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Clasic patterns at the Hotel Okura Tokyo Annex
Marquees of the Hotel Okura’s Annex had been decorated by the pattern of Scales in gold, and Diamond patterns’ wall were set at the back of it. Unfortunately the Annex...
Clasic patterns at the Hotel Okura Tokyo Annex
Marquees of the Hotel Okura’s Annex had been decorated by the pattern of Scales in gold, and Diamond patterns’ wall were set at the back of it. Unfortunately the Annex...
Pattern Seigaiha at the Kanda Shrine
Stylized wave pattern Seigaiha 青海波, literally blue ocean wave, is formed of overlapping concentric circles or larger and smaller arcs. Steel fences of the Sui 水 Shrine at the compound...
Pattern Seigaiha at the Kanda Shrine
Stylized wave pattern Seigaiha 青海波, literally blue ocean wave, is formed of overlapping concentric circles or larger and smaller arcs. Steel fences of the Sui 水 Shrine at the compound...
500 netsukes by the Prince Takamado at the Toky...
The Prince Takamado Collection comprises netsuke, mainly from the contemporary era, that were acquired by His Imperial Highness PrinceTakamado (1954-2002). The year 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Prince Takamado’s passing. On this...
500 netsukes by the Prince Takamado at the Toky...
The Prince Takamado Collection comprises netsuke, mainly from the contemporary era, that were acquired by His Imperial Highness PrinceTakamado (1954-2002). The year 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Prince Takamado’s passing. On this...
Netsuke Collection of Gō Seinosuke
The Japanese businessman and politician Go Seinosuke 郷誠之助 (1865-1942) donated his collection of netsukes to Tokyo National Museum in 1942. Custom of holding the netsukes disappeared after the Meiji era(1868-1912),...
Netsuke Collection of Gō Seinosuke
The Japanese businessman and politician Go Seinosuke 郷誠之助 (1865-1942) donated his collection of netsukes to Tokyo National Museum in 1942. Custom of holding the netsukes disappeared after the Meiji era(1868-1912),...
"The Song The Owl God Sang" by Chiri Yukie
(Preface of the book) ABOUT CHIRI YUKIE Hours before her sudden death at the age of nineteen, Chiri Yukie 知里幸恵（1903-1922）completed her only book, Ainu Shinyoushuu, a collection of traditional chants...
"The Song The Owl God Sang" by Chiri Yukie
(Preface of the book) ABOUT CHIRI YUKIE Hours before her sudden death at the age of nineteen, Chiri Yukie 知里幸恵（1903-1922）completed her only book, Ainu Shinyoushuu, a collection of traditional chants...
Ainu culture had been under the influence of th...
The age of the Satsumon culture 擦文文化 is believed to have started around the seventh century and transferred to that of the Ainu culture under the influence of the Okhotsk...
Ainu culture had been under the influence of th...
The age of the Satsumon culture 擦文文化 is believed to have started around the seventh century and transferred to that of the Ainu culture under the influence of the Okhotsk...