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May exhibition round-up
MAY 2024 ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS IN NARA Celadon, Genji, and More Shingon Esoterica The Age of the Tale of Genji – The Prosperity of the Early Heian Court at Kasugataisha Museum will be compelling, given the ever-popular subject of that magnificent work of literature, Genji Monogatari, and the fascination with its cultural backdrop – the highly refined and…
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April exhibition round-up
APRIL 2024 ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS IN NARA Modern Japanese Painting and a Newly-Excavated Ancient Sword In 2022, a magnificent “Serpentine Sword” (Dakoken 蛇行剣) of over two metres in length was excavated from the 4th century Tomio Maruyama Tumulus in Nara: the largest iron sword in East Asia from the period. Tomio Maruyama Tumulus is a circular…
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April Buddhas: This spring’s divinities at Taimadera Temple
The city is suffused with the haze of cherry blossoms, and with them, branches on soft spring nights speckle petals against the sky. Among all things that heighten beauty and accentuate the charms of an environment – rain, snow, sunlight – pink cherry blossoms must be one of the most magical and charming. When they…
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Translations
The Splendid World of Automatic Music: The Nagamori Music Box Collection I just received a copy of the newly published The Splendid World of Automatic Music: The Nagamori Music Box Collection (from the Nagamori Culture Foundation) which I translated from Japanese to English. Gorgeous, isn’t it? A luxury book for the enthusiast, introducing 243 antique…
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Spirit of the Fight: Swordsmanship and Its Artful Practitioners
Pride of the Aristocracy, Soul of the Samurai – Collections including swords of Regents and Shoguns. Till March 31st at Kasugataisha Museum A superb exhibition of swords at Kasugataisha Museum comes to a close at the end of this month. Japan can always be relied upon to throw a good show, large or small, since…
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