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Japan’s nobility were devout followers of Buddhism. Written in elegant calligraphy over pictures in gold and silver, this text contains prayers for a good afterlife. It was read in 1282 during a Buddhist ritual for the noblewoman Fujiwara no Sadako. She held this ritual in anticipation of her death, yet lived to celebrate her 90th birthday three years later.
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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.
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July 20, 2026