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Feature Exhibition of the New Year
Celebrating the Year of the Bird

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    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms T1 & T2
    January 2, 2005 (Sun) - January 30, 2005 (Sun)

    Exhibition featuring out works with roosters, phoenix and other birds, the zodiac sign of 2005
 General Information
Dates Sunday, January 2 - Sunday, January 30, 2005
Venue Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park)
Hours 9:30 - 17:00 (last entry is 30 minutes before closing time.)
Closed Mondays (except for January 3 and 10, 2005), January 4 and 11, 2005
Monday, December 27,2004 - Saturday, January 1, 2005
Admissions Adults: 420 (210) yen, University Students: 130 (70) yen
High School Students and under, and persons over 65: Free (ID required)
* ( ) indicate prices for those in groups of 20 or more
* Persons with disability and one accompanying person are admitted free of charge.
Access (JR Line) 10 minutes walk from Ueno or Uguisudani Station
(Ginza or Hibiya Tokyo Metro Line) 15 minutes walk from Ueno Station
(Chiyoda Tokyo Metro Line) 20 minutes walk from Nezu Station
(Keisei Line) 15 minutes from Keisei Ueno Station
General Inquiries Tokyo National Museum TEL.: +81-3-3822-1111
  Feature Exhibition of the New Year
Celebrating the Year of the Bird
Room T1 and T2, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)		 Sunday, January 2 - Sunday, January 30, 2005

Fukusa (Wrapping cloth), Chrysanthemum and Crane Design (detail)
Fukusa (Wrapping cloth), Chrysanthemum and Crane Design (detail) Edo period, 19th century
Exhibition of art works featuring phoenix, roosters, and other birds, the 2005's zodiac sign
 Exhibition inludes

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
 Square Footed Tray, Phoenix Design in overglaze enamels,By Okuda Eisen, Edo period, 18th century (Important Art Object, Gift of Mr. Okochi Masatoshi)
Flock of cockerels amongst Pine and Plum Trees, By Ito Jakuchu, Edo period, 18th cenutry
Inro with chicken in Maki-e, Edo period, 19th century.
Cockerel Fight, By Katsushika Hokusai, Edo period, 19th century
  Feature Exhibition of the New Year
Chinese Paintings with Auspicious Subjects Featuring the "Three Friends of Winter"
Room 8, Toyokan (Asian Gallery) Sunday, January 2 - Sunday, January 30, 2005

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Flowers and Birds in Four Seasons [Winter], By Lu Ji, Ming dynasty, 15th - 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Introducing paintings with auspicious motives, featuring pine tress, bamboos and plums, favored by Chinese people as "three friends of winter"
 Exhibition inludes

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
 Flowers and Birds in Four Seasons [Winter], By Lu Ji, Ming dynasty, 15th - 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Peaches, By Wu Chun-Ch'ing, Qing dynasty, dated 1907
Five Pine Trees, By Li Shan, Qing dynasty, 18th century
 Family Events
Taiko (Japanese Drum) Performance, Wadaiko Obiki
January 2, 2005 starting at 11:00 and 13:30 and January 3 starting at 12:30 and 15:30
Entrance area (in front of the pond)
Performed by Wadaiko Obiki
Edo Street Vender's Cry
January 2, 2005  starting at 12:00 and 14:30
Entrance area (in front of the pond)
Performed by Mr. Miyata Shoji
Shishimai Dance Performance
January 3, 2005  starting at 10:30 and 13:30
In front of the Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Performed by Toto Kasai Hayashi Mutsumikai
Koto Performance
January 3, 2005  starting at 11:30 and 14:30
2nd floor, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Performed by Seiha Gassodan
Ikebana Installation
January 2 - January 10, 2005, Honkan and other places
Flower Arrangements for the New Year by Ms. Yamane Yumi (Head of Shinsei school)
Taiko (Japanese Drum) Performance
Shishimai Performance
 Events organized by the Museum Shop
A Cappella Concert
January 2, 2005 at 10:30 and 13:00
Clarinet Concert
January 3, 2005 at 14:00 and 16:00
New Year's Gift from the Shop
Free gift from the museum shop for more than 2,000 yen purchase on the January 2 and January 3, 2005
 Special Opening of the Konpon-chudo Hall of Kan'eiji
January 2 and January 3, 2005, 10:00 - 15:00
*Upon entering the Hall, please present a Museum ticket used on the same day
 Special Opening of Binden (VIP Room) and Kuromon (Black Gate)
January 2 - January 7, 2005
Exhibitions