Madonna of the Thumb and Christian Objects in Japan
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Madonna (Madonna of the Thumb) (detail), Formerly owned by Nagasaki Magistrate Office, Italy, late 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T2
December 5, 2017 (Tue) - December 25, 2017 (Mon)This thematic exhibition will display Madonna of the Thumb, an image brought to Japan by the Giovanni Battista Sidotti (1667–1714), together with other objects related to this extraordinary Italian missionary, as well as images of saints and those portraying the Madonna and Child.