1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums

Indian and Gandharan Sculpture   Room 1 October 19, 2004 - April 3, 2005 Sculpture of Gandhara, Pakistan and those of Mathura, India Including: Head of Buddha, Schist, Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan dynasty, 2nd century Fragment of a Pillar, Marble, Amaravati, India, Satavahana dynasty, 1st century Buddha, Stucco, Afghanistan, 4th - 5th century (Gift of Mr. Kato Hiroshi)

Chinese Sculpture   Room 1 & 2 October 19, 2004 - April 3, 2005 Exhibiting large stone buddhist sculpture from Ancient China Including: Avalokitesvara, Marble, China, Sui dynasty, dated 585 (Important Cultural Property) Ekadasamukha, Limestone, Baoqingsi Temple, Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hosokawa Moritatsu)

Asian Archaeology  Bronze Drums Room 2 March 16, 2004 - April 3, 2005 Exhibiting: Bronze Drum, excavated from Thailand, 6th - 5th century B.C. (Lent by the Idemitsu Museum of Art)

1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology

Textile of Central Asia  Textile Art of Afghanistan  Room 3 November 9, 2004 - January 30, 2005 This exhibition is focusing on textile of Afghanistan, including Kirim and other sheep wool products. Exhibition Includes: Tapestry Rug, Interlocked lozenges and geometrical patterns on tiered brown ground, 20th century Tapestry Shawl, Geometrical patterns on tiered purple and red ground, 20th century

Egyptian and Near Eastern Art   Room 3 March 16, 2004 - April 4, 2005 Art of Egypt and Countries of the Near East - Iran, Iraq, etc. Including: (Egypt) Mummy and Carthnaige Coffin, Dynasty 23, ca. 935 - 730 B.C. (Near East) Painted pottery conical bowl, Kerman, Iran, c.3000 B.C.

Archaeology of India and Southeast Asia  Archaeological objects from India, Cambodia, Vietnam, etc. Room 3 March 16, 2004 - April 3, 2005 Including: Black Pottery Pot with incised design, Reportedly from northern Thailand, Banchiang culture, 1st millennium B.C.

Southeast Asian Sculpture   Room 3 October 26, 2004 - April 10, 2005 Stone sculptures of the Angkor period, Kambodia and standing Bodhisattva from Indonesia Including: Buddha Seated on a Naga (snake deity), Terrace No. 61, South-east section of Angkor Thom, Cambodia, Angkor period, 12th century (Exchange loan from l'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient) Seated Mahavairocana Buddha, Indonesia, ca. 10th century

Southeastern Art and Decorative Art  Kinma - Thai Lacquer Art Room 3 November 9, 2004 - February 6, 2005 Thai Lacquer art with kinma (lacquer inlay) technique Exhibition includes: Covered Box, Birds and animals in kimma (lacquer inlay), 17th century Covered Jar, Fantastic animals in kimma (lacquer inlay), 17th century (Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon)

2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art

Chinese Archaeology   Room 4 & 5 December 7, 2004 - May 29, 2005 Chinese Archaeological Objects from Neolithic period to Tang Dynasty, including newly acquired roof tiles Including: Oracle Bone, From Yinxu, Anyang, Henan Province, Shang dynasty, 13th - 11th century B.C. (Gift of the Ogura Foudation) Bronze Zun Jar, With taotie design, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th - 10th century B.C. (Gift of Mrs. Sakamoto Kiku)

Chinese Ceramics  Ceramics from Northern and Southern dynasties to the Tang dynasty Room 5 December 14, 2004 - May 8, 2005 Introducing various clay figures and late Tang dynasty's unique ceramics for export Including: Bowl, Yellow glaze with birds in underglaze green and brown, Changsha ware, Attributed provenance : Neyshabur, Iran, Tang dynasty, 9th century, (Private collection) Camel, Brown glaze, Northern dynasties - Sui dynasty, 6th - 7th century (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)

Chinese Ceramics  Ceramics from Song to Qing Dynasty Room 5 December 21, 2004 - April 24, 2005 Including: Dish, Plum tree in famille rose enamels, Jingdezhen ware, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng era(1723 - 35) (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke) Tea Bowl, Known as Bakohan, Longquan ware/Celadon glaze, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Mitsui Takahiro)

Chinese Metalwork   Room 5 December 14, 2004 - April 17, 2005 Featuring bronzeware Including: Pitcher, Bronze, Tang dynasty, 8th century Covered Box, Bronze, Tang dynasty - Five dynasties period, 9th - 10th century, China

Chinese Lacquerware   Room 5 December 21, 2004 - March 13, 2005 Introducing works with gilded line-engraving techniques Including: Rectangular Tray, Sonsei-type carved lacquer with dragon in gilded line-engraving and colored lacquer inlay, China, China, Ming dynasty, dated 1585 (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige) Square Tray, Sonsei-type carved lacquer figures in gilded line engraving and colored lacquer inlay, Ming dynasty, dated 1601

Chinese Decorative Art  Glass ware of the Qing dynasty Room 5 December 21, 2004 - March 13, 2005 Exhibiting: Candlestick, glass, Qing dynasty, Qianlong era(1736 - 1795)

Chinese Archeology  Stone bass-relief from Shangdong province Room 6 & 7 March 16, 2004 - April 3, 2005 Including: Stone bass-relief, excavated from the xiaonagshan, Changqing county, Shangdong province, Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd century

2nd floor: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy  Calligraphy of Ming Dynasty Room 8 November 30, 2004 - January 30, 2005 Overviewing history of Chinese calligraphy from the mid- late Ming Dynasty Including: Poems in Cursive Script, By Zhu Yunming, Ming dynasty, dated 1521 Poem in Running Script, By Wang Duo, Ming dynasty, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujiro)

Chinese Painting  Selected works of Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasties Room 8 November 30, 2004 - December 26, 2004 Introducing selected masterpieces of Yuan, Ming and Qing painters Including: Plum Tree in Snow, By Wu Taisu (dates unknown), Yuan dynasty, 14th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Teikan-en, Niigata) Fisherman, By Zhang Lu, Ming Dynasty,16th century. (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Gokoku-ji,Tokyo) Streams and mountains without end, By Wu Zhen, Ming dynasty, dated 1632 (Important Art Object)

Feature Exhibition of the New Year  Chinese Paintings with Auspicious Subjects Featuring the "Three Friends of Winter"  Room 8 January 2, 2005 - January 30, 2005 Exhibiting Chinese paintings with auspicious motifs,including pine tree, bamboos and plums, so-called "three friends of winter"

3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia

Archaeology of Northeast Asia  Korean Archaeology and Metal Art Room 9 & 10 September 14, 2004 - March 6, 2005 Including: Bronze Mirror, With astronomical design, Nangnang (Lelang), 1st century BC (Gift of the Ogura Foundation) Brick, With inscription, From the tomb of Jang Mu-I, Bongsan-gun, Hwanghaebuk-do, Korea, Nangnang (Lelang) - Three Kingdoms period, 3rd - 4th century (Gift of the Ogura Foundation) Bronze Bell, With inscription, Goryeo dynasty, dated 1107 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Soji-ji, Tokyo)

Ceramics of Northeast Asia  Korean Ceramics Room 10 December 7, 2004 - June 5, 2005 Introducing Korean ceramics from Goryeo to Joseon dynasties Including: Covered Bowl, Celadon with clouds and dragons in inlay, Attributed provenance : Daedeog-myon, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do, Goryeo dynasty, 13th century (Gift of the Ogura Foundation) Vase, Buncheong ware with fish in underglaze iron, Attributed provenance: Gyeryongsan, Chungcheongnam-do, Joseon dynasty, 15th - 16th century (Gift of the Ogura Foundation)

Painting of Central Asia   Room 10 December 14, 2004 - January 30, 2005 Including: Nimbus, from Dandan-Ouilik, 8th century, Otani collection Sutra inscriptions, from Bezeklik Grottoes, 10th - 11th century, Otani collection

Sculpture and Decorative art of Central Asia   Room 10 October 26, 2004 - January 30, 2005 Including: Head of a Worshipper, Pelliot collection, from Tumshuk, 6th-7th century (On exchange from the Musee Guimet) Relic Container, Otani collection, from Subashi, 6th-7th century