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EXHIBITION SCHEDULE Spring Special Exhibition


Special Exhibition Spring 2002 Treasures of the Hosokawa Clan from the Eisei Bunko Museum
Saturday, April 6 through Sunday, May 19, 2002

This exhibition of 190 artworks collected by the Hosokawa Clan includes four Japanese National Treasures and 21 Important Cultural Properties. This prominent collection has been kept together for generations. Hosokawa Moritatsu has skillfully selected pieces for this exhibition, the collection’s largest to date.
*Certain displays will be changed during the exhibition.
Chinese Art  
Seated Bodhisattva with One Leg Pendant
Seated Bodhisattva with One Leg Pendant
  Oukastone
Northern Wei Dynasty (early 6th century)
Important Cultural Property
Mirror with Hunting Motif in Gold and Silver
Mirror with Hunting Motif in Gold and Silver
  Excavated at Luoyang
Diameter 17.5 cm
Warring States Period
National Treasure
Vase with Peony Design
 
Vase with Peony Design
  Cizhou ware
Song Dynasty (11-12th centuries)
Height 40.2 cm
Body diameter 19.8 cm
Base diameter 9.4 cm
Important Cultural Property
Tea Ceremony  

Letter Written by Oda Nobunaga

Letter Written by Oda Nobunaga
  Hanging scroll, ink on paper
1577
Height 29 cm, length 45.8 cm
Important Cultural Property
Black Raku Tea Bowl, known as “Otsugozen”
Black Raku Tea Bowl, known as “Otsugozen”
  By Chôjirô
Momoyama Period
Height 8.2 cm
Diameter of mouth 10.8 cm
Base Diameter 5.0 cm
Important Art Object
      Circle
Circle
  By Hakuin
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Edo Period (18th century)
Height 46.8 cm, length 55.6 cm
Applied Arts and Paintings  
  The Retired Life of Zen Priest Bukei
The Retired Life of Zen Priest Bukei
  By Sengai
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Edo Period
Height 130.8 cm, width 51.2 cm
 
Cormorant
Cormorant
  By Miyamoto Musashi
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
c. 1640-1645
Height 119.5 cm, width 56.5 cm
Important Cultural Property
  Kataginu Kyôgen Costume with Radish and Mallet Design

Kataginu Kyôgen Costume with Radish and Mallet Design
  Edo Period
Length 74.0 cm, width 68.2 cm
Saddle with Ivy and Poem Design
Saddle with Ivy and Poem Design
  Kamakura Period
Height: front 30.0 cm, back 35.0 cm; length 43.0 cm
National Treasure


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