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Kaijin - Shell Men: Japanese Conchologists whose Shell Collections Launched an Epoch

LIXIL Gallery 1 & 2
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A remarkable variety of shellfish inhabit the waters of Japan owing to the northward Kuroshio Current and southward Oyashio Current. Since ancient times, the Japanese have felt the magical allure of shellfish, eaten them, and used their shells in daily life. In the Edo period (1603-1868), natural scientists collected shells out of natural curiosity and compiled them in beautifully detailed reference books. Thereafter, in the Meiji period (1868-1912), shellfish came to be researched scientifically. At this time, there appeared kaijin (“shell men”)— specialized researchers and amateur collectors—who together built the world of modern Japanese conchology. This exhibition introduces 10 such kaijin and displays shells carefully selected from their collections along with related historical materials. For the first time, the collections of the kaijin will be displayed together in a single venue.

Schedule

Mar 8 (Thu) 2018-May 26 (Sat) 2018 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-18:00
Closed
Wednesday
Closed during the summer and New Year holidays.
FeeFree
Websitehttp://www1.lixil.co.jp/gallery/exhibition/detail/d_003923.html
VenueLIXIL Gallery 1 & 2
https://www.livingculture.lixil/en/gallery/
Location2F LIXIL:Ginza Tokyo Tatemono Kyobashi Bldg., 3-6-18 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031
Access1 minute walk from exit 2 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line, 3 minute walk from exit 6 at Ginza-itchome Station on the Yurakucho line, 3 minute walk from exit A4 at Takaracho Station on the Toei Asakusa line.
Phone03-5250-6530
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