Miaosha jing Sutra in Standard Script (detail), By Emperor Shenzong, China, Ming dynasty, dated 1601 (Gift of Mr. Ichikawa Sanken)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
June 26, 2018 (Tue) - August 26, 2018 (Sun)
The literatus Ichikawa Beian (1779-1858) excelled at the study of Confucianism and was one of the “three great calligraphers of the Late Edo period,” along with Maki Ryoko and Nukina Suo. He was renowned as the best of the three, having more than five thousands pupils. He intensively collected calligraphy inscribed on bronze and stone that was imported from China through the port at Nagasaki, and published the Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Calligraphy, Paintings and Stationery from the Shozanrindo Collection. Some works from Beian’s collection were donated to Tokyo National Museum by his descendants in the Meiji era (1868-1912), and now serve as invaluable reference materials for understanding the culture of the Edo period.
Current exhibit includes:
Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Calligraphy, Paintings and Stationery from the Shozanrindo Collection, Compiled by Ichikawa Beian, Edo period, dated 1848
Miaosha jing Sutra in Standard Script, By Emperor Shenzong, China, Ming dynasty, dated 1601 (Gift of Mr. Ichikawa Sanken)
Octave in Five-character Phrases in Cursive Script, By Wang Jianzhong, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century (Gift of Mr. Ichikawa Sanken)
Poem in Four Lines of Seven-character Phrases in Running Script, By Jiudaoren, China, Ming dynasty, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Ichikawa Santei)