140th Anniversary Thematic Exhibitions: Western Paintings from Glasgow: International Exchange in the Early Years of the Museum (1)
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Cinderella (detail), Published by Maclure and Macdonald, 19th century (Gift of Glasgow Museum)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
November 13, 2012 (Tue) - December 24, 2012 (Mon)In the early Meiji era, the Museum Bureau, the forerunner of Tokyo National Museum, took part in the government policies of fostering industries through domestic and international expositions. Through these activities, many goods, specimens, and artworks from across Japan and the world were gathered. This exhibition introduces an international exchange project with Glasgow Museum (present-day Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Museums, UK), with paintings and prints gifted from Glasgow in 1880 (Meiji 13), to present a view of the museum in its role in Japan's modern history.
Current exhibit includes:
The Singing Lesson, By Samuel van Hoogstraten, 17th - 18th century (Gift of Glasgow Museum)
Record of Objects, 1879 I, Ministry of the Interior Museum Bureau; compiled by the Imperial Archives, 1879, compiled 1921
Onchi Catalogue II, Compiled by the Bureau of Expositions, 1877
Monarch of the Glen, Published by Maclure and Macdonald; original by Edwin Henry Landseer, 19th century (Gift of Glasgow Museum)
Cinderella, Published by Maclure and Macdonald, 19th century (Gift of Glasgow Museum)
Prince Charles, By Ronald Robert McIan, 19th century (Gift of Glasgow Museum)