Special Exhibition: "Treasured Masterpieces from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" will be open soon at Kyushu National Museum!

2014.09.02

It looks very yummy! "meat-shaped stone"

National Palace Museum is in Taipei, Taiwan. In this museum are a collection of over 700,000 carefully-selected artifacts from the Chinese imperial dynasty. It has gained a popularity such that this selection of fine relics has become a tourist destination in and of iteslf. On Tuesday, October 7th, the "Treasured Masterpieces from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" exhibition will be making its way to Fukuoka from the Tokyo National Museum and will be displayed at the Kyushu National Museum. This special exhibition is a first for Asia. The collection is scheduled to tour only the Tokyo and Kyushu National Museums, with some of the displays being available only in Kyushu.

The "meat-shaped stone" is a highly valuable artifact, which only resurfaces on special occasions is one of the two main attractions at the National Palace Museum, Taipei, the "Jadeite Cabbage" being the other, which was on display at the Tokyo National Museum. Utilizing the natural stripes inherent in the stone, a dying technique to create the illusion of meat and fat that has the look of being soaked in a brown colored broth. It will be briefly on exhibition only at the Kyushu National Museum from Tuesday, October 7th to Monday, October 20th, for a period of 14 days.
Aside from the "Jadeite Cabbage" and "meat-shaped stone," asianbeat also recommends you check out the character-like "Man and Bear," with the comical 1:3 head to body ratio. It has been carved into natural rock that was both white and black, with the man being sculpted into the white portion and the bear into black. There are a number of antiques besides these that won't be re-emerging for the next few years even in Taipei, so don't miss this great opportunity! (Editorial Dep't.: Haomei)

Special Exbition
Treasured Masterpieces from the National Palace Museum, Taipei

[Venue]
Kyushu National Museum

[Period]
Tuesday, October 7 - Sunday, November 30, 2014
Closed: Monday Oct. 27, Tuesday Nov. 4, Monday Nov. 10, Monday Nov. 17

[Hours]
9:30 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:30)

[Admission]
Adult - 1,600 (1,400) yen
Students- University & high school: 900 (700) yen
Students- Junior High school & under: 400 (200) yen

* Price shown ( ) is for advance tickets and for group tickets (group of more than 20 people)
* For more information, please visit Kyushu National Museum Official Website: http://www.kyuhaku.com/ (English)

[Special Support]
Japan-Republic of China Parliamentary Friendship League
[Organizer]
Kyushu National Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture, Tokyo National Museum, National Palace Museum, Taipei, The Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd., JAPAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Fukuoka Station, NHK PlanNet,Inc.KYUSYU, The Yomiuri Shimbun, SANKEI SHIMBUN CO.,LTD., The Asahi Shimbun Company, THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS, RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co.,Ltd
[Co-organizer]
Kyushu National Museum Promotion Foundation
[Special Assistance]
Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Co.,Ltd., Fukuoka Broadcasting System Corporation, Television Nishinippon Corporation, Dazaifu Tenmangu
[Assistance]
China Airlines

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