Exhibitions Commemorating the Museum's 10th Anniversary:

Note: This exhibit has closed.

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Information

Exhibition Term
September 1, 2007 - December 16, 2007
Venue
Miho Museum
Organizers
Miho Museum
Kyoto Shimbun, Inc.

Exhibits

South Wing


Egypt-Quest for Eternal Paradise

West Asia- Faraway Paradise Paradise in Heaven Paradise on Earth Meeting of Eastern and Western Paradise

The World of the Mediterranean- Secret Ritual Leading to Paradise

South Asia-Eastern Advance of the Paradise Salvation in the Pure Land

Quest for Paradise

China- Paradise of Ritual and Music Guardians of Paradise Eternal Life and Paradise

China-The Internationalization of Paradise

Cnina/Paradise in auspicious patterns Persia/Paradise Vesselse Prsia/Promised Paradise


North Wing


Prayers of the ancients

Each in his or her own way, the people offered fervent prayers to the Buddha. / A world of gods

Koryo green and Yi Dynasty white

Quiet beauty is profound / Wabi, the taste for simplicity, passed down through generations of tea masters / Tea and Zen are of the same taste(cha-Zenichimi)

The spirit of Momoyama period - an era of creativity

Rimpa school: Masters of the decorative arts / Kenzan's idea of beauty: Agenius at enjoyment of Japanese and Chinese writihng on pottery