Tag: Shinto art

• 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…

  Elizabeth Tinsley

  March 26, 2024

  Exhibition Reviews

  Art, culture, history, Japan, Japanese Art, Japanese dance, Japanese swords, Kasugataisha, katana, Museums, Nara, samurai, Shinto, Shinto art, Swords, travel

• exhibition round-up

  MARCH 2024 ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS IN NARA Photographer Maoka Ayane’s Coral on Land, Swords & Sword-smiths, and The Unveiling of a Buddhist Icon March exhibitions in Nara (listings below) include three that showcase swords and sword-smiths, ranging from the characteristic luxury of the shrine treasures held by Kasugataisha Museum – here, swords owned by aristocrats and…

  Elizabeth Tinsley

  March 7, 2024

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  Art, asia, blog, Buddhist art, Buddhist icons, Exhibitions, Japan, Japanese Art, Museums, Nara, Painting, Photography, Shinto art, travel