“Flower Garland” with a Scene of the Butterfly Dance 木製彩色胡蝶舞図華鬘もくせいさいしきこちょうまいずけまん
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This ornament is from Nyūtsuhime Shrine, located near the sacred Mount Kōya. Similar in shape to [keman] (“flower garlands”) hung inside Buddhist temples, it depicts two boys performing the Butterfly Dance. Scholars believe someone had presented this ornament to the shrine as an offering in the hope that their prayers would be answered.
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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