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Have you ever wanted to hold a legendary tea bowl in your hand? Or use a light to study the details of a Buddhist statue? Many people probably wish they could do those things, and it would be wonderful if museums could let them. Today, those dreams really can come true thanks to applications using high-resolution 8K images and interactive controllers.
*A queue numbering system is used to alleviate congestion. Depending on the level of congestion, we may finish issuing numbered tickets even during the Museum’s opening hours.
Use hands-on controllers of the same size and shape as real Cultural Properties to rotate high-definition images on 8K monitors 360 degrees and appreciate the originals from any angle you like. Choose your favorite of six famous tea bowls to handle and turn. *This media content was created by the Agency for Cultural Affairs as part of the Fiscal Year 2021 Initiative to Promote the Regional Development of Local Cultural Properties (A Project Utilizing State-of-the-Art Technology to Create Media Content Based on Cultural Properties). (With the cooperation of Kyushu National Museum and Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum.) Venue image Investigate Buddhist statuary on an imposing 120-inch monitor. Using a flashlight-shaped control device, you can shine light on the expression of these statues and reveal details that you wouldn't normally be able to see. Hunt for the highlights of these works of Buddhist art in the same way that museum curators do. Venue image Joseon dynasty, 16th century Bowls like this one were mass-produced for daily use on the Korean peninsula. Some were shipped to Japan, where tea masters admired their rustic, unpretentious style. One of this bowl's most admired features—the bumpy, crackled glaze—formed when the clay and glaze contracted at different rates after firing. Southern Song dynasty, 13th century This masterpiece from the Longquan kilns in China, renowned for celadon wares, was repaired using pins now likened to locusts. Azuchi-Momoyama-Edo period, 16th-17th century This tea bowl, with its simple designs and white, ceramic-glaze coating, is an example of the type called Shino made in the Mino region of Gifu Prefecture. The plant designs that seem to represent flowers and Eulalia grass are painted on the tea bowl and are visible through the glaze. Studio of Chōjirō; Raku ware, Black Raku type The tea master Sen no Rikyū commissioned the potter Chōjirō to create tea bowls with a rustic aesthetic. This bowl was formed entirely by hand, without the aid of a potter's wheel. Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century Yellow pottery like this was produced in Mino (modern-day Gifu prefecture) in the 16th and 17th centuries. This bowl was apparently made in the famous Seto kilns and was thus adjudged to be an example of "Kiseto" ("yellow seto") ware. This was originally a mukōzuke vessel used for serving food during kaiseki meals. Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century This object has the typical shape of the tenmoku tea bowl in the Kensan style (tea bowls produced in the Jian kiln in China). Small oil spots emerged densely both inside and outside the bowl covered by jet-black glaze. These irregular silver oil spots with a slightly bluish hue are a unique feature of tenmoku glaze. Kamakura period, 13th century Sculptors in the Kamakura period (1192-1333) began using a variety of new materials to great effect. Inlaid crystals give this bodhisattva's eyes and lips a realistic sheen, while gold paint gives his body a gentle glow that represents spiritual enlightenment. Tang dynasty, 7th century Carved from a single piece of sandalwood, an aromatic material believed to increase the miracle-granting properties of Buddhist statues, this work combines intricate details with facial expressions influenced by Indian art. Kushan dynasty, 2nd century Bodhisattvas are depicted in royal attire with exquisite jewelry. This attire is based on what the Buddha Śākyamuni was thought to look while he was still a young prince. This bodhisattva's hairstyle and lack of hair ornaments suggest he is Maitreya, a future savior of the people.
Highlights of
the Exhibition
Cultural Properties in 8K: A Hands-On Look at Legendary Tea Bowls
Cultural Properties in 8K: An Investigation with Mihotoke
Featured
Japanese Artworks
Important Art Object
Tea Bowl, Named "Uraku Ido"
Important Cultural Property
Bowl with a Foliate Rim, Named "Bakōhan"
Tea Bowl, Named "Furisode (Swinging Sleeves)"
Tea Bowl, Named "Amadera (Nunnery)"
Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century
Tea Bowl, Kiseto Dōhimo Type
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum
Important Cultural Property
Tenmoku Tea Bowl with Oil-Spot Patterns
Kyushu National Museum
Important Cultural Property
Bodhisattva
Important Cultural Property
The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Kannon
Bodhisattva