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Hosokawa Yusai (1534-1610) was a daimyo (warlord; landed general) and tea aficionado of the Momoyama Period. Born to Mibuchi Harukazu, he was originally named Fujitaka. Yusai and Genshi were his pen names. Yusai was later adopted by Hosokawa Mototsune and served Ashikaga Yoshiharu. When Yoshiaki’s brother, Ashikaga Yoshihide, passed away, Yusai planned to institute Yoshiaki to be the next shogun. He later sided with General Oda Nobunaga and was given a fief in Nagaoka and Tango provinces (both are currently located in Kyoto). But when the coup d’etat broke out at Honnoji Temple (Nobunaga was murdered by his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide), Yusai and his son Tadaoki shaved off their hair, a gesture of innocence and neutrality. Thereafter, he followed Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and then was given an important post by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa military government.
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Keio University has a diverse collection of cultural assets that have been assembled over its 160-year history. These collections are housed and used not only in libraries and research institutes, but...
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Over the course of its 160-year-plus history, Keio University has accumulated a vast collection of cultural artifacts from a diverse range of academic spheres. These collections are held and used not only in Keio’s libraries and research institutes but also at its undergraduate faculties, affiliated schools, and various other locations on campus, and a rich array of databases for the collections have been compiled reflecting the expertise of these respective institutions. Now, Keio Museum Commons (KeMCo) has developed the Keio Object Hub portal site, which provides a comprehensive overview of art and culture at Keio University.
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September 7, 2022