opened near the confluence of the
Kamo The name Kamo may refer to the following:
Places
Japan
(Note: ''kamo'' ( 鴨), is the common word for ''duck'' in Japanese, but the following names do not necessarily mean ''duck'' and are not necessarily written with that character.)
* Kamo, N ...
and Takano Rivers in
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
, Japan, in 1977. The collection, based on that built up by businessman , comprises some 1,000 works including thirty-three
Important Cultural Properties and nine
Important Art Objects, with a particular focus on
tea utensils. There is also a tea garden, , a
Registered Cultural Property. The Museum opens to the public for exhibitions each autumn and spring.
Important Cultural Properties
Among the Museum's thirty-three Important Cultural Properties are the pair of
scrolls
A scroll (from the Old French ''escroe'' or ''escroue''), also known as a roll, is a roll of papyrus, parchment, or paper containing writing.
Structure
A scroll is usually partitioned into pages, which are sometimes separate sheets of papy ...
''Kite and Crows'' by
Yosa Buson
was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. He is also known for completing haiga as a style of art, working with haibun pros ...
,
Fujiwara no Nakafumi
Fujiwara no Nakafumi (also ''Nakafun'', 923–992, Japanese: 藤原 仲文) was a middle Heian '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.
Nakafumi's poems are included in several impe ...
, 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, and the Spring 1227 (
Karoku 3) portion of
Fujiwara no Teika
, better-known as Fujiwara no Teika"Sadaie" and "Teika" are both possible readings of ; "...there is the further problem, the rendition of the name in romanized form. Teika probably referred to himself as Sadaie, and his father probably called ...
's .
Yosa Buson
was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. He is also known for completing haiga as a style of art, working with haibun pros ...
Image:Kite and Crows by Buson (Kitamura Museum)L.jpg, ''Crows'', from ''Kite and Crows'', by Yosa Buson
was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. He is also known for completing haiga as a style of art, working with haibun pros ...
Image:Fujiwara no Nakafumi (Kitamura Museum).jpg, Fujiwara no Nakafumi
Fujiwara no Nakafumi (also ''Nakafun'', 923–992, Japanese: 藤原 仲文) was a middle Heian '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.
Nakafumi's poems are included in several impe ...
, 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:Meigetsuki (Kitamura Museum).jpg, ''Meigetsuki'', by Fujiwara no Teika
, better-known as Fujiwara no Teika"Sadaie" and "Teika" are both possible readings of ; "...there is the further problem, the rendition of the name in romanized form. Teika probably referred to himself as Sadaie, and his father probably called ...
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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Kyoto Imperial Palace
The is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Today, the grounds are open t ...
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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 ...
References
External links
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Kitamura Museum
Museums in Kyoto
Museums established in 1977
1977 establishments in Japan
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