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Seikadō Bunko Art Museum (静嘉堂文庫) is a museum of East Asian art in Setagaya, Tokyo.[1]

Seikadō Bunko Art Museum

静嘉堂文庫
Entrance to the Seikadō Bunko Art Museum
Established	1992
Location	Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Type	Art museum
Website	http://www.seikado.or.jp/en/index.html

History

The core collection of the museum was created by Yanosuke Iwasaki (1851–1908), the second president of Mitsubishi in its earliest form. "Seikado" was the studio-name of this corporate leader.[2]

In the 1890s, Yanosuke began collecting artworks and manuscripts. The process of collecting was continued by his son, Koyata Iwasaki (1879–1945), Mitsubishi's fourth president.[2]

In 1940, Koyata established The Seikado Foundation and opened the Seikado Bunko Library which was composed of books from his personal collection (80,000 Japanese volumes and 120,000 Chinese volumes.[2]

In 1992, in commemoration of hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Seikado collection, this museum galleries were opened to the public.[2]

Collection

The Seikadō Bunko Art Museum houses 6,500 books, artworks, and other cultural treasures.[3]

The museum has a large permanent collection; and only part of it is exhibited at any one time.

See also

• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
• List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Japanese books)

Notes

References

• Auzias, Dominique and Jean-Paul Labourdette. (2009). Japon 2009. Paris: Nouvelles éditions de l'Université. ISBN 9782746923614; OCLC 664490784
• Seikadō Bunko. (1991). Art Treasures of Seikadō. Tokyo: Mitsubishi Corp. OCLC 24960203

External links

• Seikadō Bunko Library and Art Museum website; Japanese website
• Mitsubishi Public Affairs Committee, Seikadō Bunko Library and Art Museum
• Landscapes of the Four Seasons in the Seikado Foundation

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