Splendors of Edo:

List of works

Rites of the Samurai, Festivals of the Merchants
Held from July 10 (Sat) – September 20 (Mon/Holiday), 2021,
at the Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum.
The exhibition is organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History andCulture/Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, the Yomiuri Shimbun, the Agency for
Cultural Affairs, and the Japan Arts Council.
・The order of the plates does not necessarily correspond to the exhibition display.
・Please note that the exhibition period is subject to change without prior notice.
・Period: ① July 10 – August 9, ② August 11 – September 5, ③ September 7 – September 20
Works without mention are exhibited throughout the exhibition period.

Prologue:

Diplomatic gift
1Multi-Colored Lacing Scale Armor

59Pseudo-Raised Scales Takuboku
Multi-Color and Dark-Blue Lacing
Scale Chest Armor in Two Parts

Katana Signed “Mihara” in Vermillion

with Black-Lacquer Battle Fan with
Six-Leaf Hollyhock Crest in Maki-e
and Commander’s Baton

Sword: Nanbokuchō period / 		Mounting: Mid-Edo periodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Signed by Iwai Yozaemon

Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Dated 1613 (Keichō 18) / Gift
Royal Armouries, U.K.

6

Armors and Rites
2

True Scales Dark-Color Lacing Chest
Armor in Two Parts
with Archer’s Glove with Hollyhock
Crest
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

3

White and Navy Lacing Scale Armor
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

4

True Scales Red Lacing Scale Armor
with Silver Commander’s Baton andFive-Ribbed Black-Lacquer Battle
Fan with Round Moon in Maki-e
Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

10
Designated National Important Cultural Property

Byakudan-nuri Lacquer-Painted
Small Scales Blue Lacing Child’sArmor

Part Iwith Uchigatana-Type Mounting
with Deep Black Scabbard

Finely Patterned Light-Green Surcoat
with Hollyhock Crests
Granted by Tokugawa Ieyasu to Imamura
Masanaga

Mid-Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Dated 1615 (Genna 1)

711Tachi Sword Signed “Kagemitsu.”with Mounting with Cord-Wrapped
Scabbard, with Waterwheel Crests in
Maki-e Lacquer on Pear-Skin Groundand Metal Fitting with Three-Leaf
Hollyhock Crest②White Velvet Surcoat
Late 16 – Early 17 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum③12Sword: Nanbokuchō Period/Sword Mounting:
Early Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo MuseumLong Ceremonial Robe in Brown
Hemp with Hollyhock Crests

817 Century
The Museum of Kyoto

Unsigned Katana Sword Attributed toRai Kuniyuki
with Uchigatana-Type Mounting
with Black-Lacquered Scabbard with
Horizontal Strips, and Lacquered
Wood-Pattern Case with ScatteredBowl- with-Stars-and-Plums Crest on
Pear-Skin Ground
Katana: ca. Mid-Kamakura Period /Scabbard and Sword Case: Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Granted by Tokugawa Ietsuna

13White Woolen Surcoat with Hollyhock
Crest
Previously Owned by Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①1423Black-Lacquered Camp Hat with
Silver Wave Patterns and Scattered
Hollyhock Crests

Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Ietsugu

Previously Owned by Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①

Mid-Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①2415Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Yoshimune

Document Sent from Tokugawa
Yoshinobu to the Imperial Court

Mid-Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Dated 1867 (Keiō 3)Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①

Tominaga Inari Shrine

33

Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Painting by Reizei Tamechika①Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

26Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Ieharu
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum②③
27

Early Edo Period
Private Collection / Entrusted at Fukui
Prefectural Wakasa Historical Museum

Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Ienari

18①

1: Screens Depicting Iemitsu’s Visit tothe Nikkō Tōshōsha Shrine

32

25

Portrait of Tokugawa Hidetada(Color on Silk)

Previously Owned by Tokugawa Iemitsu/
Passed Down in the Obama Sakai Family

The Inari Deity andHinamatsuri,
the Doll Festival

Early 19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

16Black-Lacquered Carrying Poleand a Palanquin in Ajiro Weave withTamenuri Lacquer Coating

Annual Events:②③

Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Ieshige

17Part II

Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Green Bamboo BlindFirst “Horse Day” of the Second Month of1847 (Kōka 4)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

34

Votive Tablet at the Tominaga InariShrine
By Ōta Nanpo
Dated 1819 (Bunsei 2)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

35

Stone Tablet with the Character “Tai”
Calligraphy by Kajima Okishige
First “Horse Day” of the Second Month of1837 (Tenpō 8)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

3628

A Pair of Tin Sake Bottles

2: Screens Depicting Visit to the HieSannō Shrine

Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Ieyoshi

19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Early Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum
The Nikkō Tōshōsha Shrine: ①
The Hie Sannō Shrine: ②③

Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

3719Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Iemitsu
Early Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum②③29Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Iesada
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①①2030Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Ietsuna

Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Iemochi

Early Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum②③②③2131

Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Tsunayoshi

Japanese Scissors
Previously Owned by Tokugawa Yoshimune

Mid-Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

1730 (Kyōho 15)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①22

Shrine Gong
19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

38

Offertory Box
Dated 1860 (Ansei 7)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

39

Offertory Box
Dated Fifth Month of 1827 (Bunsei 10)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

40

Sanbonsugi Inari Daimyōjin Oracle
Box
Dated Third Month of 1813 (Bunka 10)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

41

A Pair of Lanterns
Dated 1847 (Kōka 4)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Black-Sealed Letters of theTokugawa Ienobu

42

Mid-Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Offered by the Members of the New Store atKuramae②③

Stone Lanterns

Dated Second Month of 1823 (Bunsei 6)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

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A Pair of Foxes, Messengers of theTominaga Inari Deity

A Pair of Lozenge Trays

Lacquered Bridal Furniture with
Scattered Peony, Arabesque,
Hollyhock and Chrysanthemum
Patterns in Maki-e

Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

44

Lion Masks

Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

57“Kokin” Hina Dolls
By Hara Shūgetsu II

Third Month of 1858 (Ansei 5)Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Dated 1827·1829 (Bunsei 10 ·12)Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

45

58

The Flag of the Four Gods
Second Month of 1848 (Kōka 5)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

46

Votive Tablet
Second Month of 1848 (Kōka 5)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

47

Designated National Important Cultural Property

Furisode with Tasuki Cord andChrysanthemum, Wave, and Plum
PatternMid-Edo Period
Owned by the Marubeni Corporation①59

Offered by Kuniya Genkichi and Kamejirō

Grayish-Blue Figured Satin Kosodewith Patterns Associated with the“Maple Festival” Chapter of the Taleof Genji

Dated Second Month of 1812 (Bunka 9)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Banners for “Senior First Rank
Tominaga Inari Daimyōjin”

48②③

Tricolor Curtain

60

19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Pleasures Inside and Outside of theMansion

49

Early Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Tassels
19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

50

A Pair of Candle-Stands
Dated Third Month of 1858 (Ansei 5)Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

51

Candle-Stand
Dated Seventh Month of 1848 (Kaei 1)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

52

Three Implements for Worship
By Murata Seimin
Dated Seventh Month of 1825 (Bunsei 8)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

53

Statue of Ebisu
Dated 1661 (Kanbun 1)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

54

Lacquered Hina Doll Furnishing Set
with Peony and Arabesque Pattern
in Maki-e Passed Down in the Kajima
FamilyDated 1827 (Bunsei 10)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo MuseumPart III

The Splendor ofFurnishings andFashion
61

Black-Lacquered Shell-MatchingGame Set with Paulownia andPhoenix Pattern in Maki-e
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum③62

Ten-Round Incense Game Set withLion and Peony Patterns in Maki-e on
Ayasugi Ground
1649 (Keian 2)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

63
Designated National Important Cultural Property

Bridal Furniture with Lions andPeonies in Maki-e on Ayasugi Ground:
Incense Tray and Utensils, TeethBlackening Basin, and Casket

55

By Kōami Nagashige

A Pair of Takatsuki Trays

1649 (Keian 2)
Hayashibara Museum of Art

Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum②

Previously Owned by Isonomiya Tomoko andKazunomiya
18–19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

65

Lacquered Doll-Furnishing Set
with Scattered Peony, Arabesque,
Hollyhock and Chrysanthemum
Patterns in Maki-e
18–19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

66

Woman’s Palanquin with Scattered
Hollyhock Crests, Pine Lozenge,
Plum Blossoms, and Arabesque
Pattern in Maki-e on Pear-Skin
GroundDated 1698 (Genroku 11)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①67

Mirror with Three-Leaf Hollyhock
Crest on Turtle-Shell HexagonalPattern Groundwith Mirror Box with Scattered
Hollyhock Crests, Pine Lozenge, Plum
Blossoms, and Arabesque Pattern in
Maki-e on Pear-Skin GroundDated 1698 (Genroku 11)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①68Black-Lacquered Woman’s Palanquinwith Plum and Arabesque Pattern andScattered Three Diamonds in a Circle
Crests in Maki-e
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum②③69

Scroll Illustrating Princess
Sazanomiya’s Wedding Procession
to EdoDated 1804 (Bunka 1)
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①②70

Scroll Illustrating the Imperial
Princess Kazunomiya’s WeddingProcession to Edo
Text by Seki Yukihiro
Dated 1862 (Bunkyū 2)Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum③71Book of Designs for Ordered Kimono
Dated 1664 (Kanbun 4)
Kawashima Textile Museum

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Uchikake in White Figured Silk with
Seven Treasures Pattern and Pine,
Bamboo, Pine, Crane, and Turtle in Circles
19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum③73

Uchikake in White Figured Silk with
Seigaiha Wave Pattern and Bouquets
19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①74

Koshimaki with Collection-ofTreasures Pattern in Reddish-Black
Plain Weave Silk
19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum②75Katabira with Goten Pattern in
Chayazome Dye on White Hemp
GroundLate 18 – Early 19 Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum①76

Furisode with Pale-Blue Crinkle Silk
with Hamamatsu, Cherry Blossoms
and Swallow Pattern in Somenui
Embroidery
Mid-Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum③77

Kosode with Goshodoki Pattern inPurple Silk Crepe
Late Edo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum②

Epilogue:Gold & Silver
78

Red-and-blue-laced Suit of Armor
with Small Gold Scales and Unique
Shoulder Guards
Edo Period
Minneapolis Institute of Art,
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund79White Lacing Scale Armor with Small
Silver Scales and Unique Shoulder
GuardsEdo PeriodTokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

Left : 1 Multi-Colored Lacing
Scale Armor©Royal Armouries.

Right : 78 Red-and-bluelaced Suit of Armor withSmall Gold Scales andUnique Shoulder Guards
Photo: Minneapolis Institute of Art