Description
根付は小物入れを帯から下げる際の留め具。牙彫とは象牙を彫ったもの。麒麟は聖獣として中国から日本に伝わったが、その姿については様々な説がある。この麒麟は、頭が龍で足は鹿に似た蹄を持ち体には鱗があり角が一本あるという説を踏まえて作られている。(20120410_平企 麒麟）
Data source
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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Aggregator
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
May 25, 2026