NAGAHAMA, Shiga Prefecture--A silk ... damaged painting with a gelatin solution to prevent further deterioration. The creases were reinforced and repaired by applying strips of Japanese ...

The abdication of Japan's outgoing Emperor Akihito and the enthronement of his son Naruhito will be solemn, ritual-bound affairs complete with sumptuous clothing and sacred paraphernalia.

Bush in 2008, consider the final days of the Chinese Emperor Huizong ... “spring palace paintings” is a term for erotic art. “Pounding silk,” meanwhile, was a common euphemism for sexual ...

Japan completed ... of Emperor Naruhito in an elaborate ceremony in Tokyo, as assembled global royalty and political leaders looked on. Clad in layers of intricately patterned silk, Naruhito ...

art and artefacts held in trust by the sovereign on behalf of the nation – with an Anglo-Japanese theme. The display included a book written by Emperor Naruhito more than 30 years ago when he ...