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 See the unseen at Koldinghus from 20 August 2005 to 8 January 2006
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Now and up to and including 8 January 2006 visitors to Koldinghus have a unique chance to take a both broad and in depth look at the daly life, art, and culture of Japan in the Edo Period.
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The wide range of objects on loan from Nationalmuseet (The National Museum of Denmark) in Copenhagen provide a representative insight into all aspects of the Edo period, from samurai ideals to religion to the illicit entertainment districts. Most of the artefacts have, however, not been on public display since Nationalmuseet's summer exhibiton at Brede in 1983, while some have never been exhibited before.
Left: Kannon figure, the bodhisattva of sympathy. Lacquered and gilt wood by an unknown artist. Second half of the Edo period. Nationalmuseet, Ethnographic Collection. Photo: Arnold Mikkelsen |
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A great number of woodcuts and pictorial scrolls from Anjo City Museum of History in Kolding's Japanese twin town Anjo provide the Western viewer with the opportunity to see objects which give a flavour of, and might inspire a journey to, Japan.
Left: Woodcut from Anjo City Museum of History
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Many of the objects are fragile and can only be exhibited for part of the exhibition's duration. This is in particular the case with the many loans from Japan. Museet på Koldinghus is in the fortunate position of having been able to loan so many objects that they can be exhibition in rotation.
As well as the beautiful No and Kabuki theatre costumes and other theatre equipment from the Tsuboushi Memorial Theatre Museum at Waseda University in Tokyo, woodcuts featuring motifs from the theatre are exhibited. |
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Furthermore, thanks to the close cooperation with Anjo City Museum of History, Koldinghus has been granted the unique opportunity to exhibit swords and spears from the private collection of one of Japan's most respected collectors, Taima Masamichi.
Below: A sword from Taima Masamichi's collection.
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Exhibited amongst the many impressive loans Koldinghus' own Japonoiseries can be viewed from a new perspective. For example, the renowned 'Skønvirke' (the Danish equivalent of art nouveau) artist Thorvald Bindesbøll's Vase is exhibited alongside a print of Hokusai's Wave at Kanagawa, which is widely believed to have been its inspiration, while Allan Scharff's sushi platter Miss Sushi is shown adorned with Japanese plastic sushi, an image of the complex meeting of Western and Japanese culture and aesthetics.
Background information
Behind the scenes |
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