Bekkan to the 7th floor of the Mitsui Main Building in Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, on October 8, 2005. To commemorate this noteworthy year, two special exhibitions are scheduled to be held at the museum, one in the spring and another during the year end/New Year’s season. The spring event was the Special Exhibition I Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Mitsui Bunko and the 10th Anniversary of the Mitsui Memorial Museum – Mitsui Culture and History, with the first half of the exhibition featuring tea ceremonyrelated masterpieces, and the second half subtitled 350 Years of Mitsui: Highlights from Japan’s Premier Collection of Business Records. It now gives us great pleasure to present Special Exhibition II Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Mitsui Bunko and the 10th Anniversary of the Mitsui Memorial Museum – Generations of Mitsui Family Treasures. This exhibition focuses on the Museum’s holdings that have been designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, displayed alongside major works that were formerly in the Mitsui collections and are now in other public and private collections, comprising a comprehensive display of treasures handed down through generations of the Mitsui family. In addition to the publication of a new edition of the Museum’s holdings, Generations of Mitsui Family Treasures: Masterpieces from the Mitsui Memorial Museum Collection, we have also prepared Generations of Mitsui Family Treasures: Supplemental Volume, a volume featuring images of works lent by other collections that were formerly in the Mitsui family collection along with expository essays. We hope that these two volumes will provide readers with a complete sense of the cultural heritage of Mitsui family as handed down through the centuries. ※ “S” for Cat.No. refers to Supplemental Volume. 【List of Exhibits】 ※ NT = National Treasure ICP = Important Cultural Property Room 1 IAO = Important Art Object Cat. No. No. Designation Title Period Collection Display 1-1 70 Bronze Vase with Dragon Handles Ming dynasty Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-12/12 1-2 68 Celadon Vase with Handles and Underglaze Peony Design Southern Song-Yuan dynasties, 13th-14th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 12/13-1/23 1-3 74 ICP Karamono Katatsuki Tea Caddy, known as "Kita no katatsuki" Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 1-4 79 Tea Caddy, known as "Sakuma mentori", Mentori-de type, Ko-Seto ware Edo period, 17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 1/14-12/27 1-5 S6 Katatsuki Tea Caddy, named "Hashi-hime", Ko-Seto ware Momoyama-Edo periods, 17th c. Private collection 1/5-1/23 1-6 87 ICP Tea Bowl, known as "Ran-tenmoku", Taihisan type Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 1-7 91 Tea Bowl, known as "Miyoshi kohiki", Kohiki type Choson dynasty, 16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-12/12 1-8 95 Tea Bowl, named "Kasumi", Totoya type Choson dynasty, 16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-12/12 1-9 S11 ICP Tea Bowl, named "Shigure", Black Raku ware, by Hon'ami Kōetsu Edo period, 17th c. Nagoya City Museum 12/13-1/23 1-10 104 ICP Tea Bowl, named "Amagumo", Black Raku ware, by Hon'ami Kōetsu Edo period, 17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 12/13-1/23 1-11 101 ICP Tea Bowl, named "Shunkan", Black Raku ware, by Chōjirō Momoyama period, 16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 1-12 S7 Tea Bowl, named "Ayame", Black Raku ware, by Chōjirō Momoyama period, 16th c. MOA Museum of Art 11/14-1/23 1-13 S8 Kiri-goki Tea Bowl, named "Yamanoi" Choson dynasty, 16th c. Private collection 11/14-1/23 1-14 S9 Kugi-bori Irabo Tea Bowl, named "Aki-no-yama" Choson dynasty, 17th c. Yuki Museum of Art 11/14-1/23 1-15 S10 Oku-gōrai Tea Bowl, named "Miyama-ji" Momoyama period, 17th c. Private collection 11/14-1/23 1-16 S12 ICP Tea Bowl with Scales Design in Overglaze Enamels, by Ninsei Edo period, 17th c. Kitamura Museum 11/14-1/23 1-17 102 ICP Tea bowl, named "Nue", Red Raku ware, by Dōnyū Edo period, 17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 Room 2 2-1 S1 NT Kokin Waka-shū Poetry Anthology, known as "Gen'ei-bon" Heian period, 1120 Tokyo National Museum 11/14-12/12 2-2 S5 NT Tenmoku Tea Bowl with Oil-spot Pattern Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th C. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka 12/13-1/23 Room 3 Detached Segment of the Kokin Waka-shū Poetry Anthology, known as "Kōya-gire", 3-1 54 Heian period, 11th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki 3-2 100 NT Tea Bowl, named "Unohana-gaki", Shino ware Momoyama period, 16th-17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 Room 4 4-1 S4 Legends of Tōshōgū-shrine, by Sumiyoshi Jokei Edo period, 17th c. Private collection 11/14-12/12 4-2 25 Monkeys on Rocks, by Mori Sosen Edo period, 18th-19th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 12/13-1/23 4-3 6 Jurakudai Castle Momoyama period, 16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 4-4 7 ICP Marriage of Tōfukumon-in to a Member of the Imperial Family Edo period, 17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 4-5 S3 ICP Lotus Pond and Waterfowl, attributed to Gu De-qian Southern Song dynasty, 13th c. Tokyo National Museum 11/14-12/27 4-6 S2 NT Kokūzō Bosatsu (Akasagarbha) Heian period, 12th c. Tokyo National Museum 11/14-11/29 4-7 1 Sixth Zen Patriarch Tearing Up A Sutra, by Liang Kai Southern Song dynasty, 13th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 12/1-12/27 4-8 2 Swallow on a Lotus, attributed to Muqi Southern Song dynasty, 13th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 12/1-12/27 4-9 5 ICP Sun, Moon, Pines and Cranes Muromachi period, 16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 1/5-1/23 4-10 48 Miao-fa-lian-hua-jing sutra, vol.7 Tang dynasty, 676 Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 4-11 50 IAO Xian-jie sutra, vol.8 Heian period, 12th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 4-12 61 ICP Text Presented to Mumu Issei, by Kurin Ch'ingmao Yuan dynasty, 1327 Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 4-13 62 ICP Document Renaming a Disciple Reichi, by Qingzhuo Zhengdong Nambokuchō period, 1336 Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 Epitaph erected in the Tang dynasty, 672 Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 4-14 40 Ji wang shengjiao xu (Song yantao ben), by Wang Xizhi Rubbing made in the Song dynasty Tang dynasty, 628-630 4-15 42 Kong zi miaotang bei, by Yu Shinan Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 Rubbing made in the Tang dynasty, sole extant rubbing Tang dynasty, 632 4-16 43 Jiuchenggong liquan ming (Hainei diyi ben), by Ouyang Xun Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 Rubbing made in the Song dynasty 4-17 51 NT Diary describing Gotoba Jōkō's Journey to Kumano, by Fujiwara no Teika Kamakura period, 1201 Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 4-18 17 Guo Ziyi, by Maruyama Ōkyo Edo period, 1775 Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 4-19 24 New Year Scene at Echigoya in Surugachō, by Torii Kiyonaga Edo period, 18th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 Room 5 5-1 55 Poem on Shikishi Paper, known as "Tsugi-shikishi", attributed to Ono no Tōfū Heian period, 10th-11th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-2 56 Poem on Shikishi Paper, known as "Sunshōan-shikishi", attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki Heian period, 11th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-3 57 Poem on Shikishi Paper, known as "Masu-shikishi", attributed to Fujiwara no Kōzei Heian period, 11th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-4 59 ICP The "Takamatsu"Album of Ancient Calligraphy Nara-Edo periods, 8th-17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-5 10 Thirty-six Female Poets, by Tosa Mitsuoki Edo period, 17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-6 198 Lacquer Box with Autumn Flowers, Boat and Moon Design in Maki-e Muromachi period, 16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-7 203 Inkstone Box and Writing Stand with Cherry Tree and Pheasants Design in Maki-e Edo period, 18th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-8 207 Crane Egg Cups with Rice and Chrysanthemums Design in Maki-e, by Shibata Zeshin Edo-Meiji periods, 19th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-9 209 Stand for a Crystal Ball with a Moon Palace Design, by Zōhiko (Nishimura Hikobē) Meiji-early Shōwa periods, 19th-20th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 213 5-10 214 Fruit,Vegetable and Shellfish-shaped Colored Ivory Sculpture, by Andō Rokuzan Meiji-early Shōwa periods, 20th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-11 240 NT Bronze Epitaph Tablet of Funa shi Ōgo 668 Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 5-12 241 ICP Map of Japanese Sea Route Edo period, 17th c. Mitsui Bunko 11/14-1/23 Room 6 6-1 Japanese Hikyaku-jō Delivery Mark Edo period Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 6-2 Japanese Etched Stamps Meiji period Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 6-3 German and Austrian Stamps 19th-20th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 Room 7 7-1 179 ICP Noh Mask, Ko-omote (Hana-no-ko-omote), attributed to Tatsuemon Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-2 181 ICP Noh Mask, Magojirō (Omokage), attributed to Magojirō Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-3 183 ICP Noh Mask, Rōjo, attributed to Himi Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-4 186 ICP Noh Mask, Hannya, attributed to Tatsuemon Momoyama period, 16th-17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-12/27 7-5 187 ICP Noh Mask, Ja Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 1/5-1/23 Room 7 Cat. No. No. Designation Title Period Collection Display 7-6 175 ICP Noh Mask, Chūjō (Hana-magari), attributed to Fukurai Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-7 173 ICP Noh Mask, Dōji, attributed to Chigusa Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-12/27 7-8 174 ICP Noh Mask, Kasshiki, attributed to Yasha Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 1/5-1/23 7-9 172 ICP Noh Mask, Fudō Muromachi-Edo periods, 14th-19th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-12/27 7-10 171 ICP Noh Mask, Shikami, attributed to Shakuzuru Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 1/5-1/23 7-11 168 ICP Noh Mask, Kiba-beshimi, attributed to Shakuzuru Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-12/27 7-12 167 ICP Noh Mask, Ō-tobide, attributed to Shakuzuru Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 1/5-1/23 7-13 166 ICP Noh Mask, Kojō (Koushi-jō), attributed to Koushi Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-14 164 ICP Noh Mask, Okina (Hakushiki-jō), attributed to Kasuga Muromachi-Momoyama periods, 14th-17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-15 165 ICP Noh Mask, Sanbasō (Kokushiki-jō), attributed to Kasuga Muromachi period, 14th-16th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-16 21 NT Pine Trees in the Snow, by Maruyama Ōkyo Edo period, 18th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-17 229 NT Tantō Sword, known as "Hyūga Masamune", by Masamune Kamakura period, 14th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-18 230 NT Tantō Sword, known as "Tokuzen-in Sadamune", by Sadamune Kamakura-Nambokuchō periods, 14th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-19 231 ICP Tachi Sword, signed "Norimune", by Norimune Heian-Kamakura periods, 12th-13th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-20 232 ICP Tachi Sword, signed "Sukezane", by Sukezane Kamakura period, 13th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-21 236 ICP Katana Sword, signed "Kunihiro", known as "Katō Kunihiro", by Kunihiro Momoyama period, 17th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23 7-22 237 ICP Naginata Sword, signed "Ichimonji" Kamakura period, 13th c. Mitsui Memorial Museum 11/14-1/23

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