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The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (奈良文化財研究所, Nara Bunkazai Kenkyū-jo), also known by its former name, the Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties, is one of two research institutes that comprise the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, an independent administrative institution created in 2001.
The Nara National Museum was established in 1889 as the Imperial Nara Museum (帝国奈良博物館). The Nara National Museum held its first exhibition in 1895. As prehistory to the opening, there was a Nara exhibition. In 1874, Nara exhibition company of semi-governmental management was established by the then Nara governor Fujii Chihiro. The ...
In 1940, the Yamato Provincial Museum (大和国史館) opened and in 1949 this was renamed the Yamato History Museum (大和歴史館). With the Museum Act (博物館法) of 1951, it gained the status of a museum-equivalent facility. Its formal registration as a museum proper was in 1968, a year after the move to a new building.
(kept at Nara National Museum) 168.8 centimetres (66.5 in) by 89.6 centimetres (35.3 in) *Twelve Devas, colour on silk 絹本著色十二天像 kenpon chakushoku jūniten zō: Heian period: Nara: Saidai-ji: twelve scrolls
Nara Prefectural Museum of Art (奈良県立美術館, Nara kenritsu bijutsukan) opened in Nara, Japan in 1973. The collection numbers some 4,100 items and special exhibitions are also held. The collection numbers some 4,100 items and special exhibitions are also held.
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The Tokyo National Museum houses the greatest number of archaeological national treasures, with 7 of the 50. [3] The Japanese Paleolithic marks the beginning of human habitation in Japan. [4] It is generally accepted that human settlement did not occur before 38,000 BC, although some sources suggest the date to be as early as 50,000 BC. [5]
Although these collections are not open to the public, selections are shown at Nara National Museum once a year in autumn. The objects and treasures that have been stored in the Shōsō-in can be divided into the following categories. [12] Buddhist objects Butsugu (仏具) Clothing and accessories Fukushoku (服飾) Furniture Chōdo Hin (調度品)