Description
This sacred ornament, known as a [keman], was handed down at Niutsuhime Shrine at the foot of Mount Kōya. Originally, [keman] (“flower garlands”) were made of fresh flowers, but this example is made of wood decorated with a rider in [kariginu], a type of clothing worn by the nobility. Similar to an [ema] — a votive tablet offered to the gods — it was likely dedicated to the shrine in prayer.
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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