An exhibition featuring artworks and crafts that will be newly designated as national treasures and important cultural properties, will run from April 16 through May 6 at Tokyo National Museum in Taito Ward, Tokyo, the Cultural Affairs Agency announced Monday.
The event, titled "2019 Newly Designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties," is a part of the Tsumugu Project: Promoting, Restoring and Preserving the Beauty of Japan's Art, which is jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Agency, the Imperial Household Agency and The Yomiuri Shimbun. The Yomiuri Shimbun will extend special cooperation to the exhibition. A catalog with the latest research findings will be provided for the first time to convey the importance of the cultural properties at this exhibition.
About 40 works will be showcased, including three statues of the "Seated Five Wisdom Buddhas" from Kyoto's Anshoji Temple that were crafted in the Heian period (late eighth century to late 12th century), and the "Kasuga Deities on Deer" mandala painting, which was drawn in the Kamakura period (late 12th century to 1333) and has been kept at Nara National Museum. The Council for Cultural Affairs has recommended to the education, culture, sports, science and technology minister in March that these two works be designated a national treasure and an important cultural property respectively.
Visitors can view the exhibition with a ticket for either a normal exhibition or a special exhibition.
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