Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum

白鶴美術館

Honkan (1934) (Registered Tangible Cultural Property)

General information
Address| 6-1-1 Sumiyoshi Yamate, Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Country| Japan
Coordinates| 34°43′51″N 135°15′30″E﻿ / ﻿34.73083°N 135.25833°E﻿ / 34.73083; 135.25833
Opened| 1934
Website
www.hakutsuru-museum.org (ja)

Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum (白鶴美術館, Hakutsuru Bijutsukan) opened in 1934 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan to display the collection of Kanō Jihei, seventh head of the Hakutsu Sake Brewing Company (白鶴酒造). As such it was one of the first private museums in Japan.[1] The collection of some 1450 items includes two National Treasures and twenty-two Important Cultural Properties.[2]

## Collection

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Sutra of the Wise and Foolish (National Treasure); two scrolls of the Nara period formerly the property of Tōdai-ji

The collection includes Chinese bronzes;[3] Chinese ceramics;[4] silverware, mirrors, and jewelry;[5] writings;[6] and paintings.[7] The two National Treasures in the collection are two Nara-period scrolls from the Sutra of the Wise and Foolish attributed to Emperor Shōmu and seventy-one scrolls of the Nara to Edo periods of the Instruction manual on the Nirvana Sutra.[8][9] There is also a gold necklace with jadeite magatama dating to the Kofun period (ICP).[10]

## Buildings

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The reinforced concrete Honkan (main building) with copper-tiled roof,[11] earthen storeroom,[12] and office building,[13] all dating to 1934, and chashitsu or tea house of 1929[14] are Registered Tangible Cultural Properties. A new wing was opened in 1995 to exhibit Near Eastern carpets.[1]

## See also

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* List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: others)
* Kobe City Museum
* Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art
* Kobe City Museum of Literature

## References

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1. ^ a b "Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum". Kobe City. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
2. ^ 歴史 [History] (in Japanese). Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
3. ^ 青銅器・金工品 [Bronzes - Metalwork] (in Japanese). Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
4. ^ 陶磁器・漆器 [Ceramics - Lacquerware] (in Japanese). Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
5. ^ 銀器・鏡・装身具 [Silverware - Mirrors - Jewelry] (in Japanese). Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
6. ^ 経巻・書・古代裂・荘厳具具 [Writings] (in Japanese). Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
7. ^ 絵画 [Paintings] (in Japanese). Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
8. ^ 賢愚経残巻（大聖武） [Sutra of the Wise and Foolish] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
9. ^ 大般涅槃経集解 [Instruction manual on the Nirvana Sutra] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
10. ^ 硬玉勾玉付金鎖頸飾 [Gold necklace with jadeite magatama] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
11. ^ 白鶴美術館本館 [Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum - Honkan] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
12. ^ 白鶴美術館土蔵 [Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum - Earthen Storeroom] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
13. ^ 白鶴美術館事務棟 [Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum - Office Building] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
14. ^ 白鶴美術館茶室（崧庵） [Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum - Tea House] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

## External links

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* (in Japanese) Homepage

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* ISIL: JP-2003093