Bowl, Wagtail design, Mino ware, Nezumi-shino type, Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period, 16th-17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
May 22, 2018 (Tue) - June 24, 2018 (Sun)
From Japan's first glazed ceramics of the Nara period to the various wares of the late Edo period, the exhibits will introduce the history of Japanese ceramics through masterworks according to time period and production sites.
Current exhibit includes:
Large Jar, Natural glaze, Tokoname ware, Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property, Private collection)
Squat Flower Vase, Shigaraki ware, Muromachi period, 16th century (Private collection)
Shallow Bow, lThree-color glaze with melon design, Studio of Chojiro, Raku ware, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century
Bowl, Wagtail design, Mino ware, Nezumi-shino type, Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period, 16th-17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Set of Mukozuke Dishes, Figure design in overglaze enamel and gold, By Eiraku Zengoro, Edo period-Meiji era, 19th century (Private collection)
Large Dish, Flower and bird design in overglaze enamel, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century (Lent by the OKURA MUSEUM OF ART, Tokyo)
Large Bowl, Landscape design in underglaze blue, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century