19th-century daimyo mansion model found in Vienna

19th-century daimyo mansion model found in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Photo shows the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna on Feb. 11, 2013. A 19th-century scale model of the mansion of a Japanese daimyo feudal lord, which was sent by the government of Meiji era Japan for the fifth world exposition held in Vienna in 1873, was found at the museum's depot in 1995. The wooden model will be repaired as a major exhibit at the museum from around 2016.

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