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View approximately 500 outstanding works owned by the Tokyo National Museum in fields such as paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, decorative arts, and archaeology. Works can be scrolled in lists by type or on current display, or searched by artist or region.

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On display

Octofoil Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired Phoenixes

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Kazari-tachi Style Sword Mounting, With mother-of-pearl inlay decoration and fittings on ikakeji laqauer ground
Kazari-tachi Style Sword Mounting
Outer Container for a Sutra Case
Jar, Natural glaze
Box for Priest's Vestments, Mount Penglai (Horai) design in "maki-e" lacquer
Saddle with Lions
Saddle with Bush Clovers
On display

Sutra Case

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery

September 9, 2025 (Tue)–
February 1, 2026 (Sun)
Cosmetic Box with Carriage Wheels in Water
The Dragon General, One of the Twelve Divine Generals
Words of Prayer
Illustrated Scroll of Legends about the Origin of Kitano Tenjin Shrine, Vol. 1
Illustrated Scroll of Legends about the Origin of Kitano Tenjin Shrine, Vol. 2
“The Emperor Escapes to Rokuhara” from "The Illustrated Tale of Heiji"
Words of Prayer
Illustrations and Explanations of the Three Jewels
The Tale of Matsura no Miya
Volume 4 of the "Golden Light Sutra" (One of the “Eyeless Sutras”)
Cosmetic Box with Cypress-Fan Crests
Blade for a Long Sword ("Tachi"), Named “Koryū Kagemitsu”
"Meigetsuki" (Diary of Fujiwara no Teika)
On display

Wide-Mouthed Storage Jar with Peony Vines

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Cinerary Urn (Vase with Peony Vines)
Tanto sword.
Account of Retired Emperor Takakura's Journey to Itsukushima Shrine and his Death
Heart Sutra of the Divine Incantation of Amoghapāśa
The Zen Master Bodhidharma under a Pine Tree
Tebako (Cosmetic box), Cart wheels in stream design in mother of pearl inlay
Long Sword ("Tachi"), Known as “Uesugi Tachi”
The Buddha Amida
Attendants of the Four Heavenly Kings
The Snake General, One of the Twelve Divine Generals
The Wisdom King Aizen in His Shrine
Animal-Shaped Finial
Jar with "Glass Paste" Decoration
The Bodhisattva Monju Riding His Lion, Accompanied by Followers
Bodhisattva
The Dog General, One of the Twelve Divine Generals
Buddha
The Bodhisattva Monju
Sculpture Traditionally Identified as Minamoto no Yoritomo
The Bodhisattva Kokūzō
The Cosmic Buddha of the Golden Wheel
Volume 7 of "The Biography of the Traveling Preacher Ippen"
Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Diary of Lady Murasaki
Part of "Illustrations of Fine Oxen"
Portraits of Thirty-six Immortal Poets, Satake Version: The Great Deity of Sumiyoshi Shrine
The Sheep General, One of the Twelve Divine Generals
Letter
On display

Buddhist Reliquary with a Flaming Jewel

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
February 15, 2026 (Sun)
Mirror with a Sandbank, Peonies, and Paired Birds
Tachi sword.
Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Boy Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty-five Deities: Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra)
Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Boy Sudhana's Pilgrimage to Fifty-five Deities: Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri)
Bell, Animal design
On display

Cooking Vessel ("Ding") with Dragons ("Panchi")

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

October 21, 2025 (Tue)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Xianzi, the "Clam Monk"
"Tiger Forest"
Buddhist Sermon
Fragrant Orchids
The Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (Presumed)
Landscape
The White-Robed Bodhisattva Kannon
The Zen Monk Ikkyu
Banana Plant on a Rainy Night
Landscape of the Four Seasons
Reading in Bamboo Grove Study
Autumn and Winter Landscapes
Landscape
On display

Tea Kettle ("Shinnari Gama") with Five Horses and Distant Mountains

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Tea Kettle with Ribs
Tea Kettle ("Shinnari Gama") with Pines on the Shore
On display

Armor ("Dōmaru") with Black Lacing, Horizontal and Triangular Patterns

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms 5 & 6

November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 1, 2026 (Sun)
Box for Personal Items with a Design of Scattered Fans
Writing Box with a Scene Portraying a Poem Known as ""Otokoyama""
Writing Box with Scenery of Mount Shio
Falcons and Pines
Genre Scenes of the Twelve Months
Pine Trees on Seashore
Viewing Maple Leaves
Hanging Lantern with Plum Trees and Bamboo
Tea Kettle with a "Hailstone" Texture and the Inscription "Onjōji Temple"
Cord-Wrapped Sword Mounting ("Itomaki no Tachi") with Paulownia Crests
Tea Scoop
Patriarchs of Zen Buddhism
Kosode (Garment with Small Wrist Openings), Silk twill with paulownia and bamboo design on beige ground
Armor ("Dōmaru") with “Eurasian Jay” Lacing, Red at the Top
Seal with the Inscription "True Seal of the Emperor"
Saddle, Heads of reed design in maki-e lacquer
"Jinbaori" (Coat worn over armor), Crossed scythes design on scarlet wool ground
On display

Tea Bowl, Named “Hashihime (Princess of the Bridge)”

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Christian Shrine with Flowers, Trees, Birds, and Beasts
On display

Bowl with a Wagtail

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
On display

Portrait Traditionally Identified as Nawa Nagatoshi

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
January 25, 2026 (Sun)
Book Stand with Autumn Grasses
Cypress Trees
Mirror with Paulownia and Bamboo Branches
Pine Forest
Xuyou and Chaofu

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