Thematic Exhibition Kan-Kon-Sō-Sai: Traditional Ceremonies to Celebrate Life and Honor Death in the Daimyo Household

From birth to the end of life, people experience various rites and rituals such as birth and coming of age, marriage, longevity celebrations, and funerals. These rites of passage differed depending on time period, social status, and gender, and accordingly, numerous such rites of passage were conducted in daimyo households in the Edo period. Among these was the rite of the newly ascended head of family's first audience with the Shogun, exclusive to daimyo families.
This exhibition introduces the rituals of the daimyo family, such as weddings, funerals, and other ceremonies, with a focus on objects handed down from the Owari Tokugawa family.