Location Kanazawa University Museum
Kaga Domain School Plaque: Meirindo
- Display status
- On display
- Period
- Created: 1792
- Form/Type
- Arts and crafts
- Location
- Ishikawa Prefecture
This is one of the plaques from Kaga Domain School, which was founded in 1792 by MAEDA Harunaga, the 11th lord of the domain. This item is a plaque from Meirindo, a liberal arts school where students studied Japanese studies, Chinese studies, Chinese medicine, arithmetic, history, astronomy, etc., with a focus on Neo-Confucianism. The calligraphy was done by ARAI Hakuga, the first head of the school. The face is made from a single piece of zelkova, with the outlines of the letters cut using the katagiribori technique, and the faces of the letters embossed and gold leaf applied to them. The frame work was done by SAWAOKA Chuhei, a wood carver at the Kaga Domain workshop. In 1871, with the abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures, the domain schools were also abolished. However, after that the plaque was displayed in the auditorium of Ishikawa Normal School and then passed on to Kanazawa University, where it continues to be held this day. At 280cm (W) x 130cm (H) x 40cm (D) and weighing 107.6 kg, it is one of the largest existing domain school plaques in Japan, and has been designated as a Kanazawa City Tangible Cultural Property.
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Kanazawa University Museum
Established in 1989 to preserve and utilize valuable materials handed down from the predecessor school when the university campus was relocated from Kanazawa Castle Site. Former teaching materials such as beautifully shaped physics experiment apparatus and mushroom moulage specimens that allow you to observe mushrooms as they were 100 years ago are fun-to-see natural museum materials in the museum's collection. The museum also holds many archive such as timetables that show the hard work of medical students 100 years ago, as well as archaeological materials excavated within the campus.
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