The Eisei Bunko Collection

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1 The Eisei Bunko Collection was established in 1950 by Moritatsu, the 16 th 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 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 ( ), the founder of the clan and a military commander during the Nanbokucho period, to Mototsune ( ) are buried. Shoryuji Castle was the residence of Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai ), who is revered as the first generation of the modern line of the Hosokawa family. 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various objects such as arms and armor, textiles, paintings, calligraphic works, ceramics, lacquer works, sculptures, historical documents, and modern Japanese paintings, and is highly appreciated as a valuable historical resource worldwide.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 University (about 58,000 items) and Keio University (about 28,000 items).

2 EISEI BUNKO MUSEUM Address Mejiro-dai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Telephone 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.

3 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 ( ) and Tadatoshi ( ), 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 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 10 th anniversary in April 2018.

4 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 9 December

5 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 9 December 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) 2 Portrait of Hosokawa Tadatoshi Inscription by Takuan Soho Dated 1644 (Kanei21) 3 Important Cultural Property Dated 1588 (Tensyo16), the 8th month, 27th day Shimazu Ryuhaku (Yoshihisa) 4 Important Cultural Property with official vermillion seal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Dated 1593 (Bunroku2), the 2nd month, 9th day 5 Scene of hunting Attributed to Kano Sanraku Momoyama period, 17th century Gusoku Armor with chestnut leather-wrapped lames, dark blue cord lacing and left tasse laced in red (Sansai style) Worn by Hosokawa Naritatsu Saddle with design of flower cart in makie Saddle with thunderbolt crests in gold and silver makie Saddle with design of arrow feathers in makie on nashiji ground Saddle and Stirrups with design of canes and turtles in makie on nashiji ground Written by Tokugawa Hidetada Important Cultural Property Written by Hosokawa Yusai Edo period, 19th century Edo period, 18th century Edo period, 17th century Edo period, 19th century Edo period, 19th century Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 7th month, 9th day Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 8th month, 1st day Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 9th month, 8th day Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 9th month, 24th day Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 10th month, 23th day Dated 1600 (Keicho5), the 11th month, 28th day ⅠTadaoki, Tadatoshi and the civil war in 1600 (Keicho5) 2 Vasssals of Tadaoki and Tadatoshi Doke documents and newly discovered documents of Tsukiyama family Dated 1605 (Keicho10), the 7th month, 17 Hosokawa Tadatoshi; addressed to Doke 8th day Denzaburo Reproduction: 18 Hosokawa Tadatoshi; addressed to Doke Dated 2016 Denzaburo 19 Document of order from Nagaoka Matsui Okinaga Dated 1638 (Kanei15), the 1st month, 15th day 20 Genealogy of Tsukiyama Yokuro Dated 1777 (Anei6), the 2nd month 21 Written by Hosokawa Sansai; addressed to Tsukiyama Hyogo Dated 1631(Kanei8), the 11th month, 5th day Prefectural Prefectural Prefectural Prefectural Prefectural Prefectural Kumamoto University Library (Doke Kumamoto University Library

6 Written by Hosokawa Tadatoshi; addressed to Tsukiyama Hyogo Written by Hosokawa Sansai; addressed to Tsukiyama Hyogo ⅡTadatoshi's succession and his government of the domain Official letter with a written seal of Tokugawa Ieyasu List of proposals by county magistrates; addressed to Hosokawa Tadatoshi Matsui Okinaga Administrative authority of the sobugyo (chief magistrates) regulated by Hosokawa Tadatoshi of appointment written by Hosokawa Tadatoshi Petition addressed to Hosokawa Tadatoshi about the right of personnel management after the death of the village leader 31 Notice written by Hosokawa Tadatoshi 32 of inquiry from Matsui Okinaga with Hosokawa Tadatoshi s answer attached 33 Notice by Hosokawa Tadatoshi ⅢShimabara Amakusa Rebellion and "Tenkataihei" Dated 1634 (Kanei11), the 1st month, 5th day Dated 1631 (Kanei8), the 5th month, 21st day Dated 1604 (Keicho9), the 8th month, 26th day Dated 1615 (Genna1), the 5th month, 8th day Dated 1621 (Genna7), the 6th month, 24th day Dated 1624 (Genna10), the 1st month, 4th day Dated 1626 (Kanei3), the 5th month, 1st day Dated 1636 (Kanei13), the 7th month, 6th day Dated 1640 (Kanei17), the 6th month, 28th day Dated 1634 (Kanei11), the 2nd month, 17th day Dated 1633 (Kanei10), the 8th month, 22nd day Dated 1636 (Kanei13), the 1st month, 5th day 34 Battle drum Edo period, 17th century Firearm ownership records in Minamatamura, Ashikita District Matchlock Gun with nine-planet family crest and an inscription of Hayashi Seizaburo Shigeyoshi (Matashichi) Written pledge with blood-seals by Fukami Keichin and two other village leaders Written by Hosokawa Tadatoshi Dated 1633 (Kanei10), the 4th month, 22nd day Prefectural Hayashi Matashichi Edo period, 17th century Dated 1633 (Kanei10), the 4th month, 17th day Dated 1638 (Kanei15), the 1st month, 8th day 39 Illustrated map of Arima Castle Dated 1638 (Kanei15) List of casualties of the Hosokawa's army in Shimabara Amakusa Rebellion List of the victims of Shimazu's abduction during the Battle of Sekigahara and a petition for their release 42 Edict defining social status 43 Tools for making matchlock bullets formerly owned by Hosokawa Tadaoki Dated 1638 (Kanei15), the 5th month, 3th day Dated 1633 (Kanei10), the 4th month, 14th day Dated 1640 (Kanei17), the 7th month, 21th day Momoyama period, 17th century

7 44 Conch Shell formerly owned by Hosokawa Tadatoshi Edo period, 17th century collection 1 formerly used by Hosokawa Edo period, 17th century Sansai(Tadaoki) 2 with snowflake patterns in makie Hara Yoyusai Edo period, 19th century 3 with hydrangea design inlaid with glass Hara Yoyusai Edo period, 19th century and makie 4 with an ox in makie Yamada Jyokasai Edo period, 18th century 5 with a pair of peacocks in makie Iizuka Toyo Edo period, 18th-19th century 6 with a wild boar and a thicket in makie Iizuka Toyo Edo period, 18th-19th century 7 with birds in a cherry tree in makie Tatsuke Kokosai Edo period, 19th century 8 with cranes in reed in makie Kajikawa Edo period, 19th century 9 with Chinese landscape with a pavilion Edo period inlaid with mother-of-pearl 10 with chrysanthemums in makie Edo period, 18th-19th century 11 with chrysanthemums in makie Edo period, 18th-19th century 12 Netsuke(toggle)

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