A must-see #exhibition in 2025: "Special exhibition in commemoration of the Osaka-Kansai Expo: Japan, a melting pot of beauty, a trajectory of intercultural exchange." This special exhibition, which will be held at the #KyotoNationalMuseum from April 19th to June 15th, is a valuable exhibition that brings together treasures of Japanese art as a "melting pot" born from the exchange of art and culture from the East and West across the seas, past and present, in one place, in conjunction with the #OsakaExpo. In this video, we will introduce 10 pieces of artwork from this exhibition, including #nationaltreasures, #importantculturalproperties, and #importantartworks, created in the order of their creation from the Yayoi period to the Kamakura period, while also paying attention to their relationship with overseas plastic culture.

0:00 Introduction: "Special exhibition in commemoration of the Osaka-Kansai Expo: Japan, a melting pot of beauty, a trajectory of intercultural exchange" at Kyoto National Museum from April 19 to June 15
0:49 Important Cultural Property "Five-type bronze bell with ridged knobs" Yayoi period, 1st-3rd century Tokyo National Museum
2:10 Important Art Object "Haniwa: Man carrying a hoe" Kofun period, 6th century Kyoto National Museum
3:35 Important Cultural Property "Standing statue of Kannon Bodhisattva" Asuka period, Hakuchi 2 (651), Tokyo National Museum
4:57 Important Cultural Property "Sansai glaze ossuary" Nara period, 8th century Kyoto National Museum
6:20 National Treasure "Hosohana Karyobinka makie𡑮 booklet box" Heian period, 10th century Ninna-ji Temple, Kyoto
7:52 National Treasure "Landscape screen" Heian period, 11th-12th century Kyoto National Museum
9:10 National Treasure "Twelve Heavenly Beings, Bonten" Heian period, Taiji 2 (1127), Kyoto National Museum
10:23 National Treasure "Kibi Daijin's Entry into China Scroll" Heian period, 12th century, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
11:50 National Treasure "Eden of the Kegon Sect's Founder, Gisho Painting" Kamakura period, 13th century, Kozan-ji Temple, Kyoto
13:29 National Treasure "Essay on the Six Paths, Impermanence of Humanity" Kamakura period, 13th century, Shojuraigoji Temple, Shiga
15:04 Finally: Preview of next episode - In the second part, we will introduce works created between the Muromachi and Edo periods!

In this video, the following Creative Commons licensed images were used with some modifications such as cropping.

Tokyo National Museum, "Type 5 Bronze Bell with a Threaded Line Knob" (Owned by the Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase"

Kyoto National Museum, "Haniwa Male Statue" (Owned by the Kyoto National Museum) Included in "ColBase"

Tokyo National Museum, "Standing Kannon Bodhisattva Statue" (Owned by the Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase"

Kyoto National Museum, "Tricolor Glazed Bone Container" (Owned by the Kyoto National Museum) Included in "ColBase"

Kyushu National Museum, "Two-eared Lidded Vase" (Owned by the Kyushu National Museum) Included in "ColBase