Koshirae with Design of Flowers and Chicken in Maki-e Lacquer and Shibayama Inlay 草花鶏蒔絵芝山象嵌拵くさばなにわとりまきえしばやまぞうがんこしらえ
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芝山象嵌は上総国芝山村の小野木専蔵（おのぎせんぞう）（1775〜1836）が、江戸に出て螺鈿・象嵌細工を手掛け、将軍家御用品にもなったことから始まる。明治時代には芝山象嵌によるさまざまな工芸品が輸出工芸として盛んに製作された。この拵は沃懸地（いかけじ）に芝山象嵌で鶏と草花を表す。縁・鯉口（こいくち）、栗形（くりがた）や頭（かしら）・鐺（こじり）の各部には彫金細工で雲龍の加飾が施されている。拵の差し裏・鐺上方に「芝山」銘入り。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
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January 9, 2026