Japanese lacquerware, Tokyo National MuseumJapanese lacquerware, Tokyo National Museum

Japanese lacquerware, Tokyo National Museum

Lacquer ware is a traditional technique unique to Toi, applying lacquer which is refined from the sap of Urushi (lizard)…

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Japanese sculpture, Tokyo National Museum

Buddha sculptures almost monopolize the history of Japanese sculpture. Buddha statues are broadly classified into four types, Tathamon, Bodhisattva, Ming…

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Edo period costume and Ukiyoe print, Tokyo National Museum

During the Edo period, play such as Kabuki became popular, and when the clothing of the actors was introduced in…

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Azuchi Momoyama culture, art of samurai, Tokyo National Museum

Momoyama Culture (Momoyama Campaign) or Azuchi Momoyama Culture (Azushi Momoyama Bunka) is a Japanese culture of the Azuchi-Momoyama era when…

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Momoyama – Edo Period Folding Screen Painting, Tokyo National Museum

From the ancient times to the modern era, many folding screen pictures were drawn on folding screen paintings such as…

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Samurai costumes during the Heian – Edo period, Tokyo National Museum

We will exhibit swords, swords, armor, harness, costumes, portraits, letters, etc from the Heian era to the Edo era. Towels…

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Tea ceremony art, Tokyo National Museum

The tea ceremony is an act of boiling hot water of traditional Japanese, sprinkling tea and acting like tea (tea…

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Calligraphy and ink painting in Heian and Muromachi era, Tokyo National Museum

In the Heian era, including the three brushes of Susumu Tachibana, Satoru Tachibana, and Saga Emperor, the famous family gave…

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The rise of Buddhism, Asuka period-Nara period, Tokyo National Museum

In the middle of the 6th century, Baekje brought Buddha, Buddha, Zen and Buddha from Baekje during the Emperor Ming…

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Danish sculpture and Neoclassicism, Thorvaldsens Museum

Danish sculpture as a nationally recognized art form can be traced back to 1752 when Jacques Saly was commissioned to…

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