Nomura Art Museum Explained

Nomura Art Museum
Native Name:	野村美術館
Address:	61 Nanzenji, Shimokawara-chō, Sakyō-ku
Location Town:	Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Location Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.0129°N 135.7934°W
Opened Date:	1984

opened near Nanzen-ji in Kyoto, Japan, in 1984. The sukiya-style building has two rooms for displaying exhibits and there is also a chashitsu. The collection, based on that built up by financier Tokushichi Nomura II, comprises some 1,700 works (paintings, calligraphic works, Noh masks, Noh costumes, and tea utensils), including seven Important Cultural Properties and nine Important Art Objects.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Important Cultural Properties

The Museum's seven Important Cultural Properties are Tempest by Sesson Shūkei,^[4] Ki no Tomonori from the series Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals formerly in the Satake Collection,^[5] calligraphic works by or attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki,^[6] Seisetsu Shōchō,^[7] and,^[8] the poetry collection Sanuki no Nyūdō-Shū,^[9] and Box for a Noh mask with plovers in maki-e.^[10]

See also

• Kyoto National Museum
• Nomura Securities
• Philosopher's Walk
• Bokuseki

External links

• Nomura Art Museum
• Nomura Art Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/museums/detail/12846 . ja:野村文華財団　野村美術館 . Nomura Art Museum . Japanese . . 21 October 2015.
2. Web site: Nomura Art Museum . . 21 October 2015.
3. Web site: http://www.nomura-museum.or.jp . ja:ご案内. Guide . Japanese . Nomura Art Museum . 21 October 2015.
4. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1493 . ja:紙本淡彩風涛図〈雪村筆／〉. Tempest by Sesson Shūkei . Japanese . . 21 October 2015.
5. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/1492 . ja:紙本著色三十六歌仙切〈（友則）／佐竹家伝来〉 . Ki no Tomonori, from the series Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals, formerly in the Satake Collection . Japanese . . 21 October 2015.
6. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/8555 . ja:寸松庵色紙（すかはらのあそん）. Sunshōan Shikishi . Japanese . . 21 October 2015.
7. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/8410 . ja:清拙正澄墨蹟〈偈頌／庚午孟秋十有七日〉. Seisetsu Shōchō Bokuseki . Japanese . . 21 October 2015.
8. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/8411 . ja:大燈国師墨蹟〈偈頌／〉. Daitō Kokushi Bokuseki . Japanese . . 21 October 2015.
9. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00010707 . ja:讃岐入道集 . Sanuki no Nyūdō-Shū . Japanese . . 21 October 2015.
10. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/5313 . ja:千鳥蒔絵面筥 . Box for a Noh Mask with Plovers in Maki-e . Japanese . . 21 October 2015.