A golden lacquer box with paintings of waterside chrysanthemums and small birds. The lid, inside, and bottom are adorned with chrysanthemum branches and flying birds. Initially assumed to have contained small items, it is believed to be a lacquer box for miscellaneous items. The simple chrysanthemums depicted in the lacquer paintings are often seen in works of medieval craftsmen, showcasing an elegant charm.
金の研出蒔絵だけで、水際の菊花や小鳥を描いた鏡箱。蓋裏や底裏にも、菊の折枝や飛鳥が散らされています。もとは身の回りの小物を収めた手箱の内容品と推定。研出蒔絵で描く単弁の菊は、中世の意匠にしばしば見受けられるもので、古雅な趣を見せています。
View the original at Japan Search →Article 1 describes the Ainu as the indigenous people of the northern part of the Japanese archipelago and of Hokkaido in particular, and cites international circumstances concerning indigenous peoples as a reason for acting. It requires the government to set a basic policy, and lets municipalities draw up regional plans for approval by the Prime Minister.
The cool part. The definition in Article 2 is the part to sit with. Ainu culture means the Ainu language, and the ways of living, music, dance, crafts and other cultural products inherited among the Ainu, and cultural products developed from these. That final clause refuses to freeze the culture at a date, and treats what is made next as equally the thing being protected. The Act then reaches into trademark law, reducing or waiving registration fees for regional collective trademarks used by approved projects.
Verify at e-Gov 法令検索 →Use it Palette for a single-colour run: one ink, heavy stock, nothing else on the sheet.
Description source: museum curator text, translated — not generated