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Konoe Family - The 12 Treasures of Yomei Bunko
The Museum of Kyoto
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The Yomei Bunko Foundation, located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, houses a large collection of valuable historical materials dating back to the Heian period. The Yomei Bunko is the successor to the imperial treasury of the Chikamori family, one of the five regent families of the Fujiwara clan, which held the highest position of regency at the Imperial Court, and is a major repository of official documents from the Heian period to the end of the Edo period.
The Yomei Bunko has inherited many old records that are indispensable to the history of Japan, one of the most important of which is the "Midou Kanpaku-ki," the diary of Fujiwara no Michinaga, who flourished in the Heian period. The diary holds records of court events in which Michinaga participated as a politician, as well as articles on Japanese and Chinese poetry festivals. Successive heads of families following Michinaga also recorded various events in their diaries.
Guided by these ancient records in the Yomei Bunko collection, the current exhibition will explore some aspects of the elegant world of court society through the "Nenchu-gyo-e maki" (picture scrolls of annual events) depicting events that have fallen into disuse over the long history of the court, and waka-kaishi (waka pocketbooks) written by the emperors themselves at poetry gatherings.
First Period: October 8 (Sat) ~ November 6 (Sun)
Second Period: November 8 (Tue) ~ December 4 (Sun)
The Yomei Bunko has inherited many old records that are indispensable to the history of Japan, one of the most important of which is the "Midou Kanpaku-ki," the diary of Fujiwara no Michinaga, who flourished in the Heian period. The diary holds records of court events in which Michinaga participated as a politician, as well as articles on Japanese and Chinese poetry festivals. Successive heads of families following Michinaga also recorded various events in their diaries.
Guided by these ancient records in the Yomei Bunko collection, the current exhibition will explore some aspects of the elegant world of court society through the "Nenchu-gyo-e maki" (picture scrolls of annual events) depicting events that have fallen into disuse over the long history of the court, and waka-kaishi (waka pocketbooks) written by the emperors themselves at poetry gatherings.
First Period: October 8 (Sat) ~ November 6 (Sun)
Second Period: November 8 (Tue) ~ December 4 (Sun)
Schedule | Oct 8 (Sat) 2022-Dec 4 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥500; University Students ¥400; High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.bunpaku.or.jp/exhi_shibun_post/youmeibunko/ | ||||
| Venue | The Museum of Kyoto https://www.bunpaku.or.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | 623-1 Higashikatamachi, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8183 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 5 at Karasuma Oike Station on the Karasuma subway line, 7 minute walk from exit 16 at Karasuma Station on the Hankyu line, 15 minute walk from exit 6 at Sanjo Station on the Keihan line. | ||||
| Phone | 075-222-0888 | ||||
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