The Ryukyuan costumes worn by the King and Queen, which were destroyed in the Shuri Castle fire seven years ago, have been restored. When I went to see the special five-day exhibition at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum, I was surprised to find that the King's costume was not the familiar red, but a subdued brown.▼When I asked Yasuyuki Uezu, a curator at the Okinawa Churaumi Foundation, he told me that one bolt of fabric used for the …
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The Ryukyuan costumes worn by the King and Queen, which were destroyed in the Shuri Castle fire seven years ago, have been restored. When I went to see the special five-day exhibition at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum, I was surprised to find that the King's costume was not the familiar red, but a subdued brown.▼When I asked Yasuyuki Uezu, a curator at the Okinawa Churaumi Foundation, he told me that one bolt of fabric used for the …