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Love is our most fundamental emotion and describes a wide range of mental states and practices. From the connections between love and sex, to love and desire, the expression of love is diverse. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ornamental Pin Could they be husband and wife? The appearance of this intimate couple eating and drinking is impressive. The scene possibly depicts a funerary banquet.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pillow, Three-color glaze with stamped mandarin duck design Mandarin ducks symbolized harmonious marital relations in China. The combination with lotuses, which represented fertility, make this a very auspicious composition.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Playing the Flute in Springtime on the Water This fan painting captures the Southern Song-dynasty (1127–1279) poet Jiang Kui playing flute, and his beloved Lady Xiao Hong listening to his melodies on a clear spring day. *From September 18, 2019 |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Box in the Shape of Waterfowl This box depicts a family of frolicking waterfowls. Male and female birds combined with lotuses symbolize fertility. Since lotus sounds the same as love in Chinese, lotuses also stand for love.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Folding Screen with Birds and Flowers This auspicious screen with pairs of birds and plants is not painted but embroidered. It adorned the room of a newly married woman.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nayaka Aiming a Bow and Arrow with Nayika on His Lap In this painting, the man is taking aim at a rooster not shown in the painting, but familiar to viewers from a poem. The poem tells that if the rooster does not crow, the sun won’t rise. This way, the lovers can stay together forever. *Indian miniature paintings depict love in many settings.Paintings in this exhibition contain sexual content that may not be suitable for all audiences.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wayang Kulit: Raden Arjuna Wayang Kulit: Dewi Banowati Wayang Kulit is traditional shadow-puppet theater from Indonesia. The beautiful woman Banowati admires the handsome Arjuna, but becomes the wife of his archenemy. Arjuna and his enemy then become allies on the battlefield…
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Box with Birds and Flowers This box is decorated with two white-headed birds in mother-of-pearl inlay. Since, the white head of the birds allude to an elder couple, the motif symbolizes everlasting love.
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Special Tours: Journey through Indonesia with TNM Curators (Japanese only)Each day there will be a 70-minute tour of the Toyokan (Asian Gallery) led by three curators. Meeting place: Toyokan entrance hall *Participants will walk through the Toyokan galleries. Please join wearing comfortable shoes. |
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September 10, 2019 (Tue) 14:00 - 15:10: Love in Asian Crafts
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October 8, 2019 (Tue) 14:00 - 15:10: Love in Asian Painting
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Representations of Love in Asian Art (Japanese only)Venue: Heiseikan-Auditorium |
Wayang Kulit: Shadow Puppet Theater from Java (in Japanese)Traditional Indonesian Puppet Theater Performance by: Sumilir *Pre-application is closed. |
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September 20, 2019 (Fri) |
September 21, 2019 (Sat) |
Easy Seated Yoga in Toyokan (Japanese only)This year we are also doing our very popular yoga classes! Join us in practicing yoga in front of real artworks! |
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Relaxing yoga on a mat in the Hyokeikan September 27, 2019 (Fri) Venue: Hyokeikan *Pre-application is closed. |
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Laid-back yoga on a chair in the Toyokan October 4, 2019 (Fri) Venue: Room 1, Toyokan *Pre-application is closed. |
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Journey through Asia at the Tokyo National Museum: Asia in Love
Price: 500 yen (Tax excluded) 24p (All color) *On sale in the museum shop |