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Elegant Utensils from the Scholar’s Study: Beauty of the Four Stationery Treasures
Eisei-Bunko Museum
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In China, the brush, inkstick, inkstone, and paper essential for writing and painting evolved over a long period and were valued by scholars as “Bunboshiho”. The term “bunbo” originally referred to a study for writing poetry and reading, where these essential items were particularly cherished as “shiho (four treasures)”. They were treasured not only for their practical use but also for their cultural value, and their materials and decorations became objects of appreciation. Hosokawa Moritatsu (1883-1970), the founder of Eisei Bunko, was one of the connoisseurs fascinated by Bunboshiho. He became familiar with Chinese classical literature since childhood, developed an interest in Chinese ceramics and Buddhist statues, and collected stationery. In his later years, Moritatsu is said to have had an inkstone and brush ready after dinner every day so that he could enjoy calligraphy. This exhibition presents a selection of stationery from his collection in the Eisei Bunko used in the process of "rubbing inkstick on an inkstone and writing on paper with a brush."
The exhibition also features smoking utensils such as tobacco pouches used to contain shredded tobacco. Their portable style was established as smoking became common in the Edo period. Please enjoy the exquisite decoration using various techniques and unique materials.
The exhibition also features smoking utensils such as tobacco pouches used to contain shredded tobacco. Their portable style was established as smoking became common in the Edo period. Please enjoy the exquisite decoration using various techniques and unique materials.
Schedule | Jul 5 (Sat) 2025-Aug 31 (Sun) 2025 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000; Seniors 70 & Over ¥800; University and High School Students ¥500; Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Venue | Eisei-Bunko Museum https://www.eiseibunko.com/english/index.html  | ||||
| Location | 1-1-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0015 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from Waseda Station on the Toden Arakawa line, 15 minute walk from exit 1a at Edogawabashi Station on the Yurakucho line, 15 minute walk from exit 3a at Waseda Station on the Tozai line; From Mejiro Station on the JR Yamanote line or Zoshigaya Station on the Fukutoshin line, take the Toei bus and get off at Mejirodai-Sanchome. The venue is 5 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3941-0850 | ||||
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