Nezu Bijutsukan shin zōhinsen

Abstract

"The newest catalogue, Masterpieces from the Nezu Collection, New Edition, will consist of twelve volumes, organized by field. The information in it will reflect recent research and will be presented in a straightforward, accessible manner. Since our concept is that the content of these volumes will be made available to the world as a digital archive, all the descriptions of works will be translated into English, another distinctive feature of this catalogue. This third volume, Calligraphy, introduces 130 works from our large and high-quality collection of this genre. Including numerous national designations such as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. It brings together Buddhist sutra copies and Zen priest calligraphy in the Objects of Religious Art volume of the four-volume Catalogue of Selected Masterpieces from the Nezu Museum Collections (2001) and the works of ancient Japanese style calligraphy in the Painting and Calligraphy volume of the same catalogue. New works are also included in this new volume"-- Preface, Kōichi Nezu (page [e-3]).