anos u ke ▁began ▁collect ing ▁art works ▁and ▁manuscript s . ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁collect ing ▁was ▁continued ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Ko y ata ▁I was aki ▁( 1 8 7 9 – 1 9 4 5 ), ▁M its ub ishi ' s ▁fourth ▁president . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Ko y ata ▁established ▁The ▁Se ik ado ▁Foundation ▁and ▁opened ▁the ▁Se ik ado ▁Bun ko ▁Library ▁which ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁books ▁from ▁his ▁personal ▁collection ▁( 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Japanese ▁volumes ▁and ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁volumes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁in ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁hundred th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Se ik ado ▁collection , ▁this ▁museum ▁gall eries ▁were ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Collection ▁The ▁Se ik ad ō ▁Bun ko ▁Art ▁Museum ▁houses ▁ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁books , ▁art works , ▁and ▁other ▁cultural ▁tre asures . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁permanent ▁collection ; ▁and ▁only ▁part ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁any ▁one ▁time . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁National ▁Tre asures ▁of ▁Japan ▁( craft s : ▁others ) ▁List ▁of ▁National ▁Tre asures ▁of ▁Japan ▁( craft s : ▁s words ) ▁List ▁of ▁National ▁Tre asures ▁of ▁Japan ▁( writ ings : ▁Japanese ▁books ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Au zi as , ▁Domin ique ▁and ▁Jean - Paul