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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various objects such as arms and armor, textiles, paintings, calligraphic works, ceramics, lacquer works, sculptures, historical documents, and modern Japanese paintings, and is highly appreciated as a valuable historical resource worldwide.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).

Autumn Exhibition 2017

Sliding panel paintings by Hasegawa Tohaku from Tenjuan, Nanzenji Organized by Eisei Bunko Museum and The Asahi Shimbun Company

30 September – 26 November 2017 TermⅠ: 30 September – 29 October TermⅡ: 31 October – 26 November All the paintings displayed in the fourth floor room are changed after TermⅠ.

This exhibition presents the complete series of 32 slide panel paintings by Hasegawa Tohaku (1539-1610)

that originally decorated hojo (abbot’s chamber) of Tenjuan, Nanzenji. Tenjuan is a historical sub-temple of Nanzenji

erected in 1340 (Keio 3) as the burial place of Mukanfumon, the founder of Nanzenji. It had long been dilapidated

after the Onin War (1467-1477) before it was rebuilt in 1602 (Keicho 7) with the support of Hosokawa Yusai (1534-

1610). The main gate and hojo have remained virtually unchanged since then. The sliding panel paintings of the hojo

depicting “Four Sages of Mount Shang”, “Zen Patriarchs” and “Cranes in Pine Trees” are designated as Important

Cultural Property. They are later works of Hasegawa Tohaku, a well-known painter during Azuchi Momoyama period

(the latter half of the 16th century) who was patronized by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Sen no Rikyu, and the paintings

of Tenjuan indicate that he also worked for the Hosokawa family.

Hosokawa Yusai was regarded as a fierce warrior as well as a cultural elite of his era. We hope that the

display of the entire set of Tenjuan’s panel paintings and special exhibits such as “Tohaku Gasetsu” (Tohaku’s

Theories on Painting) by Nittsu and “Portrait of Gyokuho Joso” by Hasegawa Tohaku, will motivate visitors to learn

more about the close connection between Tenjuan and Hosokawa Yusai and to appreciate the rich social relationship

which he cultivated.

Opening hours 10:00 am to 4:30pm (last entry 4:00pm) Closed on Mondays（Exceptions: open on 9 October and closed on 10 October）

Admission fees Adults: 1000 (900) yen Adults 70 and over: 800 (700) yen High school and College Students: 400 yen *( ) indicate prices for those in groups of 10 or more. Repeat visitor with a ticket stub of the exhibition gets a discount of 100 yen per ticket. (This applies to full-price Adult, Senior and Student tickets only.) Free admission for Middle school students or younger Disability Certificate holder and one extra person accompanying him/her

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.

List of WorksImportant Cultural PropertySliding panel paintings by Hasegawa Tohaku from Tenjuan, NanzenjiTenjuan Temple and aesthetic taste of Hosokawa Yusai30 September – 26 November 2017 (TermⅠ: 30 September – 29 October, TermⅡ: 31 October – 26 November)

TermⅠ TermⅡ DesignationICP(Important Cultural Property)

Title Artist/Writer/Compiler Date/Period Collection

4thFloor

〇 1 ICP Portrait of Hosokawa Yusai (Fujitaka)Portrait of Lady Hosokawa (Wife of Yusai)

Dated 1612（Keicho 17), the 4thmonthDated 1618（Genna 4), the 11thmonth

Tenjuan temple

〇 2 ICP Zen Patriarchs Hasegawa Tohaku Dated 1602 (Keicho7) Tenjuan temple〇 3 ICP Four Sages of Mount Shang Hasegawa Tohaku Dated 1602 (Keicho7) Tenjuan temple〇 4 ICP Cranes in Pine Trees Hasegawa Tohaku Dated 1602 (Keicho7) Tenjuan temple

〇 5 ICP Tohaku Gasetsu (Tohaku's Theories onPainting)

Nittsu Momoyama period, 16th century Honpoji temple

〇 6 Portrait of Gyokuho Joso Hasegawa Tohaku Dated 1609 (Keicho14) Kotoin temple

3rdFloor

Yusai and Ashikaga Yoshiaki

〇〇 7 National TreasureSaddlewith horned owl and oak design in mother-of-pearl inlay

13th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 8 Black lacquered akoda gourd shaped helmet with32 stripes Edo period, 17-18century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 9 Mounting for Tachi (Long Sword)covered with leather

Momoyama period, 17th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 10 ICP Sword Guardwith Kasugano plain design Kaneie Muromachi period, 16th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 11 ICP Sword Guardwith Bishamonten (Vaisravana) figure Kaneie Muromachi period, 16th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 12 Kojitsujojoki (Rules and customs of theMuromachi Shogunate)

Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) Dated 1566 (Eiroku 9), the 11thmonth

Eisei Bunko Museum(Entrusted to KumamotoUniversity Library)

Section 1: Tenjuan Temple and Hosokawa YusaiThe complete series of 32 slide panel paintings (Important Cultural Property) by Hasegawa Tohaku from Tenjuan, Nanzenji, the family temple of the Hosokawa, and special exhibits of“Tohaku Gasetsu” (Important Cultural Property) from Honpoji by Nittsu and “Portrait of Gyokuho Joso" from Kotoin by Hasegawa Tohaku are displayed in this section.

Section 2: Hosokawa Yusai as a Sengoku warrior and a cultural leaderYusai was known as a courageous warrior and also as a master of the poetic and Noh tradition. This section focuses on Yusai’s various talents by presenting the records of hisaccomplishments.


Title Artist/Writer/Compiler Date/Period Collection3rdFloor Yusai and Oda Nobunaga

〇〇 13 ICP Letterwith the seal of Oda Nobunaga

Dated 1573 (Genki 4), the 2ndmonth, 26th day


〇〇 14 Map of the Nishinooka Territory, YamashiroProvince Edo period, 19th century


〇〇 15 Map of the Tango Province Edo period, 19th centuryEisei Bunko Museum(Entrusted to KumamotoUniversity Library)

〇〇 16 Waka Poem Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) 1580 (Tensho 8), the 8th month Eisei Bunko Museum

17 ICP Letterwith the seal of Oda Nobunaga

Dated 1574 (Tensho 2), the 7thmonth, 29th day








Yusai and Toyotomi Hideyoshi

〇〇 20 ICP Record of a feudal grant from Hashiba Hideyoshi Dated 1586 (Tensho14), the 4thmonth, 1st day


〇〇 21 ICP List of feudal grants from Hashiba Hideyoshi Dated 1586 (Tensho14), the 4thmonth, 1st day


〇〇 22 Travel Record of the Kyushu Road Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) Dated 1587 (Tensho 15)Eisei Bunko Museum(Entrusted to KumamotoUniversity Library)

Yusai and poetry

〇〇 23 Nakae-senku (Verses from the thousand-verse linked poem gathering at Nakae)

Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) Dated 1556 (Kouji 2), the 8thmonth


〇〇 24 Renga-no-sho (Book on Renga style poems) Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) Dated 1557 (Kouji 3), the 2ndmonth



Title Artist/Writer/Compiler Date/Period Collection3rdFloor 〇〇 25 Shumyoshu (Collection of poems by Hosokawa

Yusai)Asukai Masaaki 1671 (Kanbun 11) Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 26 Fan shaped paper with a poem and autumnplants design Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) Momoyama-Edo period, 16th-17th

century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 27 Fan shaped paper with a poem Hosokawa Jako Momoyama-Edo period, 16th-17thcentury Eisei Bunko Museum

Yusai and Noh

〇〇 28 Tango-Hosokawa-Nohbangumi (Koraibanzuke )(Record of Noh ceremonies in Tango)

Momoyama period, 16th centuryEisei Bunko Museum(Entrusted to KumamotoUniversity Library)

〇〇 29 Taikohidensho (A book of secret techniques ofNoh percussion)

Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) 1593 (Bunroku 2), the 7th monthEisei Bunko Museum(Entrusted to KumamotoUniversity Library)

〇〇 30 ICP LetterWritten by Hosokawa Yusai Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) Momoyama period, 16th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 31 Noh Flute "Yaegiku" Muromachi period, 16th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 32 Noh Flute case with waves and plovers design inmakie

Edo period Eisei Bunko Museum

2ndFloor

〇〇 33 Shimogakari five chant book Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) 1575 (Tensho 3), the 2th month Eisei Bunko Museum〇〇 34 Noh Mask Juroku type Deme Mitsunaga (Kogenkyu) Edo period, 17th century Eisei Bunko Museum〇〇 35 Noh Mask Choreibeshimi type Deme Mitsushige (Genkyu) Edo period, 17th-18th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 36 Noh Mask Ko-omote typeKodama Mitsumasa(Tenkaichi-Omi) Edo period, 17th-18th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 37 Noh Mask Shishiguchi type Kodama Yoshimitsu Edo period, 18th century Eisei Bunko Museum〇〇 38 Noh Mask Yorimasa type Deme Yoshimitsu (Kogenri) Edo period, 17th-18th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 39 Noh Mask Buaku typeYamato Masamori (Tenkaichi-Yamato) Edo period, 17th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 40 Noh Mask Kasshiki typeDeme Mitsuyasu (Tenkaichi-Yukan) Edo period, 17th century Eisei Bunko Museum

〇〇 41 Noh Mask Fukai type Deme Yasuhisa (Yusui) Edo period, 18th century Eisei Bunko Museum

Section 3: Noh tradition handed down in the Hosokawa familyHighly regarded as an excellent Noh percussion player, Yusai inspired later generations of the Hosokawa family to value the culture of Noh. This section traces the lineage of the Noh maskcraftsmen of the Edo period through masks from the Hosokawa collection.

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