On February 11, “A Tenth Anniversary Memory of the World Register in 2011: Exhibition of Sakubei Yamamoto Collection” opened in the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum’s Permanent Galleries 6-7 of its New Annex. On May 25, 2011, the historical coal mine paintings, diaries and other works by Yamamoto (1892-1984) was incorporated in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, which was established to protect documentary heritage of outstanding value for humanity. Yamamoto, who actually worked as a coal miner, was the first Japanese to be approved for the honor. This exhibition is a retrospective of his oeuvre featuring 114 original works, drawn largely from his early creations, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Memory of the World Register decision.
