Tokyo National Museum's 140th Anniversary Thematic Exhibitions: Coptic Textiles: Woven Designs of the Coptic Church of Egypt
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Textile Fragment, Saint design, Mid-Coptic period, 6th century (Gift of Mr. Yamaguchi Tsutomu)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
February 5, 2013 (Tue) - March 31, 2013 (Sun)This exhibition displays 32 items from the Tokyo National Museum collection of Coptic textile fragments, which have never been displayed until now.
Current exhibit includes:
Tunic, Figure, bird and flower design, Late Coptic period, 8th century (Lent by Joshibi Art Museum, Tokyo, on exhibit through March 3, 2013)
Textile Fragment, Figure, angel, and flowering plant design, Early Coptic period, 4th - 5th century (Lent by Joshibi Art Museum, Tokyo, on exhibit through March 3, 2013)
Textile Fragment, Saint design, Mid-Coptic period, 6th century (Gift of Mr. Yamaguchi Tsutomu)