Indian and Gandharan Sculpture
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 1
October 15, 2008 (Wed) -
April 26, 2009 (Sun)
October 18, 2008 (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 15, 2008 (Wed) - April 26, 2009 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Fragment of a Pillar, Satavahana dynasty, 1st century
Head of Buddha, Gupta period, 5th century
Chinese Sculpture
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 1
October 15, 2008 (Wed) - April 26, 2009 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Head of Bodhisattva, Tang dynasty, 8th century
Mahasthama-prapta, Sui dynasty, 6th century (Important Cultural Property)
Asian Archaeology Bronze Drums
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 2
April 8, 2008 (Tue) - April 5, 2009 (Sun)
Exhibit Includes:
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
Archaeological Art of West Asia and Egypt
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
April 8, 2008 (Tue) - November 16, 2008 (Sun)
Exhibit includes:
Mummy in Cartonnage Coffin, Thebes, Egypt, 22nd dynasty, ca. 935 - 730 BC (Gift of Mr. G. Maspero)
Copper Foundation Peg with a God's Figurine, S. Iraq, Early Dynastic period, 25th - 24th century B.C.
Stone Statue of Haracles, Parthian period, 1st - 2nd century Blue-glazed Jar, Islamic Period, 13th - 14th century
Archaeological Objects of Southeast Asia
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
April 15, 2008 (Tue) - April 5, 2009 (Sun)
Exhibit includes:
Bronze Bracelet, with ox shape ornament, Attributed provenance: Northern Thailand, 300 BC - 200 AD
Bronze Axe, Java Island, Indonesia, Early Metal age, 2nd - 5th century
Bronze Ladle with Bird Ornament, 300 BC - 200 AD
Southeast Asian Sculpture
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
May 8, 2008 (Thu) - November 16, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Ganesa, Angkor period, 12th-13th century (Acquired through collections exchange with l' Ecole Francaise d' Extreme-Orient)
Wayang Shadow Puppets, Kresna, 20th century (Gift of Mr.Danarto)
Southeast Asian Art and Decorative Art Wayang - Indonesian Shadow Play Puppets
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
July 29, 2008 (Tue) - October 19, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Wayang Shadow Puppet, Arjuna, 20th century (Gift of Mr.Danarto)
Wayang Shadow Puppet, Kresna, 20th century (Gift of Mr.Danarto)
Thai Underglaze Iron Painting and Celadon Ware
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
September 23, 2008 (Tue) - February 8, 2009 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Ewer, Flowers in underglaze iron, Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand, 15th - 16th century (Gift of Yoshioka Ken)
Bowl with Foot, Celadon glaze with carved lotus, Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand, 15th century
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art
Chinese Archaeology
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 4 & 5
September 2, 2008 (Tue) - November 30, 2008 (Sun)
Bronze Money Tree, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st - 2nd century
Painted Pottery Woman, Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century, China
Camel, Painted pottery, Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century, China (Gift of Mr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Chinese Ceramics Ceramics from the Three Kingdoms period to the Tang Dynasty
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 23, 2008 (Tue) - January 25, 2009 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bowl, Celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 12th - 13th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Ewer, Arabesque carved through the white slip to the body, Cizhou ware, Northern Song dynasty, 10th - 11th century, China (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Chinese Lacquerware
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 9, 2008 (Tue) - November 9, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Rectangular Tray, Tree and stone in mother-of-pearl inlay, Yuan - Ming dynasty, 14th - 15th century
Rectangular Box, Peonies in gilded hair-line engraving, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, China
Rectangular Tray, Dragon in gilded line-engraving and colored lacquer inlay, Ming dynasty, dated 1585, China
Tray, Landscape with pavilions and figures in black lacquer carving, Southern Song dynasty, 12th - 13th century, China
Chinese Metalwork
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
August 5, 2008 (Tue) - December 21, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bowl with Cover Having Sutra-shaped Handle, Bronze, Tang dynasty, 8th century, China
Foiled Plate, Silver, Northern Song - Southern Song dynasty, 11th - 12th century, China
Chinese Ceramics Ceramics from the Song to the Qing Dynasty
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 23, 2008 (Tue) - January 25, 2009 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Lion, Celadon glaze, Old Yue ware, Western Jin - Eastern Jin dynasty, 3rd - 4th century, China (Private collection)
Phoenix-head Ewer, White porcelain, Tang dynasty, 7th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Jar, With blue spots, Tang dynasty, 8th century, China (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Jar, Three-color glaze with plum blossoms, Tang dynasty, 8th century, China
Green Glazed Pottery Dog, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd - 3rd century (Gift of Mr. Takeyoshi Michikazu)
Funerary Figures from the Han and Northern Dynasties Period
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 2, 2008 (Tue) - November 30, 2008 (Sun)
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Exhibits Yong figures of ancient China, from the 3rd century BC to the 6th century AD.
Current exhibit includes:
Painted Pottery Figure of Court Lady, China, Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century, China (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Painted Pottery Warrior, China, Western Jin dynasty, 3rd century (Gift of Mr. Nakano Kinkuro)
Painted Pottery Camel, China, Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Gold Brocade (kinran), Known as "Wakuta-de kinran" / Water fowl in lotus pond on dark blue ground, Ming dynasty, 16th - 17th century, China
Designs Seen in Treasured Imported Fabrics - Birds and Beasts
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
July 29, 2008 (Tue) - October 19, 2008 (Sun)
Exhibit includes:
Gold Brocade (kinran), Known as "Futarishizuka kinran", Paired-phoenix roundels on purple ground, Ming dynasty, 14th - 15th century, China
Gold Brocade (kinran), Known as "Wakuta-de kinran" , Water fowl in lotus pond on dark blue ground, Ming dynasty, 16th - 17th century, China
Chinese Archaeology Stone Reliefs of Shandong
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 6 & 7
April 15, 2008 (Tue) - April 5, 2009 (Sun)
Includes:
Stone Bass Relief, From Xiaotangshan, Shandong province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st - 2nd century
Stone Door of Tomb, China, Tang dynasty, 7th - 9th century
2nd floor: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
Red and White Hibiscuses, By Li Di, Southern Song dynasty, dated 1197 (National Treasure, on Exhibit from October 7, 2008)
Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
2nd floor: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Room 8
September 9, 2008 (Tue) - November 3, 2008 (Mon)
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Features a selection of masterpieces from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
First Half : Tuesday, September 9 - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Second Half : Tuesday, October 7 - Monday, November 3, 2008
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 2, 2008 (Tue) - March 22, 2009 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bronze Ornamental Fitting, With animals, Early Iron Age - Proto Three Kingdoms period, 3rd - 1st century BC (Important Art Object, Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Water Fowl-shaped Vessel, Stoneware, Three Kingdoms period (Silla), 5th century (Important Art Object, Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Whetstone with Silver Ornament in Openwork, Three Kingdoms period, 5th - 6th century (Important Art Object, Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Sword with Ring-shaped Pommel, With trefoil, Three Kingdoms period, 5th - 6th century
Northeastern Art and Decorative Art Buddhist paintings of the Goryeo dynasty
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
October 7, 2008 (Tue) - November 3, 2008 (Mon)
Including:
Amitabha, Goryeo dynasty, dated 1286, Korea (Private collection)
Ksitigarbha and the Ten Kings of Hell, Goryeo dynasty, 14th century, Korea (Lent by Kezo-in, Yamagata)
Ceramics of Northeast Asia Korean Ceramics
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
June 3, 2008 (Tue) - November 30, 2008 (Sun)
Vase, Celadon glaze with inlaid plum tree, bamboo and waterfowl, Goryeo dynasty, 12th - 13th century, Korea
Oil Bottle, Celadon glaze with inlaid chrysanthemum arabesque and copper red spots, Goryeo dynasty, 13th century, Korea (Gift of the Ogura foundation)
Jar, White porcelain, Joseon dynasty, 18th century, Korea (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Jar, White porcelain, Joseon dynasty, 16th century
Painting of Central Asia
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
September 17, 2008 (Wed) - October 26, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Standing Bodhisattva with a Banner, Goachang Uighur period, 10th-11th century
Sculptures of Northeast Asia Korean Sculpture
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
May 8, 2008 (Thu) - November 16, 2008 (Sun)
Exhibit includes:
Bodhisattva, Koguryo period, 6th century
Buddha, Unified Silla - Goryeo dynasty, 9th - 10th century
Arts of Central Asia
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
August 5, 2008 (Tue) - October 26, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Cosmetic box, Astana Tombs, China, 6th century (Otani collection)
Civil Official, Astana Tombs, China, 8th century (Otani collection)