“Oshima and Onaka of the Nakachō, Beauties of the East” from the Series Beauties of the Four Directions 東西南北之美人・東方乃美人 仲町おしま、お仲とうざいなんぼくのびじん とうほうのびじんなかちょうおなかおしま
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These two geisha from the Fukagawa area of Edo (now Tokyo) are shown with hairstyles that were popular in the 18th century.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
March 30, 2026