Why Japan still preserved Chinese cultural relics lost


Japan Tokyo Museum of South Songliang Kai "Shakya mountains map"

1 Japan Tokyo Museum of South Songliang Kai “Shakya mountains map”
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2 Tokyo National Museum set Takemoto Preface (Tokgo present)
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3 Tokyo National Museum and Frank Wu Village “Lanting Qushui screen”
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4 Edo Period Ling Chuan Moronobu Videos “See back beauty map”
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5 Japanese Jomon chopper dogū
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6 Edo eight bridges maki box inlaid with mother Yan
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7 Heian pears inlaid with mother-gold decorative sword

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8 Japanese Heian period ink painting on paper “birds character drama picture” (local)

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9 Japan’s Heian era paper ink painting “Birds character drama picture” (local)
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13 Momoyama – Edo era rat Shino bowl wagtail text
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14 Corner defend Edo long view works “summer living figure screen”
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15 Tokyo National Museum set Takemoto Preface (Tokgo present)

Interview with the Tokyo National Museum Zenitani Mami
Tokyo National Museum collection of Chinese artifacts in Japan richest museums, some time ago, the Tokyo National Museum Zenitani Mami participate in Shanghai Shanghai Museum related activities, to accept the “Oriental Morning Post Art Review” interview with reporters when talking about the Japanese collection Chinese cultural relics, he said, “Japan since ancient times to advocate love Chinese art, artifacts, many Chinese have lost relics in Japan has been saved.”

Tokyo National Museum in Japan collection of most national treasures and important cultural institution, located on Tokyo Dongtai area Ueno Park north end of the collection and display of an important cultural heritage of Japan and the entire East Asian region, about 110,000 collections, including national treasures 87, 634 important cultural relics, as well as some artifacts entrusted custody. It is worth mentioning that the Japanese arts and artifacts are not always lying quietly shelved the museum, where many exhibits are by Japanese young people like it, the reason is because a lot of Japanese pop culture are from the museum the relics dating back hundreds of years inspired. Some venues Tokyo National Museum will be as movies, TV shows and other period drama filming.
Tokyo is Japan’s National Museum collection of Chinese cultural relics richest museum and its collection of Chinese artifacts categories include calligraphy, tea ceremony and related paintings and handicrafts. Earlier, Tokyo National Museum Zenitani really beautiful Shanghai to participate in activities in the “Oriental Morning Post Art Review” interview, referring to the Japanese collection of Chinese artifacts, he said, “Japan since ancient times to advocate love Chinese art, artifacts, collections also without interruption since ancient times. here I can be more proud to say that there are some relics in China have been lost, but after they seventy-eight century to Japan, the Japanese collectors very dear, are a good inheritance down in Japan so far it has saved. ”
On Japan relics and museum exhibition Chen
Art Comment: Tokyo National Museum has 140 years of history, collecting artifacts in their collections and system construction has gone through the process of how? Excavated largely rely solicit purchase, private donations and other channels it?
Zenitani really beautiful: Tokyo National Museum has a collection of artifacts currently about 117,000, more or less there will be some new additions each year, including through the purchase of its collection, donations, and some such as temples, personal collection, they want to register in tokyo National Museum, roughly three ways. If we say that we have the ability to buy, then we want to see the artifacts, to buy the best, but because of the current budget, the ability to buy is not very strong, so there are some private collectors do have very fine heritage, hope they can make donations in this form into the museum collections. The current percentage of each purchase and donation is around 50 percent, how many there will be some floating year.
Registered in the Tokyo National Museum, although ownership of these artifacts do not belong to the Tokyo National Museum, but the museum and its research can show basically been stored in the museum. Yet another example is the case of our temple there are a lot of cultural relics, they registered here, sometimes they built a new museum, hoping to get their deposit back to his heritage museum exhibit, occasionally such situations.
Arts Criticism: Features Heritage Tokyo National Museum, the ability to introduce a few pieces of Chinese viewers can represent Japanese style.
Zenitani really beautiful: “See back beauty map” is part of the Edo period (17th century) Ukiyo-e, mainly depict Review beauty. Such Ukiyo-e more popular in Japan, but in fact the Japanese favorite is the painting “pine figure screen”, Azuchi Momoyama period (16th century), is a painter named Hasegawa Tōhaku around AD 1600 Videos it seems there is a sense of distance perspective, it is also considered life that are far and near, there are ups and a manifestation of falling. There are painting “Birds characters play-off picture Jane” is Heian period (12th century) of ink on paper work, the frogs and monkeys anthropomorphic manifested, is a humorous expression, this, too, manga a beginning. Recently we organized a temporary exhibition of this work was to look at this a very long picture, the audience queued up to 5 hours. There are “cool air map”, the Edo period (17th century) works, depicts a man in the moon gourd vines enjoy the cool air of the scene. “Chopper dogū” is also a very popular exhibits, dating back about three or four thousand years ago, some people think it’s shape is like an alien, the prototype had even the Japanese manga, the rage. “Portrait of Mrs. Maya and days” is the Horyuji Treasures Museum collection of Buddhist relics probably made of copper 7th century, showing the Buddha’s mother. Mrs. Maya gave birth to Buddha scenes from the armpit, made of copper statues like this one, a total of 48, were handed down. This is the era of peace “gold inlaid with mother pears decorative sword” is very popular with young women welcome one of the exhibits. Why do young girls like these things, it is because there is very much like a young girl’s hand tour, the hero of the game is the sword turned handsome man, holding a prototype is one of our Tokyo National Museum, so now young people liked to tokyo National Museum look at this piece. Many Japanese pop culture are artifacts dating back hundreds of years to draw inspiration from the museum.
Effect of Chinese history and culture of Japanese culture that is very profound. Historically, Japanese and Chinese exchanges less time there are two, the first is from the 9th century to the 12th century, the era of peace in Japan, which is then interrupted during the Tang Dynasty and exchanges. The second is from the 17th century to the 19th century, which is Japan’s Edo period, when China and the exchanges is not very frequent, of course not say that exchanges are not, but relatively small. In both exchanges less time, before the Japanese and Chinese exchanges absorbs learn from Chinese culture, integration, the formation of such a period in Japan has its own style, while in Japan the two periods of local culture gradually bear fruit, Ukiyo-e is the characteristic such as the Edo period, Japanese kana in the Heian era appeared, then the use of Japan’s own character created out of literary works, such as this kind of work is similar to Chinese poems and songs, are also emerging. With nearly 150 years of exchanges with other countries, Japan, the gradual integration of the culture of the world, associated with these exhibits in our museum it is to be seen in.
Art Comment: Tokyo National Museum has completed the age of seven different buildings, including the protection of important buildings of historical value, can introduce your architecture and historical origins of the museum, how to do effective combination in building use and showcasing aspects?
Zenitani really beautiful: Tokyo National Museum was opened in 1872, Japan’s first National Museum, where the oldest building was built in 1908 to celebrate the table Museum. This is a hundred years ago the building, so it’s not a very good show condition, the building itself is very beautiful beautiful architecture, and now we use it primarily as a venue for events, or to show those affected by environmental conditions compare small artifacts, such as precious stones, metal, stone, and other related items can be exhibited in here. The museum building was built in 1937, about 80 years of history, we have been improving their environmental exhibition Chen, now the main showcase local arts and heritage of Japan. Table celebrate the museum and the museum building itself is important both to protect buildings. Oriental Museum, Heisei Hall and Horyuji Treasures Museum is a relatively new building, and in the Oriental Museum main exhibition of Asian heritage, Horyuji Treasures Museum main exhibition Horyuji Temple was dedicated to the royal heritage, Heisei museum showcases temporary exhibition, special exhibitions, but also there are archaeological artifacts show. Kuroda Memorial itself is protected building, the main display of paintings, as well as training, learning such a facility.
Art Comment: open courtyard teahouse and use of natural light display, this is your newly out to explore a way of showcasing what? I want to give the audience what kind of exhibition experience?
Zenitani Mami: We believe that the museum is no sense of preservation of light, only to watch the audience to show their significance, to complete this process by showing a talent. Courtyard tearoom show was only recently implemented entirely with natural light. In using soft light to show collections, we also do a lot of research in this area, such as the use of similar candles, and organic LED lights, depending on the light in the tea room to arrange exhibition Chen, we will show some porcelain, hanging scroll, etc. artifacts. To show the audience is one thing, but now more use of the occasion as movies, TV shows and other period drama shooting scene. There is also a fashion show such as the traditional scene of the shooting, or traditional wedding filming.
On the Japanese collection of Chinese cultural relics and museum construction
Art Comment: Tokyo National Museum collection of Chinese artifacts in Japan richest museums, can you tell us the characteristics under dumbo possession Chinese relics?
Zenitani really beautiful: China’s culture and history, and cultural heritage in which reflected the cultural dimension has a very strong heritage, specifically, is the ancient times each era have appeared very beautiful artifacts, each region also has its own distinctive artistic goods. Japan ancient times to advocate love Chinese art, artifacts, collections also continued without interruption since ancient times, such as calligraphy, painting and there are also tea-related crafts handed down from ancient times in terms of categories, the Tokyo National Museum after the establishment, who put his collection preserved from generation to generation associated with Chinese artwork donated to the Tokyo National Museum. It should be noted, does not mean that in recent decades from generation to generation, but rather from the Heian period in the 7th century or so after dozens of generations passed down inheritance so far. Here I can be more proud to say that there are some artifacts, such as some in Chinese calligraphy works have been lost, when they came to Japan after seventy-eight century, Japanese collectors very dear, are well passed down in Japan so far It has saved. For example, Japan sent the Tang Dynasty Tang Shi Dao throughout China to learn from all parts of Henan, Shanxi have to hurdle, there will be similar to the modern passport to get the same thing at the barrier, the responsible person to sign papers for their release, such “batch article” China has not, but there remain in Japan. Such precious relics brought back from China after several generations been passed so far.
Art Comments: Terracotta Warriors exhibition caused a greater impact in the Tokyo National Museum. The exhibition will be planning how to think, how to plan the exhibition at the beginning of the case?
Zenitani really beautiful: Terracotta Warriors in Shaanxi discovered in 1974, just in time for the 40th anniversary in 2014, the Tokyo National Museum so far held many times Chinese cultural relics exhibition, Terracotta artifacts have also been exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum, but separate Terracotta Warriors special exhibitions are not held, we also would like to take the 40th anniversary of Terra held once in our Tokyo National Museum exhibition. In preparation for the beginning of the exhibition since last year, we have many times to visit Shaanxi Province, to discuss matters relating to the exhibition. Because Terra is a national treasure of China, we also went to a lot of times, Shaanxi regard after careful assessment agreed by the exhibition. In the preparatory process, the most important thing is to ensure the safety of cultural relics, and we did some relevant safety plan, to be sure. Japanese audiences are looking forward to see this exhibition, during the exhibition discharged a long team, responded enthusiastically.
Art Comment: Tokyo National Museum of Chinese heritage with the theme of the exhibition aspect, but also will open up and try to do what?
Zenitani really beautiful: The first China-related exhibitions and after I took office Tokyo National Museum held is “born Chinese civilization”, which is from Henan Cultural Relics collection, after the National Palace Museum exhibition of cultural relics, when Japan’s ” Asahi Shimbun “is to introduce the headlines, after” organized by Chinese dynasty “painting exhibition of Chinese dynasties, followed by the Terracotta Warriors. Probably organize a related exhibition in China two or three years.
Art Comment: now all over the world in the construction of the museum, how to avoid similar museum building, the development of personalized museum?
Zenitani really beautiful: now the country is increasing every year the new museum building, I think this is a very good thing. Especially if a museum is to introduce a country, a region of traditional history and culture, and traditional culture and geographical area between the point of departure for this purpose building with a geographical representation of history, culture and traditions museum is a good thing . We mainly in the Tokyo National Museum in Japan as the main archaeological artifacts, art relics, relics of these ancient crafts and crafts center, to showcase introduce Japanese culture. Meanwhile another example, the museum also offers viewers a pleasant viewing environment, or to provide a novel experience of place, such as the exhibition of new technology, as well as modern art exhibitions, many museums are a starting point for this purpose I think this is a good practice. At the same time the museum is a display of rare artifacts to see normal people, one of which is the purpose.
On the Japanese collection of cultural relics protection and restoration
Art Comment: According to your experiences, museum collections of cultural relics damaged and degradation is a serious problem now faced with what the museum world? Cultural factors causing damage and deterioration that is mainly what?
Zenitani really beautiful: cultural damage and deterioration is a very important issue, as time changes, artifacts gradually deteriorated. For example, the release because of natural disasters, worms and other factors, corrosion, float, cracks, mold and other kinds of damage. Japan in particular is a lot of cultural paper, silk, wood as a raw material, relatively fragile, so they save to be very careful.
In the protection of cultural relics, first rectify collection environment is the most should do. The second course of the exhibition, lighting and so a greater impact on the heritage, so to rectify the display environment. Japanese heavy heritage influenced by the environment, so the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs of the cultural presentation time there are strict limits, is generally more fragile artifacts, allowing only exhibited sixty days a year, so we have to continue, the frequent replacement of the exhibition. For example, our “pine figure screen” and “Aeolus Thor figure screen” is particularly popular in Japan, the two works, two works basically only open during the Spring Festival. To watch these two works, a lot of people are attracted to come here during the Spring Festival visit. One is the display time must be strictly controlled, so frequently changing exhibitions, there are frequent replacement process during transport, and in particular during transport is also to be noted that, to avoid its damage. All in all, for us, is our most important cultural relics protection work.
Art criticism: Japanese presence of specialized conservators institution it? Tokyo National Museum is how to develop their own conservators talent? Your conservators have good technology, it handed down from generation to generation?

Zenitani really beautiful: Japan there Conservation Union, is a body sheet of Japanese heritage, and silk, silk fabric such artifacts are from generation to generation to repair. As for how training, there are several ways, first of all they learn in college related professional conservators; the second is through training, research among museums, Department of Culture, Cultural Institute of Finance of these public institutions. Third, some of the repair company, during repair work, repair training to master these skills. For the museum when we want to repair large, it must first tender allow qualified companies to bid, after the bidding we choose the most suitable company. We also have to protect Tokyo National Museum restoration specialists, their main job is to investigate and analyze some small repairs heritage state itself, there are plans to develop some repairs, such as large-scale repairs like to concentrate on doing a few years, museum staff and many other business to do, no way has been only one thing, some major repairs we invite external people to do.
Art criticism: that Japan’s major museum restoration force is to rely on social forces, rather than the museum itself? Your university has a very professional conservators counterparts to train conservators talent?
Zenitani really beautiful: Yes. Major repairs almost all please outsiders. Japanese universities, like the Tokyo University of the Arts professional art schools have this kind of restoration of cultural relics.
Art Comment: Tokyo National Museum Oriental Museum displays Asia, Egypt and other places of artwork and archaeological artifacts, including a large number of Chinese heritage, for his country’s heritage protection and restoration of whether there is a certain degree of difficulty, how?
Zenitani really beautiful: Tokyo National Museum there are some studies Middle Eastern culture, Egyptian culture, Chinese culture experts, the repair time is also based on this part of the personnel strength-based, such as carving, stone this part of the heritage of the fixes related to the company guidance, or make Please plan requires them to repair together.

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