page_title: Eisei Bunko Museum
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Eisei Bunko Museum / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Black Cat (Kuroki Neko) by Hishida Shunso 日本語: 黒き猫図 菱田春草筆
context_page_description: The Eisei Bunko Museum is a museum in Bunkyo-ku district in Tokyo, Japan. Its collection includes historical documents and artifacts, and works of fine art. The museum is located what was formerly the grounds of the Hosokawa clan, near the Shin-Edogawa Garden.
context_section_description: The Eisei-Bunko (Eisei Archive) is a collection of important art objects acquired and passed down in the Hosokawa family, a daimyō of 540 thousand-goku (one of the five top daimyōs) in Higo, the present day Kumamoto in Kyushu. The collection has been in existence since the Nanboku-chō Era or the 14th century and is noted for possessing close to 112 thousands objects.
  In 1950, the archive was turned into a foundation and a public museum was opened in 1973. Currently the display at the museum is rearranged three times a year at which occasion special events are organized for its members.
caption: Black Cat by Hishida Shunsō
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