Japanese missions to Tang China (Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures)

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Directly connected to the station of Japan avenue of Yokohama , Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures. Special exhibition in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of its opening . Planning full of romance of history based on crafts and the envoys brought back , such as a recording of the Japanese side , that , to reproduce the image of the Chang'an of Tang Japanese at the time was carrying .

At that time , the capital of Tang , the Changan , merchant neighboring countries the Roman Empire , Sassanian Persia , such as Korea and Japan , such as Sogdian people visit the Silk Road , it was the world of the city literally .

Population of one million people . Of order to hold people live and only it , is social capital , in that era , he was already in Changan .

Image of pottery in the shape was exhibited and entered the venue of the third floor , right in front of the orchestra and dancers of the time . Those of 7- 8th century Tang Dynasty . They have Biwa , drums , harp , musical instruments such as sho Japan . Dance and the music was transmitted to Japan .

The Japan History book written at that time and re-published at the Edo period , articles about celebrities who came to Japan is left . Remain in the current , court music of Japan , would have to tell now , the music and dance of that time .

Speaking of Tang , Tang San Cai word , come to mind . Also the venue , and has been exhibited several points . Sogudia people and Persians called Hu people , rode a horse , Tang San Cai typical .

Came from Sasanian Iran , vessel of glass . Vessel of the same form , has been left to positive storehouse Institute of Japan . And coins of Rome .

Capital of Tang heyday , the Changan , from all over the world , people and things have been gathered . In order to absorb a lot from Tang , Japan , sent the envoy .

Up to 838 years from 630 AD , envoys from Japan were sent 19 times . There was a route north of the Korean Peninsula through the southern route across the sea directly to Tang . From Japan , the ship traveled around the Shitennoji of Osaka now , from Namba Tsu .

People who went to Tang , brought back , such as those on display at the venue , a large number of cultural relics . However , not visible to the eye , of the Tang system , as well as thought , it might have been brought back at the same time .

Thing to say , not only in Japan , Korea , as well as Vietnam , it absorbs a lot of stuff , in that era , continues until the modern , even the East Asian world , was born .

Also the venue of the permanent exhibition of twice , in the space of some , there is an exhibition named after the special exhibition .

Been unearthed in Central Asia , the Buddhist mural of the seventh century , I was surprised . The red kimono is coming of Buddha , what , a lot of eyes are drawn . That it is very unusual pattern . Though , it seems the works of surrealism .

Fabric of the times (1-3 century ) Kushan in India . How the king of the Kushan , admire the fire have been woven . It's what the individual is the collection , but I wonder fabric of the times in the morning Kushan really ? Only part of the whole not left , but if the real thing , it will be great .