Large Dish with Rough Waves, Shellfish, Autumn Foliage, and Cherry Blossoms 色絵金彩荒磯貝尽紅葉桜図大皿いろえきんさいあらいそかいづくしもみじさくらずおおざら
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Featuring traditional motifs and decorative gold paint, this work was purchased at Japan's first National Industrial Exhibition in 1877. From the inscription, it was likely made by Tsuji Katsuzō, who founded the ceramics company Kōransha in 1875.
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ColBase
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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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March 16, 2026