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JOMON: 10,000 Years of Prehistoric Art in Japan

Under the theme of “Jomon Beauty,” this exhibition presents outstanding works of art created in diverse regions of the Japanese archipelago from the beginning to the end of the Jomon period, shedding light on the techniques with which these works were created and the spirit imbued in them. Visitors are invited to witness this magnificent “surge of beauty,” which lasted approximately 10,000 years.

Marcel Duchamp and Japanese Art

This exhibition seeks to highlight the meaning of Japanese art and the aesthetic values it embodies. It also proposes new ways of enjoying the beauty of Japanese art before the modern era – which was created within a society very different from that of the West – by contrasting it with the achievements of the French-American artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), who challenged the values of Western art much later.

The Buddhist Sculptures of Daiho’onji, Kyoto: Masterpieces by Kaikei and Jokei

This exhibition will feature masterpieces of Kamakura-period sculpture such as the principle object of worship at Daiho’onji, the Buddha Sakyamuni—an image that is normally hidden from view—by Gyokai, a disciple of the renowned sculptor Kaikei; the 18 Disciples of Sakyamuni by Kaikei; and the Six Manifestations of Avalokitesvara by Higo Jokei.

The 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration; The Meiji Era in Calligraphy and Painting

This thematic exhibition, the primary scope of which is the early Meiji era, explores different aspects of this turning point in Japanese history by observing nature, people, cities, and historical events as they were depicted in modern works of calligraphy and painting now in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.