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Poetry written in elegant calligraphy was displayed at tea gatherings for the guests to admire and discuss.The poems here were originally composed by a nobleman during a sacred pilgrimage. The first poem evokes the sound of horses’ hooves echoing on a freezing winter morning. The second conjures the image of smoke rising from a charcoal kiln in the mountains.
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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
July 20, 2026