Series Japanese Natural History : Bugei (Military Arts): Falcon hunting and Inuoumono
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Miniature Replicas of Inuoumono(Dog Chasing Event), Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Muneyoshi)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 16
October 25, 2005 (Tue) - December 11, 2005 (Sun)This exhibition introduces the history and strict rules of falcon hunting and inuoumono as examples of bugei followed by warriors.
Exhibit includes:
Inu-Oumono (Dog Chasing Game Played by Mounted Archers), By Oshima Sukebe, Edo period, dated 1711 (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Muneyoshi)
Shogun's Falconry at Komaba, By Sakakibara Nagatoshi, Edo period, dated 1786
Miniature Replicas of Inuoumono (Dog Chasing Event), Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Muneyoshi)