A daimyō collection is a collection mostly of the property or former property of daimyō, or feudal aristocrat families of Japan, which are now open to the public. They typically contain traditional Japanese, and some Chinese, art objects.
Seisonkaku is a large Japanese-style villa built in the city of
Kanazawa in 1863 by
Maeda Nariyasu (1811-1884), daimyō of the region. A collection of the daimyō is open to the public. It is one of the few buildings in Japan to display the possessions of a daimyō family in their original surroundings.
Matsuura Historical Museum in
Hirado,
Nagasaki Prefecture, opened in 1955. The collection holds household objects, paintings, calligraphy, and documents relating to the early foreign trade in the area. All items in the collection had once been the property of the Matsuura family, daimyō of Hirado. The items are on display in part of the family's former residence.
Mōri Museum at
Hōfu,
Yamaguchi Prefecture, contains items belonging to the
Mōri clan, daimyō of
Suō Province. Included in the collection are paintings, including
Sesshū Tōyō's famous landscape scroll of the four seasons. The collection also includes calligraphy, armor, and costumes. These items can be viewed in a former Mōri residence set in a large garden.
A daimyō collection is a collection mostly of the property or former property of daimyō, or feudal aristocrat families of Japan, which are now open to the public. They typically contain traditional Japanese, and some Chinese, art objects.
Seisonkaku is a large Japanese-style villa built in the city of
Kanazawa in 1863 by
Maeda Nariyasu (1811-1884), daimyō of the region. A collection of the daimyō is open to the public. It is one of the few buildings in Japan to display the possessions of a daimyō family in their original surroundings.
Matsuura Historical Museum in
Hirado,
Nagasaki Prefecture, opened in 1955. The collection holds household objects, paintings, calligraphy, and documents relating to the early foreign trade in the area. All items in the collection had once been the property of the Matsuura family, daimyō of Hirado. The items are on display in part of the family's former residence.
Mōri Museum at
Hōfu,
Yamaguchi Prefecture, contains items belonging to the
Mōri clan, daimyō of
Suō Province. Included in the collection are paintings, including
Sesshū Tōyō's famous landscape scroll of the four seasons. The collection also includes calligraphy, armor, and costumes. These items can be viewed in a former Mōri residence set in a large garden.