List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Okinawa)

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of paintings (絵画 kaiga) for the Prefecture of Okinawa.^[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 February 2016, zero properties have been designated as being of national significance.^[2][3][4]

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2015, eleven properties have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4][5]

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Dimensions	Coordinates	Ref.
Hakutaku, by Ji Ryō 自了筆白沢之図 Ji Ryō hitsu Hakutaku-no-zu	1630s/40s	Naha	institutional (kept at the Shuri Castle Park Management Centre (首里城公園管理センター))	Ji Ryō is the art name of Gusukuma Seihō (1614-1644), son of a Shuri pechin[6]			26°13′06″N 127°42′55″E / 26.218345°N 127.715356°E	for all refs see
Flowers and birds, colour on silk, by Sonoku 絹本着色花鳥図孫億筆 kinuhon chakushoku kachō zu Sonoku hitsu	early Qing dynasty	Kumejima	private (kept at the Kumejima Museum (久米島博物館))	Chinese painter Sonoku, active in Fuzhou in the second half of the seventeenth century, exerted considerable influence on Ryūkyūan painting after local painters Ishimine Denbaku (石嶺伝莫) and Uehara Shinshira (上原真知ら) crossed to China and received instruction from him in 1683; Sonoku's painting of flowers and birds was presented in thanks to the Kikumura family after the shipwreck of the Imperial Chinese mission off Kumejima in 1756[7]			26°20′30″N 126°45′49″E / 26.341653°N 126.763698°E
Flowers and birds, colour on silk, by In Genryō 絹本着色花鳥図殷元良筆 kinuhon chakushoku kachō-zu In Genryō hitsu	C18	Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)	In Genryō (1718-1767) was born in Shuri and summoned to the Ryūkyū court on account of his talent in painting aged 12; from 1752 he spent two years in China; after the death of Yamaguchi Sōki (山口宗季), In Genryō was the leading court painter; most of his works are now lost; the shape of the branches of the plum and the distribution of its flowers, combining vigour with delicacy, are characteristic of the Southern School and thence of Nanga[8][9]		98.7 centimetres (38.9 in) by 43.7 centimetres (17.2 in)	26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E
Pheasant in the snow, colour on paper, by In Genryō 紙本着色雪中雉子の図殷元良筆 shihon chakushoku setchū kiji no zu In Genryō hitsu	C18	Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)	there is no snowfall in Okinawa, but in the shoin of Shuri Castle In Genryō studied Chinese exemplars of the subject of flowers and birds in the snow[9][10]		143.7 centimetres (56.6 in) by 67.2 centimetres (26.5 in)	26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E
Bamboo, ink on paper, by In Genryō 紙本墨画竹の図殷元良筆 shihon bokuga take no zu In Genryō hitsu	1763	Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)	ink wash paintings on the subject of bamboo provided suitable decoration for the tokonoma of the warrior family residences of Shuri[9][11]		101.7 centimetres (40.0 in) by 45.5 centimetres (17.9 in)	26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E
Mission to the Ryūkyūs, colour on paper 紙本着色奉使琉球図 shihon chakushoku hōshi Ryūkyū zu	Edo period	Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)	emakimono with twenty views of one of the Imperial Chinese missions on its journey from the port of Fuzhou to that of Naha and back again[12][13]			26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E
Procession on a Mission to the Ryūkyūs, colour on paper 紙本着色冊封使行列図 shihon chakushoku sakuhōshi gyōretsu zu	Edo period	Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)	emakimono depicting some 600 figures, 380 Ryukyuans and 220 envoys[14]		22.5 metres (74 ft)	26°13′38″N 127°41′38″E / 26.227238°N 127.693770°E
Divine cat, by Yamaguchi Sōki 神猫図山口宗季筆 shinbyō zu Yamaguchi Sōki hitsu	c. 1725	Naha	Naha City (kept at the Naha City Museum of History)	the reputation of Yamaguchi Sōki (1672-1743) was such that he received commissions for paintings of flowers and birds from the Shimazu clan in Satsuma and Konoe family in Kyoto[15]			26°12′49″N 127°40′45″E / 26.213657°N 127.679286°E
Portrait of Tōnin Taku, colour on paper 紙本着色東任鐸 (知念里之子親雲上政行) 画像附一、教訓十箇条ー、掛物入箱 shihon chakushoku Tōnin Taku (Chinen sato-nushi-peeichin Seigyō) gazō tsuketari ichi, kyōkun jūkajō ichi, kakemono iribako	c. 1839	Ishigaki	private (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)	accompanied by a scroll with ten precepts and a storage case; portrait of Tōnin Taku (1778-1861), village pechin, aged 61[16]			24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.338016°N 124.159552°E
Portrait of Miyahira Chōen, colour on paper 紙本着色宮平長延画像 shihon chakushoku Miyahira Chōen gazō	c. 1845	Ishigaki	private (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)	portrait of Miyahira Chōen (1674-1749) aged 71[16]			24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.338016°N 124.159552°E
Portrait of Kikumura Kiyoshi Satoshi, colour on paper 紙本着色喜久村絜聡(片目地頭代)像 shihon chakushoku Kikumura Kiyoshi Satoshi (Katami Jitōde) zō	c. 1759	Kumejima	private (kept at the Kumejima Museum (久米島博物館))	thought to have been painted when the sitter was 47; the Kikumura family served as local officials on Kumejima[17]		130.2 centimetres (51.3 in) by 72.6 centimetres (28.6 in)	26°20′30″N 126°45′49″E / 26.341653°N 126.763698°E

Municipal Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2015, six properties have been designated at a municipal level.^[4][18]

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Dimensions	Coordinates	Ref.
Genuine Views of the Ryūkyū Islands, emaki 「琉球嶌真景」絵巻 Ryūkyū-tō shinkei emaki	late C18/early C19	Nago	Nago Museum	by Okamoto Toyohiko (岡本豊彦) of the Shijō School (四条派)[19]		14 metres (46 ft) by 42 centimetres (17 in)	26°35′10″N 127°59′13″E / 26.586244°N 127.986935°E	for all refs see
Ryūkyū Trading Port, byōbu 琉球交易港図屏風 Ryūkyū kōekikō zu byōbu	C19	Urasoe	Urasoe City (kept at Urasoe Art Museum)	includes depictions of tribute ships returning from China, dragon boats, Omono gusuku (御物城), Yarazamori gusuku, Mie gusuku, Naminoue Shrine, Sōgen-ji, Enkaku-ji (円覚寺), and Shuri Castle[20]		120.0 centimetres (47.2 in) by 290.0 centimetres (114.2 in)	26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E
Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球八景 Ryūkyū hakkei	c. 1832	Urasoe	Urasoe City (kept at Urasoe Art Museum)	series of eight prints by Hokusai;[21] Evening Moon at Izumisaki (泉崎夜月), Sacred Fountain at Castle Peak (城岳霊泉), Bamboo Hedge at Kume Village (粂村竹籬), and Pines and Waves at Ryudō (龍洞松濤) pictured			26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E
Ryūkyū Trading Port 琉球交易港図 Ryūkyū kōekikō zu		Urasoe	Urasoe City (kept at Urasoe Art Museum)	three scrolls[21]			26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E
Flowers and birds 花鳥図 kachō zu	early Qing dynasty	Urasoe	Urasoe City (kept at Urasoe Art Museum)	by Sonoku (孫億)[21]			26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E
Proof Prints for Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球八景校合摺り Ryūkyū hakkei kyōgōzuri		Urasoe	Urasoe City (kept at Urasoe Art Museum)	from the block used to print the outlines[22]			26°15′00″N 127°43′10″E / 26.249987°N 127.719520°E

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
• Japanese painting
• List of Museums in Okinawa Prefecture

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
2. 国宝・重要文化財 [Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(絵画 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
4. 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
5. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
6. 自了筆白沢之図 [Hakutaku by Ji Ryō] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
7. 絹本着色花鳥図 (孫億筆) [Flowers and birds, colours on silk, by Sonoku] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kumejima Town. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
8. 絹本着色花鳥図 (殷元良筆) [Flowers and birds, colours on silk, by In Genryō] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
9. Tsuhako Satoshi (2004). 殷元良の絵画資料 [In-genryou Work of Art in Okinawa Prefectural Museum] (PDF). Bulletin of Okinawa Prefectural Museum (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Museum (30): 37–42.
10. 紙本着色雪中雉子の図 (殷元良筆) [Pheasant in the snow, colours on paper, by In Genryō] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
11. 紙本墨画竹の図 (殷元良筆) [Pheasant in the snow, colours on paper, by In Genryō] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
12. 紙本着色奉使琉球図 [Mission to the Ryūkyūs, colours on paper] (in Japanese). Naha Municipal Educational Research Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
13. 奉使琉球図 [Mission to the Ryukyus] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
14. 冊封と王権 [Procession on a Mission to the Ryūkyūs] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
15. 「神猫図」など指定　有形文化財に３点　県教委 [Divine Cat etc: Three New Prefectural Cultural Properties]. Ryūkyū Shimpō (in Japanese). 20 July 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
16. Hayase Chiake (2012). "An Essay on the Background with Portrait of Ryukyu Kingdom" (PDF). Bulletin of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum (5): 65–74.
17. 喜久村家資料、沖縄県指定有形文化財に指定！！ [Kikumura Family Materials Designated Cultural Properties of Okinawa Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kumejima Town. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
18. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
19. 琉球嶌真景 [Genuine Views of the Ryukyu Islands] (in Japanese). University of the Ryukyus. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
20. 琉球交易港図屏風 [Ryukyu Trading Port] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kanagawa University. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
21. 浦添市文化財指定記念展 [Exhibition Celebrating the Cultural Property Designations of Urasoe City] (in Japanese). Urasoe Art Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
22. "kyougouzuri". Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture