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China's "Jiangnan" treasures on display at U.S. museum exhibition

STORY: China's "Jiangnan" treasures on display at U.S. museum exhibition DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: CLEVELAND, the United States CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping attending the event STORYLINE: Grains of carbonized rice from about 10,000 years ago, together with over 200 other rare items, were exhibited in a show on treasures from China's Yangtze River Delta region at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) in the U.S. state of Ohio. "This is the product of nearly a decade of research. It is the outcome of collaboration among the museums on three continents," said William Griswold, director and president of the CMA, at an opening ceremony held on Thursday for "China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta." The exhibition, which runs from Sept. 10, 2023 to Jan. 7, 2024, represents a "once in a lifetime opportunity" for Americans to see some of the "absolutely extraordinary" artworks from China, said Griswold.

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Imperial Palace staff carry sacred items to Ise Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Imperial Palace staff members carry a sword and a jewel in separate cases aboard a shinkansen bullet train at Tokyo Station on March 25, 2014. They are accompanying Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on a visit to Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture where the sword and jewel -- two of the imperial family's three sacred treasures -- will be moved from the palace in Tokyo for the first time in 20 years.

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Emperor, empress depart for Ise Shrine in Mie Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko depart from Tokyo Station on March 25, 2014, to visit Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture. An Imperial Palace staff member behind them is carrying a black case containing a sword, one of the imperial family's three sacred treasures to be moved from the palace in Tokyo to the shrine for the first time in 20 years.

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Buddhist statues at Yakushiji get dust-down for new year

NARA, Japan - Buddhist monks dust down three Buddhist statues, all national treasures, at the Golden Hall of the Yakushiji in Nara in an annual event to prepare for the new year.

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Anti-Muslim Buddhists in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Buddhists distribute stickers bearing the figures "969" in Myanmar characters at a monastery in Yangon on June 27, 2013. Myanmar's anti-Muslim "969 movement" uses the figures symbolizing Buddhism's three treasures.

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Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Officials of the Imperial Household Agency and other messengers attend the annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple in the city of Nara on Oct. 4, 2011. Treasures including the artifacts that belonged to Emperor Shomu in the Nara Period will be examined and cleaned by the time of a ceremony to close the doors on Dec. 1. Sixty-three items from the repository will be displayed at the 63rd annual exhibition to be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 at Nara National Museum.

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Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

NARA, Japan - - The three Buddhist statues at the Golden Pavilion of the Yakushiji temple in Nara get a New Year's dust-off in a cleaning ceremony attended by 500 visitors on Dec. 29. The photo shows the two bodhisattva statues, Nikko on the left and Gakko on the right, being carefully cleansed by Buddhist priests. The sitting Tathagata statue in the center shines after cleansing. Nikko and Gakko will be exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in March next year for a four-month period. The three Buddhist statues are designated national treasures.

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Huge fans aired in preparation for festival

SHINGU, Japan - A shrine maiden stands besides a huge fan which is being aired along with smaller ones in the hall of Kumano Hayatama Taisha on July 5 ahead of the annual ''Ogitate Matsuri'' festival beginning on July 14. Kumano Hayato Taisha is one of three shinto shrines located in the Kumano district of Wakayama Prefecture. The fans are reproductions of the real ones owned by the shrine that date from the Muromachi period (1333-1568) and are designated as national treasures.

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Storks in eastern Japan to be released into wild

Three young storks raised in a rearing facility in the city of Noda, east of Tokyo, are ready to be released into the wild on July 23, 2015. The special national treasures are equipped with Global Positioning System devices so they can be followed for research on how they adapt to the natural environment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

NARA, Japan - - The three Buddhist statues at the Golden Pavilion of the Yakushiji temple in Nara get a New Year's dust-off in a cleaning ceremony attended by 500 visitors on Dec. 29. The photo shows the two bodhisattva statues, Nikko on the left and Gakko on the right, being carefully cleansed by Buddhist priests. The sitting Tathagata statue in the center shines after cleansing. Nikko and Gakko will be exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in March next year for a four-month period. The three Buddhist statues are designated national treasures. (Kyodo)

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Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Officials of the Imperial Household Agency and other messengers attend the annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple in the city of Nara on Oct. 4, 2011. Treasures including the artifacts that belonged to Emperor Shomu in the Nara Period will be examined and cleaned by the time of a ceremony to close the doors on Dec. 1. Sixty-three items from the repository will be displayed at the 63rd annual exhibition to be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 at Nara National Museum. (Kyodo)

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Japan emperor at Ise Jingu

Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) visits Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2019, for a ritual related to his upcoming abdication on April 30. Brought in separate boxes are the imperial sword (front) and jewel, two of the family's three sacred treasures that play a key role in the succession. The last treasure, a mirror, is kept at the shrine. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan emperor at Ise Jingu

Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) visits Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2019, for a ritual related to his upcoming abdication on April 30. Brought in separate boxes are the imperial sword (front) and jewel, two of the family's three sacred treasures that play a key role in the succession. The last treasure, a mirror, is kept at the shrine. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan emperor at Ise Jingu

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) visits Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2019, for a ritual related to his upcoming abdication on April 30. Brought in separate boxes are the imperial sword (front) and jewel, two of the family's three sacred treasures that play a key role in the succession. The last treasure, a mirror, is kept at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan emperor at Ise Jingu

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) visits Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 18, 2019, for a ritual related to his upcoming abdication on April 30. Brought in separate boxes are the imperial sword (front) and jewel, two of the family's three sacred treasures that play a key role in the succession. The last treasure, a mirror, is kept at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's last regional trip

Imperial Household Agency officials are pictured carrying two of the so-called Three Sacred Treasures of Japan in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 17, 2019, while accompanying Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during their visit to Ise Jingu shrine, their last regional trip before the emperor's abdication at the end of April. The treasures, consisting of the Kusanagi sword and the Yasaka no Magatama jewel, will be kept at the Shinto shrine before they are inherited by the next emperor, the current Crown Prince Naruhito after his enthronement. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Council recommends Sesshu painting be named national treasure

TOKYO, Japan - The Cultural Council advised the culture minister on March 19 to designate a painting by Sesshu (in photo released by the council), a famed Japanese painter in the 15th century, as national treasures along with three other historic artworks. Sesshu, a monk known as master of ink and brush, created the painting titled ''Hui Ke Offering His Arm to Bodhidharma'' at the age of 77 in 1496. Hui Ke was a pupil of Bodhidharma who initiated Zen Buddhism. The painting is now at Sainenji Temple in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Huge fans aired in preparation for festival

SHINGU, Japan - A shrine maiden stands besides a huge fan which is being aired along with smaller ones in the hall of Kumano Hayatama Taisha on July 5 ahead of the annual ''Ogitate Matsuri'' festival beginning on July 14. Kumano Hayato Taisha is one of three shinto shrines located in the Kumano district of Wakayama Prefecture. The fans are reproductions of the real ones owned by the shrine that date from the Muromachi period (1333-1568) and are designated as national treasures.