TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM Special Exhibition Prized Treasures of Chinese Art

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	Date : February 9, 2010 Valid until : February 25, 2007

Prized Treasures of Chinese Art from the National Museum of China	Heiseikan, Special Exhibition Gallery 3 & 4 Tuesday, January 2 - Sunday, February 25, 2007

Bronze Rhinoceros-shaped Zun Vessel with Gold and Silver Inlay (detail)
From Doumacun, Xingping, Shaanxi Province

The National Museum of China is literally the leading museum of China. Commemorating the year 2007, the thirty-fifth year since the restoration of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, and the fiftieth since the foundation of the Japan - China Cultural Exchange Association, an exhibition of the highest quality comprising sixty-one items selected from among the many outstanding works from the National Museum of China willl be held at the Tokyo National Museum. The exhibition will forcus on the timeless beauty of the Chinese art created during the approximately five millennia from 4000 BC until the tenth century AD.

General Information

Period

Tuesday, January 2 - Sunday, February 25, 2007

Venue

Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park)

Hours

9:30 - 17:00
(last entry 30 minutes before closing)

Closed

Mondays (Except for Monday, January 8 and Monday, February 12, 2007) ; Thursday, January 4, 2007 ; Tuesday, January 9 and February 13, 2007

Admissions

Adult 1,300 (1,100/1,000)yen
University students 800 (700/600)yen
High school students 700 (600/500)yen
Elementary and junior high school students are admitted free.

*	Prices shown in ( ) indicate advance-discount/group (more than 20 persons) tickets.
*	Persons with physical or mental disabilities are allowed free entry with one accompanying guest.
*	Ticket prices include admission to the special exhibition "Mauri Ora —Maori Treasures from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa" and regular exhibitions.
*	Advance Tickets are on sale at the Museum ticket office (during museum hours) and e-Ticket Pia, JR East Reservation Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) and View Plaza at major stations etc. until January 1, 2007.

Access

10 minutes' walk from JR Ueno (Park exit), and Uguisudani sation
15 minutes' walk from Keisei Ueno, Tokyo Metro Ueno and Nezu station

Organizers

Tokyo National Museum, Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, Asahi Shimbun, National Museum of China

With the Assistance of

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan; Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan; Embassy of the People's Republic of China; Ministry of Culture; the People's Republic of China, State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the People's Republic of China

With the Sponsorship of

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nozaki Insatsu Shigyo Co., LTD

With the Cooperation of

All Nippon Airways

General Inquiries

03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial: in Japanese)

Exhibition Official Website

http://www.asahi.com/china07 (in Japanese)

Related lecture (In Japanese)

	Lecture and Book Reading Auditorium, Heiseikan W Saturday, January 6, 2007 Lecture by Tujii Takashi (President, the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association), Kurihara Komaki (Chief trustee, the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association)

	Commemorative lecture "5000 Years of Chinese Archaeology" Auditorium, Heiseikan Saturday, January 27, 2007 Lecture by Tani Toyonobu (Senior Curator of Chinese Archaeology)

Other Exhibitions

	New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum Tuesday, January 2 - Sunday, January 28, 2007 Celebrating the New Year 2007, the Tokyo National Museum will open from January 2. The New Year exhibition will feature the year's zodiac sign boar, and the museum will host various family events.

	Mauri Ora - Maori Treasures from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Heiseikan, Special Exhibition Gallery 1 & 2 Tuesday, January 23 - Sunday, March 18, 2007

Major Works on Display	*All works are lent by the National Museum of China

Painted Pottery Jar
From Sanping, Yongjing, Gansu Province
Neolithic period, Majiayao Culture, ca. 3100 - 2800 BC

Jade Ritual Dragon Figure
At Niuheliang, Jianping, Liaoning Province
Neolithic period, Hongshan Culture, c a. 3500 - 3000 BC

Bronze Axe
From Tomb 1 at Sufutun, Qingzhou, Shandong Province
Shang Dynasty, 13th - 11th century BC

Bronze Zun Jar with Ram Ornaments
From Yueshanbo, Ningxiang, Hu'nan Province
Shang Dynasty, 13th - 11th century BC

"Tian Wang" Bronze Gui Vessel
From Licun, Qishan, Shaanxi Province
Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century BC

Bronze Rhinoceros-shaped Zun Vessel with Gold and Silver Inlay
From Doumacun, Xingping, Shaanxi Province
Western Han Dynasty, 3rd - 1st century BC

Pottery Figure of Storyteller
From Tomb 3 at Tianhuishan, Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Eastern Han Dynasty, 2nd century

Sheep with Celadon Glaze
From Qingliangshan, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
Three Kingdom period (Wu), 3rd century

Gold Goblet
From the tomb of Li Jingxun, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
Sui Dynasty, 6th - 7th century