List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Okinawa)

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This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of paintings (絵画, kaiga) for the Prefecture of Okinawa.[1]

National Cultural Properties[]

As of 1 June 2019, zero properties have been designated as being of national significance.[2][3][4]

Prefectural Cultural Properties[]

As of 1 May 2018, eleven properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Dimensions Coordinates Ref.
Hakutaku, by Ji Ryō
自了筆白沢之図
Ji Ryō hitsu Hakutaku-no-zu
1630s/40s Naha institutional
(kept at the Shuri Castle Park Management Centre (首里城公園管理センター))
Ji Ryō is the art name of Gusukuma Seihō (1614–1644), son of a Shuri pechin[6] Gusukuma Portrait of the Sacred Beast Baize.jpg 26°13′06″N 127°42′55″E / 26.218345°N 127.715356°E / 26.218345; 127.715356 (Shuri Castle Park Management Centre) for all refs see [1]
Flowers and birds, colour on silk, by Sonoku
絹本着色花鳥図孫億筆
kinuhon chakushoku kachō zu Sonoku hitsu
early Qing dynasty Kumejima private
(kept at the Kumejima Museum)
Chinese painter Sonoku, active in Fuzhou in the second half of the seventeenth century, exerted considerable influence on Ryūkyūan painting after local painters Ishimine Denbaku (石嶺伝莫) and Uehara Shinshira (上原真知ら) crossed to China and received instruction from him in 1683; Sonoku's painting of flowers and birds was presented in thanks to the Kikumura family after the shipwreck of the Imperial Chinese mission off Kumejima in 1756[7] Flowers and birds by Sonoku.jpg 26°20′30″N 126°45′49″E / 26.341653°N 126.763698°E / 26.341653; 126.763698 (Kumejima Museum)
Flowers and birds, colour on silk, by
絹本着色花鳥図殷元良
kinuhon chakushoku kachō-zu In Genryō hitsu
C18 Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
In Genryō (1718–1767) was born in Shuri and summoned to the Ryūkyū court on account of his talent in painting aged 12; from 1752 he spent two years in China; after the death of (山口宗季), In Genryō was the leading court painter; most of his works are now lost; the shape of the branches of the plum and the distribution of its flowers, combining vigour with delicacy, are characteristic of the Southern School and thence of Nanga[8][9] Flowers and birds by Ingen Ryō.jpg 98.7 centimetres (38.9 in) by 43.7 centimetres (17.2 in) 26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E / 26.227238; 127.693770 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
Pheasant in the snow, colour on paper, by
紙本着色雪中雉子の図殷元良
shihon chakushoku setchū kiji no zu In Genryō hitsu
C18 Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
there is no snowfall in Okinawa, but in the shoin of Shuri Castle In Genryō studied Chinese exemplars of the subject of flowers and birds in the snow[9][10] Pheasant in the snow by Ingen Ryō.jpg 143.7 centimetres (56.6 in) by 67.2 centimetres (26.5 in) 26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E / 26.227238; 127.693770 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
Bamboo, ink on paper, by
紙本墨画竹の図殷元良
shihon bokuga take no zu In Genryō hitsu
1763 Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
ink wash paintings on the subject of bamboo provided suitable decoration for the tokonoma of the warrior family residences of Shuri[9][11] Bamboo by Ingen Ryō.jpg 101.7 centimetres (40.0 in) by 45.5 centimetres (17.9 in) 26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E / 26.227238; 127.693770 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
Mission to the Ryūkyūs, colour on paper
紙本着色奉使琉球図
shihon chakushoku hōshi Ryūkyū zu
Edo period Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
emakimono with twenty views of one of the Imperial Chinese missions on its journey from the port of Fuzhou to that of Naha and back again[12][13] Aaa0106b.jpgMission to the Ryukyus, emaki (festival at Sōgenji).jpg 26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E / 26.227238; 127.693770 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
Procession on a Mission to the Ryūkyūs, colour on paper
紙本着色冊封使行列図
shihon chakushoku sakuhōshi gyōretsu zu
Edo period Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
emakimono depicting some 600 figures, 380 Ryukyuans and 220 envoys[14] Procession on a Mission to the Ryukyus 2.jpgProcession on a Mission to the Ryukyus.jpg 22.5 metres (73 ft 10 in) 26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E / 26.227238; 127.693770 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)
Divine cat, by
神猫図山口宗季
shinbyō zu Yamaguchi Sōki hitsu
c. 1725 Naha Naha City
(kept at the Naha City Museum of History)
the reputation of Yamaguchi Sōki (1672-1743) was such that he received commissions for paintings of flowers and birds from the Shimazu clan in Satsuma and Konoe family in Kyoto[15] Divine Cat by Yamaguchi Soki (Naha City Museum of History).jpg 26°12′49″N 127°40′45″E / 26.213657°N 127.679286°E / 26.213657; 127.679286 (Naha City Museum of History)
Portrait of Tōnin Taku, colour on paper
紙本着色東任鐸 (知念里之子親雲上政行) 画像附一、教訓十箇条ー、掛物入箱
shihon chakushoku Tōnin Taku (Chinen sato-nushi-peeichin Seigyō) gazō tsuketari ichi, kyōkun jūkajō ichi, kakemono iribako
c. 1839 Ishigaki private
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
accompanied by a scroll with ten precepts and a storage case; portrait of Tōnin Taku (1778-1861), village pechin, aged 61[16] Chinen Seikō.jpg 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.338016°N 124.159552°E / 24.338016; 124.159552 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Portrait of Miyahira Chōen, colour on paper
紙本着色宮平長延画像
shihon chakushoku Miyahira Chōen gazō
c. 1845 Ishigaki private
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
portrait of Miyahira Chōen (1674-1749) aged 71[16] Miyahira Chōen.jpg 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.338016°N 124.159552°E / 24.338016; 124.159552 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Portrait of Kikumura Kiyoshi Satoshi, colour on paper
紙本着色喜久村絜聡(片目地頭代)像
shihon chakushoku Kikumura Kiyoshi Satoshi (Katami Jitōde) zō
c. 1759 Kumejima private
(kept at the Kumejima Museum)
thought to have been painted when the sitter was 47; the Kikumura family served as local officials on Kumejima[17] Kikumura Satoshi Kiyoshi.jpg 130.2 centimetres (51.3 in) by 72.6 centimetres (28.6 in) 26°20′30″N 126°45′49″E / 26.341653°N 126.763698°E / 26.341653; 126.763698 (Kumejima Museum)

Municipal Cultural Properties[]

As of 1 May 2018, six properties have been designated at a municipal level.[4][18]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Dimensions Coordinates Ref.
Genuine Views of the Ryūkyū Islands, emaki
「琉球嶌真景」絵巻
Ryūkyū-tō shinkei emaki
late C18/early C19 Nago Nago Museum by (岡本豊彦) of the (四条派)[19] Ryūkyū-tō shinkei emaki.pngRyūkyū-tō shinkei emaki 2.png 14 metres (45 ft 11 in) by 42 centimetres (17 in) 26°35′10″N 127°59′13″E / 26.586244°N 127.986935°E / 26.586244; 127.986935 (Nago Museum) for all refs see [2]
Ryūkyū Trading Port, byōbu
琉球交易港図屏風
Ryūkyū kōekikō zu byōbu
C19 Urasoe Urasoe City
(kept at Urasoe Art Museum)
includes depictions of tribute ships returning from China, dragon boats, Omono gusuku (御物城), Yarazamori gusuku, Mie gusuku, Naminoue Shrine, Sōgen-ji, Enkaku-ji, and Shuri Castle[20] Ryukyu Trading Port (Urasoe Art Museum).jpg 120.0 centimetres (47.2 in) by 290.0 centimetres (114.2 in) 26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E / 26.249987; 127.719520 (Urasoe Art Museum)
Eight Views of Ryūkyū
琉球八景
Ryūkyū hakkei
c. 1832 Urasoe Urasoe City
(kept at Urasoe Art Museum)
series of eight prints by Hokusai;[21] Evening Moon at Izumisaki (泉崎夜月), Sound of Lake Rinkai (臨海湖声), Bamboo Hedge at Kume Village (粂村竹籬), Pines and Waves at Ryūdō (龍洞松濤), Evening Glow at Jungai (筍崖夕照), Clear Autumn at Chōkō (長虹秋霽), Sacred Fountain at Castle Peak (城岳霊泉), and Banana Groves at Nakashima (中島蕉園) Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands by Hokusai (Urasoe Art Museum) - Night Moon at Izumisaki.jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai (Urasoe Art Museum) - Sound of Lake at Rinkai.jpgEight Views of the Ryukyu Islands by Hokusai (Urasoe Art Museum) - Bamboo Hedge at Kume Village.jpgEight Views of the Ryukyu Islands by Hokusai (Urasoe Art Museum) - Pines and Waves at Ryudo.jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai (Urasoe Art Museum) - Evening Glow at Jungai.jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai (Urasoe Art Museum) - Clear Autumn at Choko.jpgEight Views of the Ryukyu Islands by Hokusai (Urasoe Art Museum) - Sacred Fountain at Castle Peak.jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai (Urasoe Art Museum) - Banana Groves at Nakashima.jpg 26°15′00″N 127°43��10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E / 26.249987; 127.719520 (Urasoe Art Museum)
Ryūkyū Trading Port
琉球交易港図
Ryūkyū kōekikō zu
C19 Urasoe Urasoe City
(kept at Urasoe Art Museum)
three scrolls[21] Ryukyu Trading Port l (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgRyukyu Trading Port c (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgRyukyu Trading Port r (Urasoe Art Museum).jpg 26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E / 26.249987; 127.719520 (Urasoe Art Museum)
Flowers and birds
花鳥図
kachō zu
1710 Urasoe Urasoe City
(kept at Urasoe Art Museum)
by Sonoku (孫億)[21] Flowers and Birds by Sonoku (Urasoe Art Museum).jpg 26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E / 26.249987; 127.719520 (Urasoe Art Museum)
Proof Prints for Eight Views of Ryūkyū
琉球八景校合摺り
Ryūkyū hakkei kyōgōzuri
c. 1832 Urasoe Urasoe City
(kept at Urasoe Art Museum)
set of eight from the blocks used to print the outlines[22] Eight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai - proof of Evening Moon at Izumisaki (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai - proof of Sound of Lake Rinkai (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai - proof of Bamboo Hedge at Kumemura (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai - proof of Pines and Waves at Ryudo (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai - proof of Evening Glow at Jungai (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai - proof of Clear Autumn at Choko (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai - proof of Sacred Fountain at Castle Peak (Urasoe Art Museum).jpgEight Views of Ryukyu by Hokusai - proof of Banana Groves at Nakashima (Urasoe Art Museum).jpg 26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E / 26.249987; 127.719520 (Urasoe Art Museum)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ 国宝・重要文化財 [Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財(美術品)(絵画 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c 国・県・市町村��定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(都道府県分) [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. ^ 自了筆白沢之図 [Hakutaku by Ji Ryō] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ^ 絹本着色花鳥図 (孫億筆) [Flowers and birds, colours on silk, by Sonoku] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kumejima Town. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  8. ^ 絹本着色花鳥図 (殷元良筆) [Flowers and birds, colours on silk, by In Genryō] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tsuhako Satoshi (2004). 殷元良の絵画資料 [In-genryou Work of Art in Okinawa Prefectural Museum] (PDF). Bulletin of Okinawa Prefectural Museum (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Museum (30): 37–42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  10. ^ 紙本着色雪中雉子の図 (殷元良筆) [Pheasant in the snow, colours on paper, by In Genryō] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  11. ^ 紙本墨画竹の図 (殷元良筆) [Pheasant in the snow, colours on paper, by In Genryō] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  12. ^ 紙本着色奉使琉球図 [Mission to the Ryūkyūs, colours on paper] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  13. ^ 奉使琉球図 [Mission to the Ryukyus] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  14. ^ 冊封と王権 [Procession on a Mission to the Ryūkyūs] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  15. ^ 「神猫図」など指定 有形文化財に3点 県教委 [Divine Cat etc: Three New Prefectural Cultural Properties]. Ryūkyū Shimpō (in Japanese). 20 July 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Hayase Chiake (2012). "An Essay on the Background with Portrait of Ryukyu Kingdom" (PDF). Bulletin of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum (5): 65–74.
  17. ^ 喜久村家資料、沖縄県指定有形文化財に指定!! [Kikumura Family Materials Designated Cultural Properties of Okinawa Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kumejima Town. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  18. ^ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(市町村分) [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  19. ^ 琉球嶌真景 [Genuine Views of the Ryukyu Islands] (in Japanese). University of the Ryukyus. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  20. ^ 琉球交易港図屏風 [Ryukyu Trading Port] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kanagawa University. Retrieved 14 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b c 浦添市文化財指定記念展 [Exhibition Celebrating the Cultural Property Designations of Urasoe City] (in Japanese). Urasoe Art Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  22. ^ "kyougouzuri". Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

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