Japanese motifs & symbols: animals, insects & birds
Many Japanese art and crafts have decoration or shapes based on the natural world, reflecting the Shinto belief in the importance of the seasonal succession of seed time and harvest. Buddhism too teaches that people should try to achieve harmony with nature.
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A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Event - Angels and Saints
Thu 14 June 2012 13:00
GALLERY TALK: Join curator Heike Zech to hear the sometimes surprising legends of saints and learn to decipher the symbols and imagery associated with them.
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