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Bodhisattva giving up his life so that a tiger family can feed their cubs; illustration of a Jataka tale on the base of the Tamamushi Shrine. The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897, [1] [2] although the definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term.
One pair of six-section folding screens , ink and color on paper with gold leaf background, each 162.2 cm × 341.8 cm (63.9 in × 134.6 in) Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo: Pigeon on a peach branch (絹本著色桃鳩図, kenpon chakushoku momohatozu) [31] Emperor Huizong of Song —
It is known mainly for its sometsuke underglaze cobalt blue and white porcelain, with the amount of blue often low, showing off the detailed modelling and the very fine white colour of the porcelain. This has a finer grain than most Japanese porcelains, allowing fine detail and thin and complicated openwork in forms.
Dutch delftware vase in a Japanese style, c. 1680 "Blue and white pottery" (Chinese: 青花; pinyin: qīng-huā; lit. 'Blue flowers/patterns') covers a wide range of white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide.
Imari ware bowl, stormy seascape design in overglaze enamel, Edo period, 17th–18th century. Imari ware (Japanese: 伊万里焼, Hepburn: Imari-yaki) is a Western term for a brightly-coloured style of Arita ware (有田焼, Arita-yaki) Japanese export porcelain made in the area of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū.
Blue porcelain vase decorated with red and yellow flowers and green foliage with geometric design around the neck and foot rim, by Imaemon Imaizumi XII (Living National Treasure). It was gifted by Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun on the occasion of their first visit to the United States to President Gerald R. Ford in 1975.
Most scholars date satsuma ware's appearance to the late sixteenth [1] or early seventeenth century. [2] In 1597–1598, at the conclusion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's incursions into Korea, Korean potters, which at the time were highly regarded for their contributions to ceramics and the Korean ceramics industry, were captured and forcefully brought to Japan to kick-start Kyūshū's non-existent ...
The museum was originally founded in 1974 by a local craftsman Yasue Takaaki in Kitayasue as a private museum named Yasue Gold Leaf Museum. [1] [2] The museum and all of its artifacts were donated to Kanazawa City Government in 1985 and subsequently renamed to Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum. In 2010, the museum was relocated to Higashiyama by ...