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General Information
- Exhibition Title
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Special Exhibition: Japan, an Artistic Melting Pot
- Period
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April 19–June 15, 2025
- Venue
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Kyoto National Museum, Heisei Chishinkan Wing
- Organized by
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Kyoto National Museum; The Asahi Shimbun Company; NHK Kyoto Station; NHK Enterprises, Inc., Osaka Branch Office
- With the support of
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Nissha Co., Ltd.
Description of Exhibition
In the year of the World Expo in Osaka, this special exhibition brings together the greatest treasures of Japanese art, which were dynamically shaped by cultures from overseas throughout time. Featuring paintings, sculptures, calligraphic works, and decorative arts from ancient times through the modern era, the exhibition displays approximately 200 cultural properties tracing the history of intercultural exchange within Japanese art.
National Treasure
Wind God and Thunder God
By Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Kennin-ji Temple, Kyoto