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, Japan, in 1984. The '' sukiya''-style building has two rooms for displaying exhibits and there is also a
chashitsu ''Chashitsu'' (, "tea room") in Japanese tradition is an architectural space designed to be used for tea ceremony (''chanoyu'') gatherings. The architectural style that developed for ''chashitsu'' is referred to as the ''sukiya'' style (''suki ...
. The collection, based on that built up by financier
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, comprises some 1,700 works ( paintings, calligraphic works, Noh masks, Noh costumes, and tea utensils), including seven Important Cultural Properties and nine Important Art Objects.


Important Cultural Properties

The Museum's seven Important Cultural Properties are ''Tempest'' by Sesson Shūkei, Ki no Tomonori from the series
Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals The are a group of Japanese poets of the Asuka, Nara, and Heian periods selected by Fujiwara no Kintō as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. The oldest surviving collection of the 36 poets' works is '' Nishi Honganji Sanju-rokunin Kash ...
formerly in the Satake Collection, calligraphic works by or attributed to
Ki no Tsurayuki was a Japanese author, poet and court noble of the Heian period. He is best known as the principal compiler of the ''Kokin Wakashū'', also writing its Japanese Preface, and as a possible author of the '' Tosa Diary'', although this was publish ...
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Seisetsu Shōchō Seisetsu Shōchō (Ch'ing-cho Cheng-ch'eng, ; 1274–1339) was a Chinese Buddhist missionary to Japan. A disciple of Ku-lin Ch'ing-mao (古林清茂), of the Rinzai school, Seisetsu was an adherent of the '' gozan'' movement, which subsumed reli ...
, and , the poetry collection ''Sanuki no Nyūdō-Shū'', and Box for a
Noh mask is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son Zeami, it is the oldest major theatre art that is still regularly performed today. Although the terms Noh and ' ...
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maki-e is a Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and letters are drawn with lacquer on the surface of lacquerware, and then metal powder such as gold or silver is sprinkled and fixed on the surface of the lacquerware. The ...
. Image:Paysage sous la tempête par le peintre japonais Sesson Shukei (1504-après 1589).jpg, ''Tempest'' by Sesson Shūkei Image:Ki no Tomonori (Nomura Art Museum).jpg, Ki no Tomonori, one of the
Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals The are a group of Japanese poets of the Asuka, Nara, and Heian periods selected by Fujiwara no Kintō as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. The oldest surviving collection of the 36 poets' works is '' Nishi Honganji Sanju-rokunin Kash ...
Image:Sunshoan Shikishi (Nomura Art Museum).jpg, Sunshōan , attributed to
Ki no Tsurayuki was a Japanese author, poet and court noble of the Heian period. He is best known as the principal compiler of the ''Kokin Wakashū'', also writing its Japanese Preface, and as a possible author of the '' Tosa Diary'', although this was publish ...
Image:Seisetsu Shocho Bokuseki (Nomura Art Museum).jpg,
Seisetsu Shōchō Seisetsu Shōchō (Ch'ing-cho Cheng-ch'eng, ; 1274–1339) was a Chinese Buddhist missionary to Japan. A disciple of Ku-lin Ch'ing-mao (古林清茂), of the Rinzai school, Seisetsu was an adherent of the '' gozan'' movement, which subsumed reli ...
bokuseki ''Bokuseki'' (墨跡) is a Japanese term meaning "ink trace", and refers to a form of Japanese calligraphy (''shodō'') and more specifically a style of '' zenga'' developed by Zen monks. ''Bokuseki'' is often characterized by bold, assertive, and ...
Image:Shuho Myocho Bokuseki (Nomura Art Museum).jpg, Shūhō Myōchō
bokuseki ''Bokuseki'' (墨跡) is a Japanese term meaning "ink trace", and refers to a form of Japanese calligraphy (''shodō'') and more specifically a style of '' zenga'' developed by Zen monks. ''Bokuseki'' is often characterized by bold, assertive, and ...
Image:Sanuki no Nyudo Shu (Nomura Art Museum).jpg, Sanuki no Nyūdō-Shū


See also

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Kyoto National Museum The is one of the major art museums in Japan. Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art. History The Kyoto National Museum, then the Imperial Museum of Kyoto, was proposed, along with the Impe ...
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Bokuseki ''Bokuseki'' (墨跡) is a Japanese term meaning "ink trace", and refers to a form of Japanese calligraphy (''shodō'') and more specifically a style of '' zenga'' developed by Zen monks. ''Bokuseki'' is often characterized by bold, assertive, and ...


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