Water pitcher, 18th century, Edo, Nigeria. Bronze, 43.18 x 66.04 cm. Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Miscellaneous Works of Art Purchase Fund, 58.9 . This specially shaped vessel, called an aquamanile (from the Latin for “water” and “hand”), was used...

Armure de type Oyoroi. Japon, Edo, XIXème siècle. Photo Aguttes Laçage de couleur orange, blanc et pourpre. Le kabuto (casque) en fer de couleur brune est composé de 16 plaques rivetées de type yohijiro oboshi avec un shikoro (couvre nuque) à 3 niveaux...

The kabuki actor Ichimura Kakitsu as a wardsman of Edo (present-day Tokyo), with background of Ryōgoku bridge at night. Colour woodblock print, from a five-sheet design, by Utagawa Kunisada, Japan, 1862. National Museums Scotland

A mask for Noh theater. Photo: Tokyo National Museum This exhibition will be held as the largest event of "Japan Year 2009 in Milan". Through works from the Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, it highlights differences between Kyoto and Edo culture by exploring...