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The Eisei Bunko Collection The Eisei Bunko Collection Eisei Bunko Museum was established in 1950 by Moritatsu, the 16th head of the Hosokawa family that formerly ruled over the vast Higo-Kumamoto domain and was authorized as a public interest incorporated foundation in December 2009. Moritatsu’s intention was to preserve and carry out research of his own art collection as well as the numerous artworks and historical materials that were handed down through the family for generations. The name “Eisei” is a combination of “Ei” of Eigen-an and “Sei” of Seiryuji (Shoryuji) Castle, both deeply connected to the history of the family. Eigen-an is a sub-temple of the Kyoto Kenninji, where successive generations from Hosokawa Yoriari (1332-91), the founder of the clan and a military commander during the Nanbokucho period, to Mototsune (1482-1554) are buried. Shoryuji Castle was the residence of Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai 1534-1610), who is revered as the first generation of the modern line of the Hosokawa family. Eisei Bunko Museum is located in a verdant area of Mejirodai in Bunkyo-ku, where visitors can enjoy the traditional landscape of Musashino. The suburban residence of the Hosokawa family was formerly located in this area, and the museum building had been previously used as “kaseijo” (administrative office) before renovation in the early Showa period. The museum holds nearly 94,000 items of artworks and documents related to the 700 year history of the Hosokawa family and Moritatsu’s private art collection including 8 National Treasures and 32 Important Cultural Properties. The collection consists of various objects such as arms and armor, textiles, paintings, calligraphic works, ceramics, lacquer works, sculptures, historical documents, and modern Japanese paintings, and is highly appreciated as a valuable historical resource worldwide. Research and studies of the collection continue to be carried on today with certain objects entrusted to Kumamoto University (about 58,000 items) and Keio University (about 28,000 items). EISEI BUNKO MUSEUM Address 1-1-1 Mejiro-dai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Telephone 03-3941-0850 http://www.eiseibunko.com/ Directions From Mejiro Station (JR): Take 白(shiro) 61 bus bound for Shinjuku Station West Exit to Mejirodai 3chome bus stop and walk for 5 minutes. From Zoshigaya Station F10 (Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line): Take 白(shiro) 61 bus bound for Shinjuku Station West Exit to Mejirodai 3chome bus stop and walk for 5 minutes. From Waseda Station (Toei Streetcar Arakawa Line): Walk for 10 minutes. From Edogawabashi Station Y12 (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line): Walk for 15 minutes from 1a Exit. From Waseda Station T04 (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line): Walk for 15 minutes from 3a Exit. Winter Exhibition 2017 Kumamoto University Eisei Bunko Research Center 10th Anniversary Exhibition Hosokawa family and the age of “Tenkataihei” ―Forty years after the Battle of Sekigahara Previously unreleased materials and newly discovered documents are on display. Modern Japan enjoyed a long period of peace and social stability for more than 200 years. The history of Japan and the Asian world would have been completely different if any wars against other countries or civil wars had taken place during the time. It has been one of the major subjects in the study of Japanese history what caused this unparalleled era of peace called “Tenkataihei” and how it was maintained. Tadaoki (1563-1646) and Tadatoshi (1586-1641), the second and the third generation of the Hosokawa family, both took the leading position in the age when the country was experiencing dramatic shift from war to peace. This exhibition explores the unsolved problems behind the establishment of “Tenkataihei” through abundant historical documents about Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s unification of Japan, the Battle of Sekigahara, Hosokawa family’s relocation to Kyushu, and the Shimabara Amakusa Rebellion. Vassals of the Hosokawa clan such as Doke Sakon and Tsukiyama Hyogo and their unique achievements were also brought into light by the documents newly and unintentionally discovered after the earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture last year. From this most substantial daimyo (feudal lord) collection, we hope you will receive a spirited impression of the Hosokawa family and the people of the domain that survived the turbulent times. About Kumamoto University Eisei Bunko Research Center: Almost 58,000 historical documents of Eisei Bunko are entrusted to Kumamoto University Library. They are valuable sources for studies of Japanese history, including “Hosokawa family documents” such as formal records of the family in the leadership positon of the Muromachi shogunate and letters from Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, the three great conquerors of Japan, and “Domain documents”, the records kept while the family controlled over the Kumamoto domain. Kumamoto University Eisei Bunko Research Center was set up in 2009 to facilitate further study of the collection and to promote the cultural development of the region, and is going to celebrate its 10th anniversary in April 2018. Period: Saturday, December 9, 2017 – Sunday, January 28, 2018 Hours: 10:00 am to 4:30pm (last entry 4:00pm) Closed: Mondays except January 8, 2018 Closed on December 25, 2017 to January 5, 2018 and January 9 Admission fees: Adults: 800(700) yen Adults 70 and over: 600(500) yen High school and College Students: 400 yen *( ) indicate prices for those in groups of 10 or more. Free admission for Middle school students or younger Disability Certificate holder and one extra person accompanying him/her Winter Exhibition 2017 Kumamoto University Eisei Bunko Research Center 10th Anniversary Exhibition Hosokawa family and the age of “Tenkataihei”―Forty years after the Battle of Sekigahara Eisei Bunko Museum 9 December 2017 - 28 January 2018 No. Title Artist/Writer Date/Period Collection ⅠTadaoki, Tadatoshi and the civil war in 1600 (Keicho5) 1 From the Battle of Sekigahara to the transfer to Kyushu 1 Portrait of Hosokawa Sansai (Tadaoki) Inscription by Kenei Sotan Dated 1670 (Kanbun10) Eisei Bunko Museum 2 Portrait of Hosokawa Tadatoshi Inscription by Takuan Soho Dated 1644 (Kanei21) Eisei Bunko Museum Important Cultural Property Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Dated 1588 (Tensyo16), the 8th month, 3 Written pledge with a blood-seal by to Kumamoto 27th day Shimazu Ryuhaku (Yoshihisa) University Library) Important Cultural Property Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Letter Dated 1593 (Bunroku2), the 2nd month, 4 to Kumamoto with official vermillion seal of Toyotomi 9th day University Library) Hideyoshi Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted 5 Scene of hunting Attributed to Kano Sanraku Momoyama period, 17th century to Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art) Gusoku Armor with chestnut leather-wrapped lames, dark Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted 6 blue cord lacing and left tasse laced in red Edo period, 19th century to Kumamoto Prefectural (Sansai style) Museum of Art) Worn by Hosokawa Naritatsu Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Saddle 7 Edo period, 18th century to Kumamoto Prefectural with design of flower cart in makie Museum of Art) Saddle Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted 8 with thunderbolt crests in gold and silver Edo period, 17th century to Kumamoto Prefectural makie Museum of Art) Saddle Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted 9 with design of arrow feathers in makie on Edo period, 19th century to Kumamoto Prefectural nashiji ground Museum of Art) Saddle and Stirrups Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted 10 with design of canes and turtles in makie Edo period, 19th century to Kumamoto Prefectural on nashiji ground Museum of Art) Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Letter Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 7th month, 11 to Kumamoto Written by Hosokawa Tadaoki 9th day University Library) Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Letter Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 8th month, 12 to Kumamoto Written by Hosokawa Tadaoki 1st day University Library) Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Letter Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 9th month, 13 to Kumamoto Written by Hosokawa Tadaoki 8th day University Library) Letter Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 9th month, 14 Eisei Bunko Museum Written by Tokugawa Hidetada 24th day Important Cultural Property Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 10th month, 15 Letter to Kumamoto 23th day Written by Hosokawa Yusai University Library) Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Letter Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 11th month, 16 to Kumamoto Written by Hosokawa Tadaoki 28th day University Library) ⅠTadaoki, Tadatoshi and the civil war in 1600 (Keicho5) 2 Vasssals of Tadaoki and Tadatoshi―Doke documents and newly discovered documents of Tsukiyama family― Written pledge with a blood-seal by Dated 1605 (Keicho10), the 7th month, Kumamoto University Library 17 Hosokawa Tadatoshi; addressed to Doke 8th day （Doke family documents） Denzaburo Reproduction: Written pledge with a blood-seal by 18 Dated 2016 Kumamoto University Library Hosokawa Tadatoshi; addressed to Doke Denzaburo Eisei Bunko Museum (Entrusted Document of order Dated 1638 (Kanei15), the 1st month, 19 to Kumamoto from Nagaoka Matsui Okinaga 15th day University Library) private collection（Tsukiyama 20 Genealogy of Tsukiyama Yokuro Dated 1777 (Anei6), the 2nd month family documents） Letter Dated 1631(Kanei8), the 11th month, 5th private collection（Tsukiyama 21 Written by Hosokawa Sansai; addressed day family documents） to Tsukiyama Hyogo Letter Dated 1634 (Kanei11), the 1st month, private collection（Tsukiyama 22 Written by Hosokawa Tadatoshi; 5th day family documents） addressed to Tsukiyama Hyogo Letter Dated 1631 (Kanei8), the 5th month, private collection（Tsukiyama
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