2023 Newly Designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties
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Objects from Shirataki Sites, Hokkaidō
Late Paleolithic period, ca. 28000-13000 BCE, Engaru Archaeological Center, Hokkaido (National Treasure)Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Thematic Exhibition Room
January 31, 2023 (Tue) - February 19, 2023 (Sun)This exhibition introduces some of the newly designated objects in 2023.We hope that visitors will enjoy this rare opportunity to view these invaluable objects.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Hell of Dismemberment from Stories of Hell for Monks | Heian period, 12th century | MIHO MUSEUM, Shiga | On exhibit through February 12, 2023 | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Shintō Deities (Mizuhanomenokami, Male Deity, Female Deity, Child Deity) | Heian to Kamakura period, 11th–13th century | Niukawakami Shrine, Nara | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Record of a Poetry Competition at the Inner, Palace in 1078, (20 Volumes Version) | Heian period, 12th century | Japan Calligraphy Museum, Tokyo | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Documents of Mekaru Family | Second Shō dynasty, 16th–19th century | Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum, Okinawa | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Lidded Food Container with Figures and Pavilion design in mother-of-pearl inlay | Yuan dynasty, 13th–14th century | Eisei Bunko Museum, Tokyo | On exhibition from February 14, 2023 | ||
| Highlight | National Treasure | Objects from Shirataki Sites, Hokkaidō | Late Paleolithic period, ca. 28000-13000 BCE | Engaru Archaeological Center, Hokkaido | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Materials related to Uezu Family | Second Shō dynasty to Shōwa era, 17th–20th century | Private collection |