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The Eisei Bunko is the private archive of the [[Hosokawa clan]] collections. Established as an incorporated foundation (''zaidan hônin'') in 1950 by [[Hosokawa Moritatsu]], it is based in a portion of the family's former estate in the Mejirodai area of [[Tokyo]]; a portion of the estate's gardens are maintained nearby as the [[Higo-Hosokawa Garden]]. The archive takes its name from the "ei" of Eigen-an, a [[tachu|branch temple]] of [[Kennin-ji]] (the [[bodaiji|family temple]] of a branch of the Hosokawa descended from [[Hosokawa Yoriari]]), and the "sei" of [[Shoryuji castle|Seiryûji castle]], home of [[Hosokawa Fujitaka]].

The Eisei Bunko is the private archive of the [[Hosokawa clan]] collections. Established as an incorporated foundation (''zaidan hônin'') in 1950 by [[Hosokawa Moritatsu]], it is based in a portion of the family's former estate in the Mejirodai area of [[Tokyo]]; a portion of the estate's gardens are maintained nearby as the [[Higo-Hosokawa Garden]]. The archive takes its name from the "ei" of Eigen-an, a [[tachu|branch temple]] of [[Kennin-ji]] (the [[bodaiji|family temple]] of a branch of the Hosokawa descended from [[Hosokawa Yoriari]]), and the "sei" of [[Shoryuji castle|Seiryûji castle]], home of [[Hosokawa Fujitaka]].

The archive was opened to public visitors in 1972, and was officially registered as a museum the following year. The Eisei Bunko Museum was reorganized as a public interest institution (''kôeki zaidan hônin'') in 2010. It is housed in the former administrative building for the Hosokawa family estate, built in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The organization hosts four regular exhibits a year at this Tokyo location, as well as regularly organizing exhibits of objects from the Hosokawa collection at the Kumamoto Prefectural Art Museum. The archive also works closely with researchers at several institutions in [[Kumamoto]] and Tokyo, providing access to documents and artifacts in the collection in order to aid in research on Japanese art and history.

The archive was opened to public visitors in 1972, and was officially registered as a museum the following year. The Eisei Bunko Museum was reorganized as a public interest institution (''kôeki zaidan hônin'') in 2010. It is housed in the former administrative building for the Hosokawa family estate, built in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The organization hosts four regular exhibits a year at this Tokyo location, as well as exhibits in a dedicated space at the [[Kumamoto castle|Kumamoto Prefectural Art Museum]]. The archive also works closely with researchers at several institutions in [[Kumamoto]] and Tokyo, providing access to documents and artifacts in the collection in order to aid in research on Japanese art and history.

The collection includes numerous [[National Treasures]] and [[Important Cultural Properties]], ranging from ancient [[bronze mirrors]] and [[Buddhist sculpture]]s to ceramics and other tea wares, paintings, arms & armor, and historical documents. A very few of the treasures in the collection include:

The collection includes eight [[National Treasures]] and 31 [[Important Cultural Properties]], ranging from ancient [[bronze mirrors]] and [[Buddhist sculpture]]s to ceramics and other tea wares, paintings, arms & armor, and historical documents. A very few of the treasures in the collection include:

*A bronze Buddhist sculpture from the [[Liu Song]] dynasty, dated [[437]] (Important Cultural Property)

*A bronze Buddhist sculpture from the [[Liu Song]] dynasty, dated [[437]] (Important Cultural Property)

*A ''chaire'' (tea jar) previously owned by [[Sen no Rikyu|Sen no Rikyû]] and given as a gift from [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] to [[Hosokawa Sansai]]. Originally made in [[Song dynasty|Song]] or [[Yuan dynasty]] China

*A ''chaire'' (tea jar) previously owned by [[Sen no Rikyu|Sen no Rikyû]] and given as a gift from [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] to [[Hosokawa Sansai]]. Originally made in [[Song dynasty|Song]] or [[Yuan dynasty]] China

==References==

==References==

*Eisei Bunko Museum pamphlet available on-site.

*Eisei Bunko Museum pamphlet available on-site.

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