Katana: Signed ‘Ban Syu Tegarayama Fujiwara Ujishige’ / ‘Otoko Masatoshi Kore wo Horu’ 刀　銘　播州手柄山藤原氏繁／男［政］俊彫之かたな　めい　ばんしゅうてがらやまふじわらうじしげ／おとこまさとしこれをほる

The Japanese Council of Art Museums

　The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. 　JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).