Mount Fuji Rising above Clouds (detail), By Yokoyama Taikan, Ca. 1913
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 18
June 21, 2016 (Tue) - July 31, 2016 (Sun)
This gallery features paintings and sculptures from the Meiji to Taisho period. Since it first opened in 1872 as the exposition venue of the Ministry of Education, Tokyo National Museum has collected important artworks that signify the development of modern Japanese art. The exhibit consists of selected works from the collection.
Current exhibit includes:
Mount Fuji Rising above Clouds, By Yokoyama Taikan, Ca. 1913
Landscape (Shinobazu Pond), By Antonio Fontanesi, Dated 1876-78
Horse, By Goto Sadayuki, Dated 1893
Eagle, By Suzuki Chokichi, Dated 1892 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Japan Delegate Office for World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago)
Large Vase, White porcelain with butterfly and peony design in relief, By Seifu Yohei lll, Dated 1892 (Gift of Japan Delegate Office for World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago)