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Museum’s Choice “Voyaging Across Oceans: Lacquerware-The World of Namban Lacquerware-”

Ended

June 8 (Sat) – July 15 (Mon & Holiday), 2024

In the mid-16th century, when the Portuguese drifted ashore on Tanegashima Island, direct interactions between Japan and Europe (Namban) began. The Christian missionaries commissioned lacquered religious items, which became popular in Europe. By the latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, household items intended for Europe were produced, and a large number of these products were exported overseas. These lacquerwares, known as Namban lacquerware, newly incorporated Korean raden (mother-of-pearl inlay) techniques, resulting in unique designs and methods that differed from traditional styles. Namban lacquerware was produced during a limited period of about fifty years, from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the early Edo period, but it became a symbol of East-West cultural exchange for both Japan and Europe. Please enjoy the richly international world of Namban lacquerware, which colored a brief period in Japanese history.

Overview

Event period June 8 (Sat) – July 15 (Mon & Holiday), 2024
Closed June 10 (Mon), 17 (Mon), 24 (Mon), July 1 (Mon), 8 (Mon)
Hours of operation 9:00 am–5:00 pm (Entry until 4:30 pm)
Venue Special exhibition room on the 1st floor of Gifu City Museum of History
Admission fee 310 yen (250 yen) for high school and up; 150 yen (90 yen) for elementary/junior high school students

* Discounted prices in parentheses are for groups of 20 or more.

* Free admission for those below (proof required for ① or ②. MIRAIRO ID accepted.)

①Gifu-City residents of age 70 or older

②Holders of physical disability certificate, mental disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, or medical care recipient certificate for intractable diseases and one attendant

③Elementary / Junior high school students in Gifu City

④Junior high school students and younger visitors, and accompanying family members (of high school students and older) on June 16 (Sun)

Main Exhibits

  • Portable Christian Altar with Flowers and Birds in Makie and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

    Momoyama Period

    Owned by Gifu City Museum of History

  • Reading Stand Interlocking Circles with “IHS” Mark in Makie and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

    Momoyama Period

    Owned by Gifu City Museum of History

  • European-style Chest with Flowers and Birds in Makie and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

    Momoyama Period

    Owned by Gifu City Museum of History

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