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==Other Events of 1884==
==Other Events of 1884==
*[[Felice Beato]] departs Japan for Burma.
*[[Ernest Fenollosa]] forms the ''[[Kangakai]]'' (Art Appreciation Society).
*[[Ernest Fenollosa]] forms the ''[[Kangakai]]'' (Art Appreciation Society).
* A law is passed introducing the concept of [[National Treasures]] (''Kokuhô''), under which objects of particular historical and cultural importance could be designated as prohibited to export, and protected in other ways. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century statue of [[Miroku]] held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto.
* A law is passed introducing the concept of [[National Treasures]] (''Kokuhô''), under which objects of particular historical and cultural importance could be designated as prohibited to export, and protected in other ways. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century statue of [[Miroku]] held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto.