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Outline of Exhibition

Since FY 2002, the National Museum of Japanese History (Rekihaku) has held displays of Japanese primroses in its special program on "Traditional Primroses" in the Museum's Botanical Garden of Everyday Life. The term "traditional primroses" refers to the series of primroses comprising many varieties that was cultivated starting in the middle of the Edo period from the selection of unusual plants growing in the wild. This huge variety of primroses includes flowers with coloring ranging from red to white and petal shapes ranging from flat to fist-shaped. In 2003, we diversified our method of display thanks to the donation of a tiered display stand, and will recreate this traditional method of appreciation again this year. The display will also feature recently cultivated double primroses collected by Rekihaku in 2007. Each panel will provide information on the periods when that variety was cultivated. A corner of the exhibition will feature primroses cultivated by Mr. Chojiro Nakamura and Mr. Tetsunosuke Ozaki, both prominent cultivators of Japanese morning glories.

Exhibition Lineup

Each variety of primrose will be displayed in two pots, each containing four specimens. We plan to locate the displays on the tiered primrose display stand, around the Azuma-ya, in two greenhouses, and in the Yoshizu exhibition hall. Varieties cultivated during the Edo period will be on display on the tiered primrose display stand and varieties with many buds will also be grown in planters.

Note: Please note that items in the exhibition are subject to change.