Collection Database
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Aizu Collection
(Opend May 15,1998)
To
aid his students in the study of Asian art, Dr. Yaichi Aizu
collected approximately 3,000 works of Asian art, including grave
goods, bronze mirrors, ancient roof-tiles, and rubbings of
inscriptions. This database contains approximately 300 of these
pieces.
Database of Dr. Yaichi Aizufs Calligraphy
(Opend July 15,1999)
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Yaichi Aizu was not only a researcher of Asian art, but also a
talented and prolific calligrapher. He was fascinated with the
natural beauty and art of Nara, and he wrote tanka poems about
these. He was truly a Renaissance man. He wrote approximately 70
waka poems written according to the model of the Chinese classics.
The Katou Jun Collection of Japanese Epigraph Rubbings(Under
Construction)
(Opend
March 31,2001)
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Aizufs student, Katou Jun, followed his teacherfs footsteps in
studying Japanese inscriptions. Approximately 1500 pieces of his
collection have been donated to the museum. The collection spans the
time from the Asuka Period to modern times. The inscriptions are
from bells, stone monuments, Buddhist images, and buildings. This
database contains approximately 120 rubbings.
The Tosabayashi Collection of Ainu Cultural Artifacts
(Opend April 3,2002)
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of the objects in this collection were donated to the museum from
the collection of the late Yoshio Tobayashi, a true friend of the
university. The collection in this database includes articles of
Ainu clothing, including examples of the Attus and Runpe styles,
Ainu necklaces, called etamasaif, and earings, called eninkari.f
The World of Ancient Mirrors: Database of the Yaichi Aizu
Collection of Bronze Mirrors
(Opend April 3,2002)
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Yaichi Aizu Museum holds 208 ancient mirrors from the collection of
Dr. Yaichi Aizu. These pieces come from many periods, from the 5th
century BCE to the 17th century CE, and come from various
regions in China, Korea and Japan. This diverse collection contains
many unique and rare pieces.
Modern Art Database
(Opend
April
5, 2003)
This
collection includes portraits of people associated with Waseda
University, sculptures, and articles donated from a variety of
sources.
Replica Haniwa Database
(Opend April 13,2004)
Database of Asian art at
the Yaichi Aizu Museum of Waseda University
(Opend June 29,2009) In 2004,
the Tomioka Museum of Art in Ota ward, Tokyo, made a donation
including precious Asian ceramics, Zen calligraphy, tea utensils,
Buddhist engravings, paintings and archaeological artifacts. From
the 903-item collection, 701 pieces are available for public
viewing. The rest of the collection consists mainly of Buddhist
bronze medallions and bronze mirrors. We intend to eventually make
these objects available for public viewing.
This database is under independent corporate administration by the
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for the 2009 fiscal year.
When funds can be gathered for the rapid publication of research,
the Aizu Museum will build a comprehensive database. A committee for
this undertaking has been formed, with Professor Katsuaki Ohashi as
the representative from Waseda University.
Cultural Resources Information Portal
From
here you can access the Tsubouchi Memorial Theater Museum, the
Yaichi Aizu Museum, and cultural resources from Waseda Universityfs
Historical Resources Center.
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First drafted 1998
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