Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery

Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery
聖徳記念絵画館
General information
Address 1-1 Kasumigaoka-machi
Town or city Shinjuku, Tokyo
Country Japan
Coordinates 35°40′44″N 139°43′04″E / 35.678778°N 139.717639°E / 35.678778; 139.717639Coordinates: 35°40′44″N 139°43′04″E / 35.678778°N 139.717639°E / 35.678778; 139.717639
Opened 1926
Website
Official website

Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery (聖徳記念絵画館, Seitoku Kinen Kaigakan) opened in Tokyo, Japan, in 1926. The Gallery has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Inside are eighty paintings depicting events from the life of Emperor Meiji, by forty leading nihonga and forty leading yōga artists.[1][2][3]

Painting Date of event Painter Date of painting Comments Image Dedicator
1The Birth of Emperor Meiji
御降誕
Go-kōtan
3 November 1852Takahashi Shūka (高橋秋華) (1877–1953)July 1930depicted is the Lying-in Chamber (御産室) erected by Nakayama Tadayasu in the grounds of Kyoto Imperial PalaceMarquis Nakayama Sukechika (中山輔親)
2The Rites of Growth
御深曾木
On-fukasogi
6 May 1860Kitano Tsunetomi (北野恒富) (1880–1947)November 1934ceremonial trimming of the hair, performed by Ichijō Tadaka (一条忠香) in the OmimaBaron Kōnoike Zenemon (鴻池善右衛門)
3Investiture of the Crown Prince
立親王宣下
Ritsu shinnō senge
10 November 1860Hashimoto Eihō (橋本永邦) (1886–1944)June 1931Nijō Nariyuki presents the imperial proclamation at the PalaceMitsubishi Partnership (三菱合資会社)
4Accession to the Throne
践祚
Senso
13 February 1867Kawasaki Shōko (川崎小虎) (1886–1977)August 1930the Emperor, aged fifteen, appoints Nijō Nariyuki as regent in the SeiryōdenMarquis Ikeda Nobumasa (池田宣政)
5Resignation of the Last Shōgun
大政奉還
Taisei hōkan
7 November 1867Murata Tanryō (邨田丹陵) (1872–1940)October 1935Tokugawa Yoshinobu informs officials of his decision at Nijō-jōPrince Tokugawa Yoshimitsu (徳川慶光)
73The Triumphal Grand Naval Review
凱旋観艦式
Gaisen kankan shiki
23 October 1905Tōjō Shōtarō (東城鉦太郎) (1865–1929)May 1929the Emperor aboard the Asama reviews the fleet in Yokohama Bay, with Admiral Tōgō in attendanceMinistry of the Navy
74The Triumphal Grand Army Review
凱旋観兵式
Gaisen kanbei shiki
30 April 1906Kobayashi Mango (小林万吾) (1870–1947)December 1931the Emperor reviews the troops at the Aoyama Parade Grounds (東京青山練兵場), with Ōyama Iwao riding behindMinistry of the Army
75Demarcation of the Sakhalin Frontier
樺太国境画定
Karafuto kokkyō kakutei
1906–7Yasuda Minoru (安田稔)December 1932Japanese and Russian representatives designate a boundary markerNippon Oil (日本石油株式会社)
76The Chrysanthemum Garden Party
観菊会
Kangikukai
19 November 1909Nakazawa Hiromitsu (中沢弘光) (1874–1964)May 1931the Emperor and Empress attend for the first timeMarquis Tokugawa Yorisada (徳川頼貞)
77The Union of Korea and Japan
日韓合邦
Nikkan gappō
22 August 1910Tsuji Hisashi (辻永) (1884–1974)October 1927depicted is the Namdaemun at the time of annexationThe Provinces of Korea (朝鮮各道)
78The Emperor at Tokyo Imperial University
東京帝国大学行幸
Tōkyō Teikoku Daigaku gyōkō
10 July 1912Fujishima Takeji (1867–1943)April 1936the arrival of the Emperor for the graduation ceremoniesMarquis Maeda Toshinari
79The Emperor's Final Illness
不豫
Fuyo
July 1912Tanabe Itaru (田辺至) (1886–1968)March 1927as the Emperor's condition worsened, people gather outside the Tokyo Imperial Palace to pray for his recoveryTokyo Prefecture
80The Imperial Funeral
大葬
Taisō
14 September 1912Wada Sanzō (1883–1967)July 1933after a ceremony at the Aoyama Funeral Pavilion (青山葬場殿) in Tokyo on 13 September, the Emperor's coffin was taken by train to Kyoto, before being conveyed to Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi (伏見桃山陵)Meiji Jingū Commemorative Association (明治神宮奉賛会)


See also

References

  1. "Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery". Meiji Jingu Gaien. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. 聖徳記念絵画館 [Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. Meiji Jingū Gaien, ed. (2001). 聖徳記念絵画館壁画 [Explanatory Notes on pictures in Memorial Picture Gallery, Meiji Jingū] (in Japanese).
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