31 century museum in kanazawa

Kinue Kamitsuma
上妻 きぬ江

This is a statue of Ukon placed in a Tokonoma (alcove) in Ukonan. Since he stuck to his belief as a Christian throughout his life, he was ordered the banishment by Ieyasu. Over about one month, he took passage in deadly heavy storm by ship of Ayusta, and reached Manila. In this statue, he appears without his topknot and putting of wet Kimono by seawater. He looks praying, looking at death, with tea ceremony bowl in his hands. With Mr.Nakano who made this statue I think of his life and thoughts, and give my sincere heart to this.

右近像

右近庵の床の間におかれた右近像。キリシタンであることを生涯つらぬいた故に、家康より国外追放を命じられ長崎からマニラへ。アユスタの船で死者まででたという暴風雨の中1ヶ月程かかりマニラに到着したという。すでに、武将であったマゲもおち、着物も海水にあらわれた右近は死を見つめ祈りつつ抹茶碗を手にする右近像。製作者の中野氏と、心より大切な思いをはせる御像です。