1000 Years of the Art of Japanese Books at The Brunei Gallery

Tenri Central Library is well-known among book enthusiasts around the world for its valuable and rare collection of classical Japanese books from various genres and periods.

This exhibition will give an overview of the 1000-year long history of Japanese classical texts and highlight their bookbinding style, format, paper quality, illustration and calligraphic style, so that Japanese book culture can be appreciated in all its beauty.