opened in
Hōfu
file:Hofu City Hall 2021-08 ac (2).jpg, 270px, Hōfu City Hall
file:Hofu city center area Aerial photograph.2010.jpg, 270px, Aerial photograph of central Hōfu
file:Hofu-tenmangu, roumon-1.jpg, 270px, Hōfu Tenman-gu
is a Cities of Japan, city ...
,
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). ...
, Japan, in 1966. It occupies part of the Former
Mōri Clan
The was a Japanese clan, Japanese samurai clan descended from Ōe no Hiromoto. Ōe no Hiromoto was descended from the Fujiwara clan. The family's most illustrious member, Mōri Motonari, greatly expanded the clan's power in Aki Province. Durin ...
Main Residence, dating from the
Meiji and
Taishō periods, of which twelve component structures have been jointly
designated an
Important Cultural Property and the gardens a
Place of Scenic Beauty. The collection of some twenty thousand objects includes four
National Treasures
A national treasure is a structure, artifact, object or cultural work that is officially or popularly recognized as having particular value to the nation, or representing the ideals of the nation. The term has also been applied to individuals or ...
, nine Important Cultural Properties, and nine
Prefectural Cultural Properties.
National Treasures
The four National Treasures are
Heian-period scrolls from
Records of the Grand Historian
The ''Shiji'', also known as ''Records of the Grand Historian'' or ''The Grand Scribe's Records'', is a Chinese historical text that is the first of the Twenty-Four Histories of imperial China. It was written during the late 2nd and early 1st ce ...
and
Kokin Wakashū
The , commonly abbreviated as , is an early anthology of the '' waka'' form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period. An imperial anthology, it was conceived by Emperor Uda () and published by order of his son Emperor Daigo () in abou ...
, a
Kamakura-period sword, and
Sesshū's ''Long Landscape Scroll''.
Records of the Grand Historian
The ''Shiji'', also known as ''Records of the Grand Historian'' or ''The Grand Scribe's Records'', is a Chinese historical text that is the first of the Twenty-Four Histories of imperial China. It was written during the late 2nd and early 1st ce ...
Image:Kokin Wakashu Mori.jpg, Kokin Wakashū
The , commonly abbreviated as , is an early anthology of the '' waka'' form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period. An imperial anthology, it was conceived by Emperor Uda () and published by order of his son Emperor Daigo () in abou ...
Image:Landscapes of the Four Seasons.jpg, Landscapes of the Four Seasons, by Sesshū
See also
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Hōfu Tenman-gū
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Landscape by Sesshū (Ōhara Collection)
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List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamaguchi)
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List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamaguchi)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Chinese books)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Japanese books)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
The term "National Treasure (Japan), National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote Cultural Properties of Japan, cultural properties since 1897.
The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. These paintings a ...
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy. The museum opened as the Bōchō Educat ...
References
External links
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Mōri Museum*
Museums in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Hōfu, Yamaguchi
Mōri clan
Museums established in 1966
1966 establishments in Japan
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