Mirrors of Himiko: How Triangular-Rimmed Deity-and-Beast Mirrors Shaped the Yamato Kingship
Kyushu National Museum · 3F Special Exhibition Gallery · Fukuoka · –
An exhibition on the "mirrors of Himiko". As the museum explains, Himiko and the Yamato kingship that followed distributed these mirrors to regional rulers to raise their own authority. Works include triangular-rimmed deity-and-beast mirrors and a National Treasure relief-style animal-band mirror.
Exhibition information
Plan your visit
- Opening hours
- 09:30–17:00 Until 19:00 on Saturdays; last admission 30 minutes before closing.
- Closed
- Mondays (open Nov 23 and Jan 11), plus Nov 24 and Dec 24–31.
- Closed during the exhibition
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- Admission
- Adult ¥2,000
- University student ¥1,200
- Reservation
- Tickets are sold only at the museum during the run; there are no advance, online, or timed tickets. Free for high-school students and younger and anyone under 18. The ticket also covers the 4F Cultural Exchange galleries.
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- Official exhibition page · www.kyuhaku.jp Information verified
- Official exhibition page · www.kyuhaku.jp Information verified
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