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“The summer nights are so short / it still feels like evening / yet the dawn is here / where in the clouds / could the moon be hiding?” Written in a delicate script over 1,000 years ago, this poem is considered one of the finest examples of classical Japanese calligraphy. It was carefully cut out from a poetry book and attached to a hanging scroll for display during tea gatherings.
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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