THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 20, 2025 at 07:00 JST
“Wind God and Thunder God” by Tawaraya Sotatsu goes on display April 18 at the preview of “Special Exhibition Commemorating Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Japan, an Artistic Melting Pot” at the Kyoto National Museum in the city’s Higashiyama Ward. (Yoshiaki Arai)
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