Indian and Gandharan Sculpture
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 1
October 3, 2006 (Tue) -
April 8, 2007 (Sun)
November 11, 2006 (Sat), Asian Gallery (Toyokan)
The galleries feature art and artifacts from regions including China, Korea, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, India, and Egypt.
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums
Indian and Gandharan Sculpture
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 1
October 3, 2006 (Tue) - April 8, 2007 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Fragment of a Pillar, Amaravati, India, Satavahana dynasty, 1st century
Cosmetic Tray, Near Peshawar, Pakistan, 1st century (Gift of Mr. Kato Hiroshi)
Chinese Sculpture
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 1 & 2
October 3, 2006 (Tue) - April 8, 2007 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bodhisattva, Near Changzi-xian, Shanxi Province, China, Northen Qi dynasty, dated 552 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Nezu Kaichiro)
Avalokitesvara, China, Sui dynasty, dated 585 (Important Cultural Property)
Asian Archaeology Bronze Drums
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 2
March 21, 2006 (Tue) - April 1, 2007 (Sun)
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
Southeast Asian Ceramics
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
May 30, 2006 (Tue) - November 26, 2006 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bowl, Fish in underglaze iron, Sukothai-town ware, Thailand, 15th century (Private collection)
Dish, Crane in underglaze blue, Vietnam, 16th century (Private collection)
Vase, Dark brown glaze with incised ornaments, Khmer, From Phnom Krom, Angkor period, 11th - 12th century (On exchange from l'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient)
Dish, Celadon glaze with carved waves, Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand, 15th century (Gift of Mr. Yoshioka Ken)
Sash, brocade with gold threads Flowers and scrolling plants on gold ground, Iran, Safavid Dynasty, 17th century
Egyptian and Near Eastern Art
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
March 21, 2006 (Tue) - April 1, 2007 (Sun)
Includes:
Mummy in Cartonnage Coffin, Thebes, Egypt, 22nd dynasty, ca.935 - 730 BC (Gift of Mr. G. Maspero)
Southeast Asian Archaeology
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
March 21, 2006 (Tue) - April 1, 2007 (Sun)
Includes:
Glass Beads, Late 1st Millennium BC - early 1st millennium AD
Southeast Asian Sculpture
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
September 26, 2006 (Tue) - April 15, 2007 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Buddha Seated on a Naga (snake deity), Terrace No. 61, South-east section of Angkor Thom, Cambodia, Angkor period, 12th century (Acquired through collections exchange with l'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient)
Buddha Seated on a Pedestal, Indonesia, Central Java period, ca. 8th century
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art
Bronze Jian Sword, China, Spring and Autumn - Warring States period, 6th - 5th century BC
Chinese Archaeology
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 4 & 5
September 5, 2006 (Tue) - December 3, 2006 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bronze Tube with Silver Inlay, Warring States period, 4th - 3rd century BC
Bronze Zun Jar, With Taotie design, China, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th - 10th century BC (Gift of Mrs. Sakamoto Kiku)
Striped cloth, known as "Mochizuki Kando" Checkers and stripes on red ground, China, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century
Striped Textiles from China
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 20, 2006 (Wed) - December 10, 2006 (Sun)
The second of a series of three exhibitions introducing Chinese textiles that gave influence to other cultures. Features striped textiles from the Ming and Qing dynasties which were popular among Japanese tea masters.
Chinese Metalwork
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 5, 2006 (Tue) - January 21, 2007 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Hanging Incense Burner with Cloud Openwork Design, Song dynasty, 12th - 13th century, China
Incense Burner with Handle, Song dynasty, 12th - 13th century, China
Chinese Ceramics Northern and Southern Dynasties period to Tang Dynasty
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
August 29, 2006 (Tue) - December 27, 2006 (Wed)
Current exhibit includes:
Vessel in Shape of a Tiger, Celadon glaze, Old Yue ware, Western Jin - Eastern Jin dynasty, 3rd - 4th century, China
Lion, Three-color glaze, Tang dynasty, 8th century, China (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Ewer with Phoenix-head, Three-color glaze with applied ornaments, Tang dynasty, 8th century, China
Chinese Lacquerware
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
October 24, 2006 (Tue) - December 24, 2006 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Decagonal Writing Box, Pavilions and figures in mother-of-pearl inlay, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, China
Covered Box, Boys in lacquer painting with gilded hair-line engraving, Ming dynasty, Jiajing era, China
Tray, Dragon in gilded line engraving and colored lacquer inlay, Ming dynasty, dated 1613, China
Chinese Ceramics Ceramics from the Song to the Qing Dynasty
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
August 29, 2006 (Tue) - December 27, 2006 (Wed)
Current exhibit includes:
Jar, Fish and water plants in underglaze blue, Jingdezhen ware, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Tanaka Yoshio)
Chinese Archaeology Stone Reliefs of Shandong Province
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 6 & 7
March 21, 2006 (Tue) - April 1, 2007 (Sun)
Includes:
Stone Door of Tomb, China, Tang dynasty, 7th - 9th century
Stone Bass Relief, From Xiaotangshan, Shandong province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st - 2nd century
Stone Bass Relief, From Xiaotangshan, Shandong province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st - 2nd century
2nd floor: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
Chinese Classical Seal Album, by Gucongde, Ming dynasty, dated 1575
Chinese Paintings Masterworks from Ming and Qing China
2nd floor: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Room 8
October 31, 2006 (Tue) - December 27, 2006 (Wed)
Fisherman, By Zhang Lu, Ming dynasty, 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Gokokuji,Tokyo)(on exhibit 10/31 - 11/26)
Solitary Angler on a Wintery River, By Zhu Duan, Yuan dynasty, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)(on exhibit 10/31 - 11/26)
Landscape, With inscription by Du Guandao, Ming dynasty, 14th century (Important Cultural Property)(on exhibit 11/26 - 12/27)
Chinese Painting Modern Chinese Paintings
2nd floor: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Room 8
March 6, 2006 (Mon) - April 8, 2007 (Sun)
Exhibit includes:
Peonies, By Zhang Menggao, Qing dynasty, dated 1858 (Private collection)
Flowering plants, By Zhao Zhiqian, Qing dynasty, dated 1874 (Gift of Mr.Takashima Kikujiro)
Landscape, By Tao Rong, Qing dynasty - Republic period, 20th century (Private collection)
Goldfishes under Wistarias, By Wang Zhen, Qing dynasty - Republic period, 20th century (Private collection)
Peonies, By Wu Jungqing, Republic period, dated 1924 (Private collection)
Landscape, By Qi Huang, Republic period, dated 1924 (Gift of Mr. Toda Naoatsu)
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia
Northeastern Asian Archaeology Korean Archaeology and Metalwork
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 9 & 10
September 12, 2006 (Tue) - March 11, 2007 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bronze Bell, With inscription, Korea, Joseon dynasty, dated 1449 (Gift of Mr. Manabe Takashi)
Stoneware Bowl with Human Figure Ornament, From Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, Three Kingdoms period (Silla), 5th century
Earthenware Jar with two Handles, From Biarowice, zary, Wojwodschaft Lubuskie, Poland, Iron Age, 6th - 1st century BC
European Prehistory -Objects Received through an Exchange with the Royal Prussian Museums
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
September 5, 2006 (Tue) - December 3, 2006 (Sun)
Featuring European archaeological objects brought to Japan a century ago, this exhibit sheds light on the efforts of Tokyo National Museum and the Royal Prussian Museums (now Berlin State Museums) to introduce accomplishments of Western archaeology.
Painting of Central Asia
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
October 17, 2006 (Tue) - November 26, 2006 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Musicians, Bezeklik Grottoes, China, Gaochang Uighur period, 10th-11th century (Otani collection)
Arts of Central Asia
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
September 5, 2006 (Tue) - November 26, 2006 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Head of Female Worshipper, Kumtura Grottoes, China, 7th - 8th century (Otani collection)
Sarira Casket, Subashi, China, 6th - 7th century (Otani collection)
Ceramics of Northeast Asia Korean Ceramics
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
June 6, 2006 (Tue) - December 3, 2006 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Jar, White porcelain, Joseon dynasty, 17th - 18th century, Korea (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Dish, Buncheong ware with stamped ornaments, Joseon dynasty, 15th century, Korea (Gift of Mr. Yamada Ushitaro)
Ricebale Shaped Bottle, Buncheong ware with fish carved through white slip, Joseon dynasty, 15th - 16th century, Korea
Vase, Celadon glaze with inlaid plum tree, bamboo and waterfowls, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century, Korea
Northeast Asian Sculpture Korean Sculpture
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
September 26, 2006 (Tue) - April 15, 2007 (Sun)
Shakamuni at Birth, Korea, Three Kingdoms period, 7th century, Korea (Gift of The Ogura Foundation)
Vairocana, Korea, Unified Silla - Koryo dynasty, 9th - 10th century (Gift of The Ogura Foundation)