Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Setsubun, the day before spring, the turning point from winter to spring, has passed.

I think there are many people who have driven away demons in bean-throwing ceremony, turned to Eho, and ate a single thick sushi roll to wish sound health.

　

Now, next is the time of the peach festival in Hinamatsuri on March 3rd, which is held to pray for the health and happiness of girls.

At the Mitsui Museum of Art, as usual, during the period when the "Mitsui Family's Hina-sama" was capitalized in Kyoto (Heian-kyo 794-1868), it was mainly decorated from Hina doll to Meiji period, which was sold here at 10 shops in Nihonbashi (now around 3-chome Muromachi).

Although not shown in the photo here, the sight of a set of chicks displayed on the hinadan reminds us of the elegant court of the Heian period. If you look at this, it may be an opportunity to regain the tranquility of your mind.

　　

In addition, tea utensils are also on display, and the Rakuchawan has a pleasant shape to watch at any time.

Noh costumes, Noh masks, frowned women in the Muromachi period, etc., lieutenant, and scarlet masks are on display.

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1 "Uchi-Uchi-Uchi-Hina" made by the third generation Oki Hirazo

1895 (1895) Collection of the Mitsui Memorial Museum
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2 "Plum bowl crest, Dotakaba crest Makie chick tool (Kagamidate, mirror box)"

Collection of the 19th Century Mitsui Memorial Museum
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3 "Tatehina"

Edo period, 1815 (1815) Collection of Mitsui Memorial Museum
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4 "Jirozaemon Hina" from Eisai Nidai

Collection of the 20th Century Mitsui Memorial Museum from Meiji to Taisho eras
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5 "Uchi-back chicks (female chicks)" made by the fifth generation Oki Hirazo　

1934 (1934) Collection of the Mitsui Memorial Museum
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6 "Uchiura Hina" 1895 (1895) Made by 5th Oki Hirazo　

1934 (1934) Collection of the Mitsui Memorial Museum
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7 "Uchi-Uchi-Uchihina" made by Oki Hirazo, the fourth generation　

1900 (1900) Collection at the Mitsui Memorial Museum
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8 "Bedow" Tangweave pattern thick plate　

Meiji period Mitsui Memorial Museum
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Each image is owned by the Mitsui Memorial Museum. Secondary use is strictly prohibited.

　

 

 

Ahead of the Year of the Dog in 2018, at the end of 2017 of the Year of the Rooster, we have enjoyed many bird artworks.

　
There are many congratulatory crane paintings, especially the Hizuki Matsuzuru-zu folding screen of the Muromachi period, which is perfect for the large Shoin-style or sukiya-style mansion at that time.

　

In addition, 63 kinds of birds are precisely drawn in 17 meters, a volume of 46 birds of the Edo period, a volume of 46 birds. I don't think it's as if it's a modern picture book. It seems to have been painted by a Kyoto man named Shiko Watanabe of Rinpa who studied under Kourin Ogata over 24 years, including grayheaded cuckoo, Sparrows, Japanese tit, Hibari, Hibari, Hibari, Hibari, Hibari, varied tit, dusky thrush, Kazura, Starlings, Shigi and herons. It can be seen that the beauty of Japan has been made over hundreds of years.

　

Another figure is the famous "Taro Hachiman Yoshiyazu", Yoshiie Minamotono, the ancestor of Minamoto no Yoritomo, said, "When I lie down in Hyono, I break the goose line" when I saw the flock of goes being disturbed, when I learned that there was a disguise.

　

Now, if you go somewhere deep green or mountains, you will not be able to meet these birds. I hope that the world will become brighter with the principles of coexistence with nature, self-interest and others.

Finally, the figure of Seven Lucky Gods was displayed. It is a figure of the gods of India, China, and Japan together, often on a treasure ship, but this picture also depicts birds on land. Bensaiten, Vaisravana, Fukurokuju, Kotobuki, Hotei, Ebisu and Daikoku.

　

I wish you 2018 a good year for you.

(In addition, the national treasure Oukyo Maruyama “Yukimatsu-zu folding screen” will be on display from 1/4 to 2/4 next year.)

　　

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1 Color picture chicken Hitoshi Kaai

Former storehouse of the 17th century Kihoku Mitsui family in Edo period

　

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2 by Yoken Fujimura Yoshi Sotetsu Nakamura (first generation)

Edo period, 1687 (1687) Muromachi Mitsui Family Old Storehouse

　

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3 Important cultural property Akaraku bowl Mei Nue Rakudo

Edo period, 17th century Muromachi Mitsui family old storehouse

　

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4 Important Cultural Property Tonan Susan　

Minami Soong period, 12th to 13th centuries Muromachi Mitsui family old storehouse

　

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5 National Treasure Shino Bowl Memoru Ukabe

Momoyama period, 16th to 17th centuries Muromachi Mitsui Family Old Collection

　
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6 Important Cultural Property Nikko Matsuzuru Figure Screen, 6 songs, 1 pair

Muromachi period, 16th century (right ship) Former storehouse of Shinmachi Mitsui family

Exhibition: 12/9～12/27

　
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7 National Treasure Snowmatsu Figure Screen, 6 Songs, 1 Soso Oukyo Maruyama brush (left ship)

Former storehouse of the 18th century Kihoku Mitsui family in Edo period

Exhibition: 1/4～2/4

　
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8 Birds Shinsha Figure Vol. 1 Shiko Watanabe brush (part)

Edo period, 18th century Shinmachi Mitsui family former storehouse

　
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(↑ Click to see a large display.)

900 bird figure horizontally 1 side Maruyama Obun (Oubun Kunii) brush

Former storehouse of the 19th century Kihoku Mitsui family in Edo period

　
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10 Two Plum Poultry Wind Folding Folding Folding Folding Screen, Kure Haru (Matsumura Tsukikei)

Edo period, 18th to 19th centuries Kita-Mitsui family old storehouse

　
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11 Rice Chrysanthemum Makie Crane Egg Cup 1 vs. Shibata Zeshinsaku

Former storehouse from Edo to Meiji period 19th century Kihoku Mitsui family

　
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12 quail Figure 1 Width Tosa Kouki brush

Edo period, 17th century Muromachi Mitsui family old storehouse

　
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13 Toto Teyu Figure 1 Width Genuzu brush

Edo period, 1786 (1786) Asano family old storehouse

　
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14 Taro Hachiman Yoshiya Figure 1 Width Yoshinobu Kano (Doharu) brush

Former storehouse of the 18th century Kihoku Mitsui family in Edo period

　
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15 Horaisan and Takechishi Figure 3 Width Maruyama Okyou.

Edo period, 1790 (1790) Kita-Mitsui Family Old Collection

　
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16 Seaside Crane Figure Screen, 6 Songs, 1 Soji Takayoshi Mitsui brush　

1885 (1885) Kita-Mitsui Family Old Collection

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Two 17-group chicken picture folding screens 1 piece Kure Haru and other Maruyama-style writing brush　

Edo period, 1801 (1801) Shinmachi Mitsui Family Old Storehouse

　
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→It is on display until February 4, 2018.
→The nearest station to the Mitsui Memorial Museum is Mitsukoshimae Station on the Ginza Line.

Click here for details http://www.mitsui-museum.jp/

　

Each image is owned by the Mitsui Memorial Museum. Secondary use is strictly prohibited.

　

 

 

Works from Edo to Meiji period, which is said to be during the Industrial Revolution in Japan, along with contemporary works, are exhibited at the Mitsui Memorial Museum.

　

During the Edo period, which lasted more than 250 years, many handicrafts flourished against the daimyo, and the works began to be exported from the late Edo period to the Meiji era, and many of these crafts are famous overseas.
It delights our eyes with a wealth of themes, such as ceramics, wood carving, fangs, and free figurines (crafts where many animals are the theme and all joints move freely).

　

It seems that many of the themes of these works are familiar, and if you look at the items on display, you can see that there are many things that are familiar to you.
Japanese spiny lobster, mantis, birds, toads, cucumbers, cherry blossoms, swordfish, snakes, tomatoes, persimmons, grapes, matsutake mushrooms, etc.

　
→It is on display until December 3.

　

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1 [cloisonne] Yasuyuki Namikawa, "Butterfly with a round arabesque flower bottle"

Collection of Shimizu Sannenzaka Art Museum

　

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Yasuyuki Namikawa, "hydrangea Figure Vase"

　Collection of Shimizu Sannenzaka Art Museum

　

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3 [Uructure] Koshin Shibata's "Old Sumi-shaped Ingo"

　

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4 [Urushiko] Jitoku Akatsuka, "Fujihana Makie Bansu"

Collection of Shimizu Sannenzaka Art Museum

　

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5 [Fang Sculpture] Midoriyama Ando "Source"

　

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6 [Fang Sculpture] Midoriyama Ando “Tomato”

Collection of Shimizu Sannenzaka Art Museum

　

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7 [Wood Carving] Asahitamayama "Ginkgo Pigeon Collection"

Collection of Shimizu Sannenzaka Art Museum

　

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8 [Freedom] Yoshiyama Takase "Hizuru Suspension furnace"

　

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9 [Kanako] Mune Kondo "Inlaid Copper incense burner"

Collection of Shimizu Sannenzaka Art Museum

　

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10 [Kenko] Katsuyoshi Shoami, "Group Chicken-zu incense burner (Mantis)"

Collection of Shimizu Sannenzaka Art Museum

　

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11 [Pottery] Eriko Inazaki "Arcadia" 2016

　

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12 [Wood Sculpture] Fuyuki Maehara "One moment: Swordfish on a plate" 2014

　

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13 [Tree Carving] Ryomine Otake "Flying" 2017

　

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14 [Kenko] Kengo Takahashi "Gender as a human" 2015

　　

Mitsui Memorial Museum → The nearest station is Mitsukoshimae Station on the Ginza Line.

Click here for details http://www.mitsui-museum.jp/

Each image is owned by the Mitsui Memorial Museum. Secondary use is strictly prohibited.

 

 

Now, I can see images of natural disasters occurring in various places such as Kyushu.
I have a pain in my chest. All those affected by the disaster, please have a strong heart.
I wish you all the best.

　

By the way, the Japanese Islands, where intense heat and weather abnormalities continue, seem to be hell if you think of heaven every day.
I think you may encounter a scene.

　

This time, an elaborate exhibition of "Hell picture, Wonderland" is being held at the Mitsui Museum of Art.
First, it starts with a pictorial drawing from Shigeru Mizuki's original experience depicting modern hell,
And the pictorial drawings of hell in Buddhism from ancient times start from the Heian period's birth collection.
Many of them are on display. Finally, I conclude with a picture of Buddha in Pure Land of Bliss.
There was something that made me hot.

　

It is said that there is anything wrong in the heart of a person, and people are important because they are familiar.
It was said that it was necessary to keep in touch with each other.

　

It is this hot summer, but please be careful not to get sick.

+ It is held at Mitsui Art Museum until September 3rd.

　

　

　

1 From "Mizuki Shonen Tonnoba's Hell Tour", "yama Daio"
2013 Mizuki Production Collection Full Year Exhibition c Mizuki Production

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2 "Cover" from "Mizuki Shonen Tonnoba's Hell Tour"
2013 Mizuki Production Collection Full Year Exhibition c Mizuki Production

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3 Genshin's paper book sumizuri 6 books Kamakura period, 1253 (1253)
Ryukoku University Library 3 books each for the Kuramae period and the second half
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4 Important Cultural Properties Six Roads Picture Kinumoto Colored 6 width Minami Soong period
Late exhibition of Shiga's Shinchionin-in Temple
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5 Six-way picture paper coloring 6 width Edo period
Hyogo, Nakayamadera Kuramae and late 3 widths each exhibit
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6 Jizo Juozu Kinumoto Colored 1 Width Room Town Period
Late exhibition of Ryukoku Museum Collection
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7 Kumano Kanshin Jukai Mandala Colored 1 width Edo period
Late exhibition of the Japanese folk art museum
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8 "One Hundred Sansho Potato Hell" Kyoden Santo's paper book sumizuri 1 book Edo period
Late exhibition at Waseda University Library
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9 Good and evil Soroku Soroku paradise picture Kurokawa Tamamizu brush paper Hon sumizuri 1 leaf Edo period, 1858 (1858)
Ryukoku University Library Full Year Exhibition
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100-ozu folding screen paper book ink painting 8 songs, 1 vessel Edo period
Late exhibition of the Japanese folk art museum
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11 Jizo Juo drawing paper coloring 10 out of 13 widths Edo period
Full-year exhibition at Higashi Kakuji storehouse in Tokyo
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12 Hell paradise transition phase diagram Hakugakushi handwritten paper ink painting light Aya 1 width Edo period
Exhibition in the second half of the storehouses of Seimonji Temple in Shizuoka
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13 Wooden Juo Statue, Funeral Kawaba Statue, White Oni Statue Statue Statue 12
Edo period, 1807 (1807) Full-year exhibition at Toko-ji Temple in Hyogo
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14 Amida 25 Bodhisattva coming in drawing silk book color 1 width room town period
Kuramae period exhibition in Chion-in Temple, Kyoto

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Each image is owned by the Mitsui Memorial Museum. Secondary use is strictly prohibited.

 

 

At the Kanda Festival, a lively Hale festival comes after the end of Golden Week, and I am not an Edo kid, but I look back once again.

　

Kanda Myojin was founded about 1300 years ago in Tenpyo 2 (730), near Masakadozuka, Otemachi near the present Imperial Palace. Later, in 1616, the year of Ieyasu Tokugawa's death, he was transferred to Sotokanda, the current location of the castle's Omote unlucky direction, to expand Edo Castle.

　

Kanda Myojin is now famous as the guardian god of the 108 town associations in Chuo-ku, Chiyoda-ku, and Kanda Festival is one of Japan's three major festivals.

　

It is said that during the Edo period, the festival was allowed to enter Edo Castle (Imperial Palace).

　

This 5/13 is called the Shinko Festival, with a portable shrine (Daikoku-sama, Ebisu-sama, Masakado-sama) and a procession of era picture scrolls depart from Kanda-jinja Shrine, Ochanomizu, Otemachi, Akihabara, Higashinihombashi (lunch break), and go back to Kanda-jingu, Mitsukoshi-mae, My-dori.
→May 13 In the evening of Chuo-dori, there is no doubt that a towing called "Otsuki Matsuri" will join together (a large catfish, a large upholstery of Hanasaki-san in 2015) to further delight the eyes.

　

The Kanda Festival, which is displayed on the first floor of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, is also dancing for some reason.
Passing by spring, it's like summer, everyone, please stay in good condition.

 

 

For the author who was born in Osaka, Japan's history is the capital of Heian-kyo (794) in Kyoto.
I think that the "Nara, Saidaiji Temple Exhibition" at the Mitsui Memorial Museum reminded me of the fact that there were capitals in Heijo-kyo and Nara before that.

　

In the late Nara period, Saidaiji Temple was built relative to the world-famous Todaiji Temple in the Great Buddha, and after the rise and fall of the times, in the middle of the Kamakura period, a high priest named Eison had the philosophy of "Koho Toshisei" and focused on medical welfare along with Buddhist law and tried to rescue the people.

　

The Ochamori ceremony, which is held every year in Saidaiji Temple in April and October, seems to be a sign of "sharing hard happiness with everyone", which is often forgotten.

　

There are many Buddha statues, metal Esoteric Buddhism tools, sutras and Buddhist paintings in gallery space.
All of them are elaborate, and as always, they are surprised that they were made around 1,000 years ago.
In particular, Eison (Kosei Bodhisattva) seated statue feels like he is still living in a temple somewhere (a 90-year-old large birth), and the gentle gaze of the statue of Manjushri, the anger of Aizen Myo, and the rage of seated statue (judicating the messenger in the underworld) are conveyed.

　

At the Mitsui Museum of Art, you may be able to do the meditation for a while, the mindset necessary for a busy modern age.

It will be held until June 11th.

　

　

1 National Treasure gold bronze sculpture container Kamakura period
Nara and Saidaiji Temple
Image provided: Nara National Museum (photographed by Kosuke Sasaki)
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2 The Four Buddhas, seated statue Siddhartha Gautama seated statue Nara period
Nara and Saidaiji Temple
Image provided: Nara National Museum (photographed by Kinji Morimura)
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3 National Treasure Kosho Bosatsu seated statue Kamakura period, 1280 (1280)
Nara and Saidaiji Temple
Image provided: Nara National Museum (photographed by Kinji Morimura)
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4 Shigebun Aizen Meio seated statue (Exhibited from April 15 to May 14) Kamakura period, 1247 (1247)
Nara and Saidaiji Temple
Image provided: Nara National Museum (photographed by Kinji Morimura)
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5 Among the statues of the Bodhisattva and the statues of the four samurai, Manjushri seated statue Kamakura period, 1302 (1302)
Nara and Saidaiji Temple
Image provided: Nara National Museum (photographed by Kinji Morimura)
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6 Shigebun Fuken Bodhisattva statue peace era
Iwafune-ji Temple, Kyoto
Image provided: Nara National Museum (photographed by Kinji Morimura)
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7 Shigebun Kichijoten Statue (Exhibited from June 6 to June 11) Kamakura period
Joruri Temple in Kyoto
Image provided: Nara National Museum (photographed by Kosuke Sasaki)
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8 Shigebunta Sanno seated statue Kamakura period, 1259 (1259)
Nara Hakushoji Temple
Image provided: Nara National Museum (photographed by Kinji Morimura)
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9 Shigebun Siddhartha Gautama Statue Kamakura period, 1308 (1308)
Stored by Kanazawabunko, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Each image is owned by the Mitsui Memorial Museum. Secondary use is strictly prohibited.