The Dolls of Japan: Shapes of Prayer, Embodiments of Love
This exhibition introduces Japan’s representative dolls, including Hina ningyo (Girls’ Festival dolls) and Gogatsu ningyo (Boys’ Day dolls), which have their origins in ancient customs; dolls connected to traditional performing arts like noh, bunraku and kabuki; regional dolls from throughout the country; and “creative dolls” produced by contemporary craftspeople.
This traveling exhibition has ended.
- March 1 - April 20, 2022
the Hawaii Japanese Center (Honolulu, U.S.A.) - January 22 - 30, 2020
Municipal Palace of Granada (Granada, Nicaragua) - January 10 - 18, 2020
Japanese Park (Managua, Nicaragua) - January 6 - February 6, 2020
Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Morocco (Rabat, Morocco) - October 13 - November 13, 2019
Bahrain National Museum (Manama, Bahrain) - August 21 - September 11, 2019
Multi-Purpose Hall, Embassy of Japan in Iran (Tehran, Iran) - August 8 - 29, 2019
Centro Cultural Banreseervas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) - April 26 – May 29, 2019
Riga School of Design and Art (Riga, Latvia) - April 12 – June 28, 2019
Institute of Jamaica (Kingston, Jamaica)
Fuji musume
Oiran
Kintaro
Ishogi, Shinno-kazari
Uijin, Toko-kazari
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