November 1, 1999
From "Juku" No. 222, 1999
Yukichi Fukuzawa was not only the founder of Keio University but also an intellectual leader of Japan's modernization.
Thanks to his portrait, which once adorned the 10,000-yen banknote, he is now perhaps one of the most familiar figures of the Meiji era.
His portraits are displayed on various Keio University campuses. Here, we introduce the portraits of Yukichi Fukuzawa on the Mita Campus, where the largest number of them can be found.
● Main Conference Room, Old University Library
Acquired: May 10, 1958
Donated by: Volunteers from the graduating class of 1925 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their graduation
Artist: Hiromitsu Nakazawa (Member of the Japan Art Academy)
● Memorial Room (Unfinished work), 1F, Old University Library
Donated by: Kiyonosuke Kiyooka
Artist: Kiyoo Kawamura, painted in 1898
Size: (including frame) 1.10 m (W) × 1.27 m (H)
● Jukukan-kyoku (Keio Corporate Administration) Conference Hall 3
Acquired: November 25, 1960
Donated by: The Showa 5 (1930) Mita-kai to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their graduation
Artist: Zenjiro Suzuki
● Enzetsukan (Public Speaking Hall)
Like the one in the First School Building, this is a reproduction of an original painting by Eisaku Wada. This version was created in 1937 by Kikuma Matsumura, a student of Wada. It was donated by the Kobe Keio Club in April 1960, prior to a visit to Keio by then West German Chancellor Adenauer.
● Keio Shiki Senior High School
~From the First School Building on Mita Campus to the gymnasium of Keio Shiki Senior High School~
This is a reproduction by Shosei Sunami of a full-length oil portrait by Eisaku Wada, which was destroyed by fire during the war. It was donated on October 5, 1947, by the Fukuzawa Sensei Kenkyukai (Yukichi Fukuzawa Study Group) and the Ebisu Mita-kai. In March 1970, it was moved to the gymnasium of Keio Shiki Senior High School.
*Eisaku Wada was born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1874. He served as a professor at the Tokyo Fine Arts School and was awarded the Order of Culture in 1943. He is known for his solid and graceful style.
Size: (inside frame) 1.04 m (W) × 2.04 m (H)