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This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of historical materials (歴史資料, rekishi shiryō) for the Prefecture of Okinawa.
National Cultural Properties
As of 1 August 2020, six Important Cultural Properties have been designated (including one *National Treasure), being of national significance.
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Materials relating to the Shō Family of Ryūkyū Kings 琉球国王尚家関係資料 Ryūkyū kokuō Shō-ke kankei shiryō |
The reigns of the second Shō dynasty to Meiji period | Naha | Naha City (kept at the Naha City Museum of History) |
1,251 items, of which 85 are craft works and the remainder writings; the former comprise (a) royal costume (8 items): royal crown known as Hibenkan or Tamanchaabui, black silk with 288 gold, silver, crystal, and coral beads and a gold kanzashi engraved with a dragon; two ceremonial costumes of Chinese cloth; two belts - one with twenty previous stones, the other braided; a pair of boots; undergarments; (b) clothing (57 items): 42 bingata robes and 15 of orimono, some with banana fibre cloth; (c) metalwork (5 items): a gold cup, silver rinsing bowl, pair of silver bowls with stands, set of six octagonal silver goblets, and pair of tin bottles covered with glass beads; (d) lacquerware (9 items): of red lacquer - a covered multi-tiered food box, a set of footed trays, a rinsing bowl with stand, and a writing box; of black lacquer - a set of dishes and case, incense box, tray for scrolls, writing-paper box, and inkstone case; (e) ceramics (3 items of Tsuboya Ware (壷屋焼)): a candle-stand, portable brazier, and jar; (f) swords (3 items): sword known as Chiyoganemaru (千代金丸) with which, according to the Kyūyō Chronicles, the King of Hokuzan committed suicide in 1416; sword known as Chiganemaru (治金丸) which, according to the Kyūyō, Nakasone Toyomiya gave to Shō Shin in 1522; and sword known as Chatan Nakiri (北谷菜切) |   |
26°12′50″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21378075°N 127.67925408°E / 26.21378075; 127.67925408 (Naha City Museum of History) | |
| Letter from the Ming Dynasty Hongzhi Emperor to Shō Shin 明孝宗勅諭〈琉球国中山王尚真宛／〉 Min Kōsō chokuyu (Ryūkyū-koku Chūzan-ō Shō Shin ate) |
1487 | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) |
47.05 centimetres (18.52 in) by 178.8 centimetres (70.4 in) |  |
26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E / 26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E / 26.2267571; 127.69399418 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | |
| Photographs by Kamakura Yoshitarō for his Investigation into Ryūkyū Art 琉球芸術調査写真<鎌倉芳太郎撮影／> Ryūkyū geijutsu chōsa shashin (Kamakura Yoshitarō satsuei) |
Taishō period | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts) |
2,080 items |  |
26°13′10″N 127°43′08″E / 26.21935026°N 127.71890695°E / 26.21935026; 127.71890695 (Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts) | |
| Map of the Ryūkyū Kingdom - Maps of the Magiri 琉球国之図・間切図 Ryūkyū-koku no zu・magiri-zu |
C18 | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) |
8 items; one scroll of the whole kingdom and seven maps of the magiri | .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) |
26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E / 26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E / 26.2267571; 127.69399418 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | |
| Materials relating to the Ie Udun Family 伊江御殿家関係資料 Ie udun-ke kankei shiryō |
Second Shō dynasty to Meiji period | private | 146 items |  |
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| Sketches of the Yaeyama Kuramoto Master Painter (Miyara Ansen's former possession) 八重山蔵元絵師画稿類（宮良安宣旧蔵） Yaeyama kuramoto eshi gakō-rui (Miyara Ansen kyūzō) |
Second Shō dynasty to Meiji period | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) |
90 items | .jpg) |
24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) |
Prefectural Cultural Properties
As of 1 May 2019, six properties have been designated at a prefectural level.
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of a Bronze Bell (former Naminoue-gū Korean bell) 銅鐘残欠 (旧波上宮朝鮮鐘) dōshō zanketsu (kyū Naminōe-gū Chōsen shō) |
Goryeo | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) |
the lengthy inscription dates the bell to Kentoku 3 (顕徳) or 956; the bell, designated a National Treasure in 1907 in accordance with the 1897 Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law, was largely destroyed in 1945 | .jpg) |
26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E / 26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E / 26.2267571; 127.69399418 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | for all refs see |
| Ankokuzan Stele of Flowers and Trees 安国山樹花木記碑 Ankokuzan jukaboku kihi |
1427 | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) |
now an Important Cultural Property in the ancient documents category |  |
26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E / 26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E / 26.2267571; 127.69399418 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | |
| Sanpu Ryūmyaku-hi 三府龍脈碑 Sanpu ryūmyaku hi |
1750 | Nago | Nago City (kept at the Nago Museum) |
the inscription records a proposal to relocate the capital of the three kingdoms (Hokuzan, Chūzan, and Nanzan) from Shuri to Nago |  |
26°35′11″N 127°59′13″E / 26.586263°N 127.986860°E / 26.586263; 127.986860 (Nago Museum) | |
| Materials relating to the Uezu Family 上江洲家資料 Uezu-ke shiryō |
Kumejima | private (kept at the Kumejima Museum and Uezu Family Residence (上江洲家住宅) ) |
1790 items, comprising 42 calligraphic works, 14 paintings, 109 craftworks, and 1,625 records relating to the early modern and modern period | 26°20′30″N 126°45′50″E / 26.341634°N 126.763794°E / 26.341634; 126.763794 (Kumejima Museum) | |||
| Sketches by the Kuramoto Painter 蔵元絵師の画稿 Kuramoto eshi no gakō |
C18/19 | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) |
114 items | .jpg) |
24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | |
| Materials relating to the Ie Family 伊江家資料 Ie-ke shiryō |
Naha | private (kept at the Naha City Museum of History) |
122 items, with 29 associated items comprising 14 letters, 11 calligraphic works, 1 painting, and 3 pieces of lacquerware; 113 items have since been designated an Important Cultural Property as Materials relating to the Ieudun Family (see above), leaving 11 items (sic), with the associated items |  |
26°12′50″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21378075°N 127.67925408°E / 26.21378075; 127.67925408 (Naha City Museum of History) |
Municipal Cultural Properties
As of 1 May 2019, forty-three properties have been designated at a municipal level.
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| Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials | ||
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| Hokkaidō |  | |
| Tōhoku | ||
| Kantō | ||
| Chūbu | ||
| Kansai | ||
| Chūgoku | ||
| Shikoku | ||
| Kyūshū | ||
| Okinawa | ||
| Cultural Properties of Japan - Okinawa Prefecture | ||
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| Tangible Cultural Properties |  .jpg)   | |
| Intangible Cultural Properties | ||
| Folk Cultural Properties | ||
| Monuments | ||
| Cultural Landscapes | N/A | |
| Groups of Traditional Buildings | ||
| Conservation Techniques |
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See also
- Cultural Properties of Japan
- List of National Treasures of Japan (historical materials)
- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Okinawa)
- Writing in the Ryukyu Kingdom
References
- "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- 国宝・重要文化財 [Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(歴史資料 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "National Treasure: Ryukyu King Sho Family Related Documents". Naha City Museum of History. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- Naha City Museum of History, ed. (2006). 国宝「琉球国王尚家関係資料」のすべて―尚家資料/目録・解説 [National Treasure "Materials relating to the Shō Family of Ryūkyū Kings": Inventory and Commentary] (in Japanese). Okinawa Times. ISBN 4-87127-175-7.
- 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 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- Agency for Cultural Affairs, ed. (2003). 戦災等による焼失文化財―20世紀の文化財過去帳 [Cultural properties lost to fire during war etc: a register of former twentieth-century cultural properties] (in Japanese). 戎光祥出版. pp. 160f. ISBN 4-900901-34-2.
- Smits, Gregory (1999). Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 128ff. ISBN 0-8248-2037-1.
- 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 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- 御絵図46点 市文化財に 貢納布を織る図案 [46 Patterns for Tribute Cloth Designated a Municipal Cultural Property]. Yaeyama Nippō (ja) (in Japanese). March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "The Senkaku Islands" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. March 2013. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- 唐人墓 [Tōjin Baka] (in Japanese). Ishigaki City. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- Johnson, Robert (1979). Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-98. Naval Institute Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-61251-482-6.
External links
- (in English) National Treasure: Ryukyu King Sho Family Related Documents
- (in Japanese) Database of Photographs by Kamakura Yoshitarō for his Investigation into Ryūkyū Art
- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
- (in Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture