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Japan: Courts and Culture: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
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    Exhibition Features

    Learn more about the stories and themes behind the exhibition Japan: Courts and Culture. Select an article below to read on.

    12 Materials in Japanese Art

    A glossary of some of the most important substances in Japanese art

    12 Symbols in Japanese Art

    A guide to several recurring motifs found in Japanese art

    Nature in Japanese Art

    The natural world has been a central theme of Japanese art and culture for millennia

    Crop of RCIN 2862260
    Cherry Blossom

    One of the most recognisable symbols of Japan

    The Emperor Shōwa sent this rare and refined piece to Her Majesty The Queen as a Coronation gift in 1953 – just one year after Japanese-British relations had been normalised by the Treaty of San Francisco, signed in 1951 and brought into force in 1
    A Coronation Gift for Queen Elizabeth II

    An exceptional work of lacquerware selected by the Japanese Emperor

    Winterhalter was born in the Black Forest where he was encouraged to draw at school. In 1818 he went to Freiburg to study under Karl Ludwig Schüler and then moved to Munich in 1823, where he attended the Academy and studied under Josef Stieler, a fas
    The First Royal Visitor to Japan

    Queen Victoria's second son Prince Alfred visited Japan in 1869

    Folding Screen Paintings

    Restoring a rediscovered diplomatic gift from Japan

    An image of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, holding a bowling ball
    Royal Tattoos

    Early royal visitors to Japan brought souvenirs back with them – and sometimes ON them

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