On Saturday 24 September, on the occasion of the European Heritage Days, the Oriental Art Museum of Venice (Ca ‘Pesaro, Santa Croce 2076, Venice) in collaboration with the Kyūdō take no ko ADS association of Vigonza, organizes “Vento Orientale a Occidente ”, an informative day on kyūdō heki to ryū insai hathe oldest Japanese martial art, also known as kyūdō, the so-called “via dell’arco”. The meeting, which is part of the schedule of “Le Città in Festa”, will be held at 4 pm at the Museum of Oriental Art, Santa Croce 2076.
The origin of the kyūdō heki to ryū insai ha has its roots in the birth of the Japanese state. Initially used for hunting in prehistoric times, the arch on the Islands of the Rising Sun seems to have quickly become a sacred object: a kind of gift that the gods gave to men to more easily obtain food and sustenance. There are in fact archaeological finds of arches used in particular ceremonies already at the time. One of the peculiar characteristics of Japanese archery is the type of bow used, lo yumi, which has an asymmetrical shape in which the upper part of the handle is longer than the lower part. The Museum preserves several yumi ancient. Previously known as kyujutsu and only later how kyūdōthe art of archery was fully developed with a complex system of practices and techniques, an initially wide variety of styles which was later reduced to a few main ones.
At 4 pm the rituals of homage to the place and to the public will begin, the narration and representation of the evolution, from the origins, of the kyūdōfrom the art of war to a ritual and educational discipline, articulated in the rituals of the meditative ear two he was born in kagura, Shinto propitiatory sacred dance. There will also be a small demonstration of shooting, carried out over a very short distance using the makiwara (roll of rice straw tied together by means of ropes used in many martial arts). During the meeting the particular aspects of wisdom and rituality linked to the kyūdō.
At 5 pm Marta Boscolo Marchi, director of the museum, and Stefania Sartori will present one yumi from the Edo period (1603-1868) from the Museum’s collection, recently restored.
To participate in the meeting, reservations are required on 041.5241173 and access to the museum is required.
