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Mōri Museum
opened in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1966. It occupies part of the Former Mōri clan, Mōri Clan Main Residence, dating from the Meiji period, Meiji and Taishō period, Taishō periods, of which twelve component structures have been jointly Cultural Properties of Japan, designated an Important Cultural Properties of Japan, Important Cultural Property and the gardens a Monuments of Japan, Place of Scenic Beauty. The collection of some twenty thousand objects includes four National Treasures of Japan, National Treasures, nine Important Cultural Properties, and nine Cultural Properties of Japan, Prefectural Cultural Properties. National Treasures The four National Treasures are Heian period, Heian-period scrolls from Records of the Grand Historian and Kokin Wakashū, a Kamakura period, Kamakura-period sword, and Sesshū's ''Long Landscape Scroll''. Image:Shiki Mori.jpg, Records of the Grand Historian Image:Kokin Wakashu Mori.jpg, Kokin Wakashū Image:Landscapes of th ...
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Important Cultural Properties Of Japan
An The term is often shortened into just is an item officially classified as Tangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs ( Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and judged to be of particular importance to the history, arts, and culture of the Japanese people. Classification of Cultural Properties To protect the cultural heritage of Japan, the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was created as a under which important items are appropriated as Cultural Properties,In this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple, unofficial definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties". thus imposing restrictions to their alteration, repair and export. Besides the "designation system", there exists a , which guarantees a lower level of protection and support to Registered Cultural Properties. Cultural Properties are classified according to their nature. It ...
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Museums In Yamaguchi Prefecture
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries ...
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy. The museum opened as the Bōchō Educational Museum in 1912 and moved to its present location in 1917, reopening as the Yamaguchi Prefectural Educational Museum. The current building dates to 1967. The museum celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in 2012. See also * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi) * Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum * Suō Province * Nagato Province , often called , was a province of Japan. It was at the extreme western end of Honshū, in the area that is today Yamaguchi Prefecture. Nagato bordered on Iwami and Suō Provinces. History Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimono ... References External links Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum*Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum Museums in Yamaguchi Prefecture Yamaguchi (city) History museums in Japan Pre ...
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List Of National Treasures Of Japan (paintings)
The term "National Treasure (Japan), National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote Cultural Properties of Japan, cultural properties since 1897. The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. These paintings adhere to the current definition, and were designated national treasures when the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was implemented on June 9, 1951. As such, they are restricted in transfer and may not be exported. Owners are required to announce any changes to the National Treasures such as damage or loss and need to obtain a permit for changes in location, transfer of ownership or intended repairs. The items are selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on their "especially high historical or artistic value". This list contains 166 paintings from 7th-century Asuka period to the early modern 19th-century Edo period. In fact the number of paintings presented is more than 166, because in ...
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Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants i ... * Japanese studies {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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List Of Places Of Scenic Beauty Of Japan (Yamaguchi)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi. National Places of Scenic Beauty As of 17 December 2021, thirteen Places have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated at a national level. Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2021, five Places have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated at a prefectural level. Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2021, a further eleven Places have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated at a municipal level. Registered Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 December 2021, four Monuments have been Cultural Properties of Japan#Categories of registered Cultural Properties, registered (as opposed to Cultural Properties of Japan, designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi) * :en:Parks and garde ...
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List Of Cultural Properties Of Japan - Paintings (Yamaguchi)
This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi. National Cultural Properties As of 1 July 2019, thirteen Important Cultural Properties of Japan, Important Cultural Properties (including one *National Treasures of Japan, National Treasure) have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated, being of national Values (heritage), significance. Prefectural Cultural Properties As of 1 May 2019, twenty-nine properties have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated at a prefectural level. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings) * Japanese painting * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi) References External links *Cultural Properties in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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Landscape By Sesshū (Ōhara Collection)
''Landscape by Sesshū'' is one of the most securely authenticated works of the Japanese Muromachi period artist Sesshū (1420–1506). It is an ink wash in the private collection of the Ōhara family in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The hanging scroll has been designated a National Treasure. Painting Executed in the or carefully delineated (as opposed to or hatsuboku, "splashed ink") style, the landscape is thought to be one of the artist's final works. The vertical accent of two pine trees takes the place of a central mountain peak, while the distant shore has a "modern" horizon line unusual for the period. The zigzag path leading to a pavilion on a lookout point contributes to the painting's considerable "spatial depth". Journeying along the path are an old wanderer accompanied by a young attendant, recurrent figures in Sesshū's landscapes. The contrast between the dilute ink of the sea and sky and the more concentrated rocks and vegetation, and the expressive us ...
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