TAB Event - "The Legacy of Genghis Khan and the Magnificent Mongol Empire" Exhibition

"The Legacy of Genghis Khan and the Magnificent Mongol Empire" Exhibition

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At Edo-Tokyo Museum
Media: Crafts

This will be a large-scale exhibition, introducing the mystery-shrouded world of Genghis Khan and the great Mongol empire. The Inner Mongolia Museum of the People's Republic of China contains a collection of over 130,000 art and archeological items relating to the northern nomadic horsemen and the Mongol Empire, making it the largest of its kind in the world. This exhibition will present decorative items dating from the 4 th century B.C. to the 9 th century A.D., prior to the appearance of Genghis Khan, those belonging to his empire when it was at its peak, as well as those from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties to decline of the Qing; a total of 159 exhibits of which 54 special exhibits are Chinese national treasures.

　In 2006 numerous large events were held to mark the 800 th anniversary of the founding of the Mongol Empire. In Japan a film was produced based on MORIMURA Seiichi's story, ‘Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea' (2007), and the movie ‘Mongol' (2007), starring ASANO Tadanobu, was nominated for the 80 th Academy Awards. The author, SAKAIYA Taichi, published a newspaper serial entitled, ‘Sekai o tsukutta otoko chingis han (Genghis Khan, The Man who Created the World), and the subject still continues to excite public interest.

　We hope that you will enjoy this, the first exhibition in Japan to introduce the treasures of the Mongol Empire.