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2014 Newly Designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties

  • Image of "Dogu from Nakappara site, Nagano Prefecture, Jomon period, 2000 BC - 1000 BC (Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archeology, Chino city, Nagano)"

    Dogu from Nakappara site, Nagano Prefecture, Jomon period, 2000 BC - 1000 BC (Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archeology, Chino city, Nagano)

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 8 & Room 11
    April 22, 2014 (Tue) - May 11, 2014 (Sun)

    Important Cultural Property is the status given to paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, calligraphy, books, documents, historical materials, archaeological objects, and buildings that have been deemed culturally or scientifically important to Japan. They are designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as items of national heritage that should be preserved for future generations. From among these, items that are inherently superior or have a high artistic value are designated as National Treasures.

    This exhibition contains 51 items, which were newly designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties in 2014, including Dogu from Nakappara site, Nagano Prefecture (National Treasure). We hope you enjoy the rare opportunity to see these important items.

Major works in this exhibition
* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
Dogu from Nakappara site, Nagano Prefecture, Jomon period, 2000 BC - 1000 BC, (National Treasure, Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archeology, Chino city, Nagano)
Chan Eccentrics Hanshan and Shide, By Kano Sansetsu, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property, Shinsho Gokurakuji temple, Kyoto)
Landscape of the Four Seasons, Muromachi period, 15th - 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Taisanji temple, Hyogo)
Jichin Kasho Musoki (the dream diary of priest Jichin Kasho), Kmakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo)
Equipments with makie, Momoyama period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Honmyoji temple, Kumamoto)
Roppyaku-ban Uta-awase (the anthology composed at a poetry contest in six hundreds matches), Kmakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Nihon University, Tokyo)
Standing Amida nyorai (Amitabha), By Sainen and Ryokaku, Kamakura period, dated 1264 (Important Cultural Property, Nakasome-ku, Ibaraki)
Seated Tokugawa Ieyasu, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property, Chion'in temple, Kyoto)
Dutch learning-related document of The Nabeshima family of Takeo, Edo - Meiji period, 18th - 19th century (Important Cultural Property, Takeo city)

 

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