Thursday, April 30, 2015

Japanese Art Resources 2

When visiting Japan, don't forget to visit the following art museums.

Tokugawa Art Museum http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/english/
From an armor to a hair comb, the museum holds personal items of Tokugawa Ieyasu and his descendants. One of the key featured item is Tale of Genji scroll.

Nezu Museum http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/index.html
With a beautiful garden, this museum holds Japanese and Chinese arts. It holds 7414 items ranging from nihonga painting, textile, porcelain, ancient articraft, and more. Ogata Kourin's "Kakitsubatazu" or "Painting of Iris", a six-panel gold leaf folding screen, is one of the must see.
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