"Famous Swords From Temples and Shrines" Exhibition
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At Kyoto National Museum
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This exhibition introduces several historically renowned swords originally belonging to famous temples and shrines. Among these, the oldest known example is an early Heian (794-1185) sword with black-lacquered scabbard. Other famed swords include a Kamakura-period (1185-1333) tachi (slung sword) that has been historically associated with the Genji clan, a katana (sword) that has belonged alternately over the generations to the Ashikaga shoguns and the powerful Otomo clan in Bungo Province, and another katana that the warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-82) purportedly took from the warrior Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519-60) in the Battle of Okehazama. Also on exhibit will be swords that originally belonged to shrines, such as Nyakuoji Shrine in Kyoto, Kasuga Shrine in Nara, and Sanage Shrine in Aichi Prefecture, that are now in private collections.
*Exhibiting at the Collections Hall, Galleries 16-17
[Image: "Brocaded and Jeweled Scabbard" (Edo Period) Yasaka Shrine]
Schedule
From 2008-01-02 To 2008-02-11
Website
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/ (venue's website)
Fee
Adults ¥500, Junior High - Elementary School Students Free, Seniors over 70 - Physically Challenged Free. Special Exhibition Fees may be charged separately.
Venue Hours
From 9:30 To 17:00
Closed on Mondays
Note:If Monday is a National Holiday, the museum will be open on Monday but closed the following Tuesday. Closed for the year-end holidays. Special exhibitions close at 18:00.
Access
1 minute walk from bus stop Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae, 7 minute walk from Shichijo station on the Keihan line.
Address
527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0931
Phone: 075-541-1151 Fax: 075-531-0263
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"Famous Swords From Temples and Shrines" Exhibition</a>
Venue: Kyoto National Museum
Schedule: From 2008-01-02 To 2008-02-11
Address: 527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0931
Phone: 075-541-1151 Fax: 075-531-0263
