A lineup of famous swords
From famous swords
There is even a famous sword that had been sleeping in the storehouse.
What kind of sword do you think of when you hear the word "famous sword"?
Is it a sword designated as a national treasure or important cultural property? Was it owned by a famous warlord? Is it a sword that is regularly featured in exhibitions?
On the other hand, there are also some famous swords that have rarely been seen by the public.
They have not been designated as cultural properties, and the names of their creators are not widely known. They may have been lying dormant in a storehouse for many years, or kept in the treasury of a private collector.
This exhibition will feature a wide range of fascinating works, from famous swords to sword fittings that are often used as supporting roles. Please feel free to come and enjoy, from sword enthusiasts to those who are seeing swords for the first time.
Main exhibits
・National Treasure Naginata (long sword) Inscription: Made by Nagamitsu, a resident of Osafune, Bizen Province, Kamakura Period, Sano Museum of Art
Important Art Object, Short Sword, Inscribed by Fujiwara Kunihiro/Owned by Sawada Doen, Momoyama to Edo Period, Private Collection
・Important Art Object Sword, inscribed with Kawabe Gihachiro Fujiwara Masahide (signature) / Auspicious day in the first month of the third year of Kyowa, Edo period, Private collection
・Wakizashi, inscribed Daikei Naotane (signature), engraved by Honjo Yoshitane, dated November 11th of Bunsei (11th year of the Bunka era), made by Obara Kubo no Kiyo, Edo period, private collection
Mishima City × "Touken Ranbu ONLINE" collaboration
Event period: January 7, 2020 (Tuesday) to February 16, 2020 (Sunday)
To commemorate the exhibition of Tonbogiri, Matsui Go, and Hishagiri, a collaboration between Mishima City and Sano Art Museum has been decided with "Touken Ranbu ONLINE"!
For details, please visit the event special website (official city website) and the official Mishima City x Touken Ranbu ONLINE website (@t_mishimashi) for more information.
For inquiries, please contact the Mishima City Cultural Planning Division at 055-983-2756.
Outline
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Admission fee
Adults and university students: 1,300 yen; elementary, middle and high school students: 650 yen
*Free admission for elementary and junior high school students on Saturdays
*20% discount for groups of 15 or more -
Opening hours
10:00-17:00 (entrance accepted until 16:30) -
Organizer
Sano Art Museum, Mishima City, Mishima City Board of Education -
Sponsored by
Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education -
Grant
Mishima Shinkin Bank -
Sponsorship
Izuhakone Railway Co., Ltd.
Simultaneous Exhibition
Hakuin: Zen and Paintings
We will introduce calligraphy and paintings by Zen Master Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768), who is said to be the founder of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism and had deep ties to Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, where the Sano Museum of Art is located.
[Major exhibits]
・Hotei
・Seven Lucky Gods
・Reed Leaf Daruma (Absent)
・The God of Heaven Travels to China
・Calligraphy of Zen Meditation
All artworks are from the Edo period (18th century) and are in the collection of the Sano Museum of Art.