Kyoto: Splendors of the Ancient Capital (Kyoto National Museum)

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The Kyoto National Museum, exhibition Heisei knowledge new building was held to commemorate that was open.

Its fiscal knowledge new wing of the building, not Terawa odd, but building of orthodox calm feeling.

Location, which was built of this fiscal knowledge new wing is, once, Toyotomi Hideyoshi built, was there was around the South Gate of the Great Buddha Hall of Hōkō-ji.

The front of the building entrance, panel that explains such things are exhibited.

In the body of the building of stone making is, glassed-in passageway is overhang.

Just, it is made as a veranda overlooking the garden Japanese houses, from which it is possible to face the site of Kyoto National Museum.

Is water that has been praised as a pond, have formed a horizontal line, really beautiful.

Well, those of the exhibition, Phase 1 and is divided into two phases, and the collections of the Kyoto National Museum, the exhibition is art masterpieces Japan, such as from museums and temples and shrines around Kyoto, it was content with impressive.

The first floor of a large space, large and small Buddha images are on display.

Treasure magazine Osho statue of Nishijutera. Face of the priest is broken, another face is looking into, intense work is visual impact that from within.

Once, Once you have this piece in the eyes, it will not be forgotten again.

The second floor of the exhibition room is on display and the special exhibition room, the Japanese and Chinese painting.

Amanohashidate diagram of Sesshu. National treasure. It is a work that represents the Sesshu but, well watch and comes with a crease, this painting was a sketch for finishing the larger work.

It's even in the sketch becomes a national treasure is, would dreadfulness of painter named Sesshu.

Hisago catfish diagram according to Josetsu brush of hoarding Institute. National treasure.

Catfish is out of the gourd, strange work called, the catfish is swimming in the water. How to draw the face of the person is also unique, as of Hanjie, I tempted its real intentions were variously pry.

Kyoto is owned, dance figure screen. The folding screen gold leaf has been affixed, women dressed in colorful kimono is, to hand a fan, dancing the dance.

Rather than facial expressions, and see which kimono that come, by pose of dancing, the individuality of each person of women, has been portrayed.

3 floor, exhibition and exhibits of archeology, such as earthenware, the Kyo.

The corner of Kyo, Hitokiyo Nonomura, Okuda Eisen, such as Mokubei Aoki, representative of the Kyo, are exhibited colorful work was exudes well the atmosphere of the Kyoto National Museum unique.

When I leave the venue, had already dark day. Light up the fiscal knowledge new building, was very beautiful.