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Hatsune Maki-e Trousseau National Treasure from the Tokugawa Art Museum
Kyushu National Museum
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Kyushu National Museum marks the New Year with a Special Display of National Treasures, on loan from the Tokugawa Art Museum in Aichi Prefecture. They form part of an extensive trousseau made for Princess Chiyo, the eldest daughter of Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa daimyo (lord). It was created in 1639 when she was betrothed to Mitsutomo, the second lord of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa clan.
The motifs decorating much of the collection come from a chapter in The Tale of Genji, a Japanese classic from the Heian period (about 794–1185). Written by a court lady named Murasaki Shikibu, its chapter titled Hatsune (“The First Warbler”) refers to a bird heralding the arrival of spring. Luxuriously decorated in gold and silver powder sprinkled on wet lacquerware, an advanced technique known as maki-e, this gorgeous trousseau remains the finest example of what the daughter of a daimyo might have received upon her betrothal.
Among the National Treasures from the Hatsune Maki-e Trousseau showcased this year are a comb case, a small red-handled case, and a handled case with butterfly motifs taken from Kocho (“Butterflies”), another chapter in The Tale of Genji. Along with these pieces, an extensive selection of pieces from a trousseau belonging to the Nanbu clan of the Morioka domain in Tohoku will be on display.
The motifs decorating much of the collection come from a chapter in The Tale of Genji, a Japanese classic from the Heian period (about 794–1185). Written by a court lady named Murasaki Shikibu, its chapter titled Hatsune (“The First Warbler”) refers to a bird heralding the arrival of spring. Luxuriously decorated in gold and silver powder sprinkled on wet lacquerware, an advanced technique known as maki-e, this gorgeous trousseau remains the finest example of what the daughter of a daimyo might have received upon her betrothal.
Among the National Treasures from the Hatsune Maki-e Trousseau showcased this year are a comb case, a small red-handled case, and a handled case with butterfly motifs taken from Kocho (“Butterflies”), another chapter in The Tale of Genji. Along with these pieces, an extensive selection of pieces from a trousseau belonging to the Nanbu clan of the Morioka domain in Tohoku will be on display.
Schedule | Jan 1 (Mon) 2024-Jan 28 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥700, University Students ¥350 | ||||
| Website | https://www.kyuhaku.jp/en/exhibition/exhibition_pre187.html | ||||
| Venue | Kyushu National Museum https://www.kyuhaku.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | 4-7-2 Ishizaka, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka 818-0118 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from Dazaifu Station on the Nishitetsu Dazaifu line; From Futsukaichi Station on the JR Kagoshima Main line, take the Nishitetsu bus for 35 minutes and get off at Kyushu National Museum. The venue is 10 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5542-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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