Mōri Museum
Museum in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Mōri Museum (毛利博物館, Mōri Hakubutsukan) opened in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1966. It occupies part of the Former Mōri Clan Main Residence, dating from the Meiji and Taishō periods, of which twelve component structures have been jointly designated an Important Cultural Property and the gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty.[1][2] The collection of some twenty thousand objects includes four National Treasures, nine Important Cultural Properties, and nine Prefectural Cultural Properties.[3][4][5]
| Mōri Museum | |
|---|---|
毛利博物館 | |
Former Mōri Clan Main Residence (1916) (ICP) | |
 Interactive map of the Mōri Museum area | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1-15-1 Tatara, Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°03′48″N 131°35′15″E |
| Opened | January 1966 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
National Treasures
The four National Treasures are Heian-period scrolls from Records of the Grand Historian and Kokin Wakashū, a Kamakura-period sword, and Sesshū's Long Landscape Scroll.[5]
Landscapes of the Four Seasons, by Sesshū
See also
- Hōfu Tenman-gū
- Landscape by Sesshū (Ōhara Collection)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamaguchi)
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamaguchi)
- List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Chinese books)
- List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Japanese books)
- List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
- List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
