The KONRONSHA Collection is dedicated to the preservation and study of ethno-religious artifacts from India and the Himalayan region.
About Konronsha
KONRONSHA was founded by Kazuhiko Tagami, its Founder and First Director, and comprises sacred art, ethnographic materials, and natural objects including meteorites, collected primarily from India and the Himalayan regions.
Over many years, these materials were gathered in their places of origin and serve as valuable cultural records that reflect the beliefs, prayers, and ways of perceiving nature held by the people who lived among them.
Throughout history, human beings have expressed their reverence for unseen forces and the greater powers of nature through devotion, ritual practices, and artistic creation. Meteorites, too, have long been regarded as extraordinary objects brought from the cosmos, becoming connected with human spirituality, symbolism, and cultural imagination.
The KONRONSHA Collection explores how humanity’s relationship with nature, faith, and the unseen has been expressed through forms of art and material culture, transcending regions and disciplines.
Inquiries
For many years, Konronsha has supplied objects and reference materials to museums and cultural institutions, including the National Museum of Ethnology (Japan) and the Tenri University Sankokan Museum.
We warmly welcome inquiries from researchers, museum professionals, curators, and collectors who share an interest in these fields.
Research & Academic Collaboration
By searching for "Kazuhiko Tagami" in the Specimen and Artifact Database of the National Museum of Ethnology (Japan), visitors can view 1,969 catalogued materials previously acquired by the museum, including a significant number of Tibetan woodblocks.
In recent years, Konronsha has provided collection images and research support to projects in the fields of medical anthropology and ethnology.
A Himalayan sickness mask preserved in the Konronsha Collection was referenced in the international research project "4P-Project (Patients, Practitioners, Practices, Plant Drugs)" led by Dutch medical anthropologist Peter De Smet. The collection was formally credited in the resulting academic publication as:
"Image credit: Yusuke Tagami, KonRon-Sha Collection, JP"