Exhibitions

THE BOYS' FESTIVAL
Kodomo no Hi, The Boys' Festival, which takes place on May 5th, is one of the five traditional celebrations (Sekku) of Japan.

A Japanese fable relates that, while out hunting, Prince Yamato Takeru was enchanted by the beauty of the trees in their autumn glory.

Traditional ukiyo-e prints (ukiyo-e: pictures from the Floating World) were among the most important artistic achievements of the Edo era (1603-1868), which began to decline with the death of the artist Ando Hiroshige in 1858.

There are two principle types of fan in Japan.

The sculptress Yuko Hishiyama studied art at the Tokyo National University of Art and Music, and completed her first degree in 1987.

Ink drawings are made on silk or on paper.

This exhibition presents a selection of the items added to the Museum's collection over the last five years, including prints, drawings, ceramics, calligraphy and sword accessories.

One of the significant characteristics of modern industrial design is the absence of national boundaries.

In the year 1603, after a long and bloody civil war, the Tokugawa Shognate came to power in Japan, a military rule that lasted more than 250 years.

There is a legend that before Buddha entered nirvana, he summoned every living creature to him. Twelve creatures presented themselves, in the following order: mouse, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, sheep or ram, monkey, cock, dog, and a wild boar.