[东京] Special Exhibition Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Maeda Ikutokukai Foundation The Maeda

The first Maeda lord, Toshiie (1538–1599), founded the Maeda family after being granted lands in northwestern Japan. Based in Kanazawa, his successors maintained control of the provinces of Kaga, Etchū and Noto throughout the Edo period (1603–1868). Their lands produced the highest yields of any domain at the time, making them one of the wealthiest samurai families in Japan. In the modern period, the Maeda relocated to Tokyo and were granted the title of marquess under the newly established Japanese peerage system. Even in their new home, the Maeda continued to protect and preserve cultural masterworks passed down by earlier generations. As part of these efforts, the sixteenth family head Toshinari (1885–1942) founded the Ikutoku Foundation (now the Maeda Ikutokukai Foundation) in 1926.