February 27, 2025
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The Century Akao Collection, donated to ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app in 2021, includes approximately 15,000 volumes formerly owned by Shigemi Komatsu (1925¨C2010), a scholar of ancient Japanese calligraphy. The collection's most distinctive feature is the wide range of Japanese classics related to the human activity of writing.
Currently, the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) is in the process of reexamining and cataloguing this vast collection of books. This exhibition introduces a part of Shigemi Komatsu's unique collection of books, and takes visitors though the surprising process of researching classical books. Come and enter the vast world of books: some rare, some common, some printed, some written with a brush, some once owned by famous people, some with no title anywhere, and some mysterious and unexplained.
Overview
Exhibition Title:Century Akao Collection ¡Á Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko)
Date: March 17 (Mon.) to May 16 (Fri.) 2025 [Closed on weekends and public holidays]
*Special open days: March 29 (Sat.) & April 19 (Sat.)
**Closed on: March 24 (Mon.), April 14 (Mon.), April 28 (Mon.) ¨C May 6 (Tue.)
Venue: ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app Museum Commons, East Annex, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app Mita Campus
Open hours: 11:00 ¨C 18:00
Admission: Free admission. No booking required.
Gallery Talk: The exhibition organizer, Professor Wataru Ichinohe of the Institute of Oriental Classics, will give a gallery talk on the following days.
April 19 (Sat.) 14:00 ¨C 15:00 & May 13 (Tue.) 14:00 ¨C 15:00
*Please check the website for details and updates on the related programs.
For further information, please refer to the following PDF file.