Room 45: Japan
The Toshiba Gallery
Room 45 contains a wide range of treasures from Japan including swords and armour, netsuke (small carvings), wood-block prints, textiles, lacquer, ceramics and other articles used for the Tea Ceremony. There are also objects acquired from the great world exhibitions of the 19th century. These all illustrate the extraordinary craftsmanship and artistic wealth of Japan from about the 6th century up to the present day.
Room 45 is on Level 1 of the V&A South Kensington.
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Event - Porcelain City: Jingdezhen
Thu 16 February 2012 13:00
GALLERY TALK: Discover the V&A display, 'Porcelain City: Jingdezhen' which exhibits contemporary works in porcelain by four artists from the UK, Japan and China: Roger Law, Felicity Aylieff, Ah Xian and Takeshi Yasuda. Hear about the display with curators Luisa Mengoni and Amanda Game.
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