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Indispensable in fishing, nets were a part of life in ancient Japan, and scenes of fishnets being dried under the sun frequently appeared in poems. Later during the Edo Period, the fishnet was stylized into a decorative motif. A model example of this motif, now preserved by the Imperial Household, appears in “Drying Fishnets”, a painting rendered by Kaiho Yusho (1533-1615) on a byobu (a folding screen used as a room partition). Dating back to the Momoyama Period, the painting is said to be the originator of fishnet motifs that later became popular for other arts and crafts, as well as byobu.
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Keio Object Hub
Keio University has a diverse collection of cultural assets that have been assembled over its 160-year history. These collections are housed and used not only in libraries and research institutes, but...
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Keio University
Over the course of its 160-year-plus history, Keio University has accumulated a vast collection of cultural artifacts from a diverse range of academic spheres. These collections are held and used not only in Keio’s libraries and research institutes but also at its undergraduate faculties, affiliated schools, and various other locations on campus, and a rich array of databases for the collections have been compiled reflecting the expertise of these respective institutions. Now, Keio Museum Commons (KeMCo) has developed the Keio Object Hub portal site, which provides a comprehensive overview of art and culture at Keio University.
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July 3, 2022