The Exhibits on India in Minpaku

摘要

My first encounter with Minpaku was in 1986 when I first visited with Musashi Tachikawa, now Professor Emeritus of Minpaku. I visited the museum again in 1990, 1994 and 2003. The exhibits I remember from those times are sacrificial utensils used in the Ancient Indian Fire Ritual. They included various ladles, spoons, a pot for the sacrificer to partake of the remnants of sacrificial offerings, and possibly more. The best thing about Minpaku is that the exhibits go on being replaced while some were kept such as sacrificial utensils.