Moon above the Clouds: The Life of Bishop Count P ter Vay and his Japanese Art Collection

The establishment of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of East Asian Art in September 1919 saw the amalgamation of two large collections of Asiatic artefacts. The first one, comprising over 3,500 objects, had been assembled by the founder of the museum, Ferenc Hopp, and included 2,000 Japanese artefacts; the second collection was made up of 2,300 Japanese items purchased by Count Péter Vay on behalf of the Hungarian state. Count Vay made these purchases in Japan in 1907, and the items were exhibited i...