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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

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

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

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

Bowl with a Wagtail

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Christian Shrine with Flowers, Trees, Birds, and Beasts
Tea Scoop
Flower vase with side opening, bamboo.
Saddle, Heads of reed design in maki-e lacquer
Nuihaku Garment (Noh Costume), Tanzaku paper, plank bridges and snow-covered willows on red and white checkered ground
Child's Noh Costume ("Surihaku") with Square Papers and Grapes
Book Stand with Autumn Grasses
Samurai's Coat ("Dōbuku") with Stripes and Snowflakes on Gingko Leaves
On display

Water Jar with Peonies

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Takenuki Goro
Cooling Off on a Boat under the Bridge
On display

Incense Container in the Shape of a Foundation Stone

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4

November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 1, 2026 (Sun)
Amusements under the Blossoms
On display

Flower Vase with Lugs

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Lidded Fan-Shaped Dish
Dish with an Upturned Rim
Large Bowl with Flowering Plants
Scenes in and around Kyoto (Funaki Version)
Cooling Off
Beauty Looking Back
Scenes from the Theaters and the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters
Scenes In and Around Kyoto
Water Jar in the Shape of a Bag for Gold Dust
On display

Lidded Bowl with Peonies

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14

November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun)
On display

Large Dish with Camellias, Porcelain with overglaze enamel

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

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

Large Dish with a Snowy Landscape

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

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

Large Dish with a Pine, Bamboo, Plum Tree, Peonies, and Phoenixes

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14

November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun)
Jar for Tea Leaves with the Moon and Plum Blossoms
On display

Large Deep Bowl with Birds and Flowers

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14

November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun)
Tea Container with a Weeping Cherry Tree
Writing Box with a Courtly Carriage
Writing Box, Pontoon bridge design in "maki-e" lacquer
Tea Scoop, Named “Inaushū Sama”
Woman Visiting the Shrine in the Night
Chinese Landscape
Courtesan and Swallows
Genre Scenes
Landscapes of Izu and Miura Peninsulas
Albums of Sketches
“Oshima and Onaka of the Nakachō, Beauties of the East” from the Series "Beauties of the Four Directions"
Courtesans of Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin
Ten Physiognomic Types of Women: Coquettish Type
"Hour of the Snake" from the Series "Women at Various Hours of the Day"
The Actor Ōtani Oniji III as Edobei
Dishes with Cherry Trees
On display

Square Dish with a Chinese Poet Watching Seagulls

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun)
Writing Box with the Eight-Plank Bridge, Lacquered wood with "maki-e", lead, and mother-of-pearl
Kimono ("Kosode") with Autumn Grasses
Eels
Grapes
Morning View of Uji River
Wind God and Thunder God
Lobed Large Dish, Kokutani type, Imari Ware／Flowering plants design in overglaze enamels
Outing in Mountains and Fields
Bamboo and Plum Tree
Courtesan and Attendant
Beautiful Woman and Wall Clock
Satō Issai at Age 50
Portrait of Takami Senseki
Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn
Old Temple Amid Mountains and Pines
Craftsmen at Their Work
Portable Dining Set with Dragons and Waves
Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Ding Wu Version Previously Owned by Wu Bing)
Reading
Mahākāśyapa Smiling at the Lotus Flower
Maiko Girl
Vegetable Garden in Spring
Woman.
Flames
Eight Views of Omi Province
Scene from the Noh Play "Yoroboshi"
Scenes from the Tropics
Portrait of Reiko
Old Monkey
Jar with Six Handles, Celadon glaze with carved lotus petals
On display

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 1

April 22, 2025 (Tue)–
April 19, 2026 (Sun)
On display

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 1

April 22, 2025 (Tue)–
April 19, 2026 (Sun)
Jar with Four Handles
The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Kannon
Surviving Portion of Liu-zi
Youlan Tablature in "Jieshi Diao" (“Stone Tablet”) Mode, Vol. V
Volumes 29 and 30 of "Collected Writings of Wang Bo"
Volume 6 of the "Book of Documents in the Old Script"
Phoenix-Head Ewer
Bodhisattva
On display

The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in a Niche

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 1

April 22, 2025 (Tue)–
April 19, 2026 (Sun)
Shishuo Xinshu, Vol. Ⅵ
Bell with a Five-Pronged "Vajra" and the Five Great Wisdom Kings
Bowl with Cover Having Sutra-shaped Handle Bronze
On display

Mirror with Sea and Islands

The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures Room 5

April 22, 2025 (Tue)–
April 19, 2026 (Sun)
Jar with Plum Blossoms
Ewer with Phoenix Head Three-color glaze with applied ornaments
Vase with Dragon Handles
Three Works of Calligraphy in Running Script
Gravestone Epitaphs for the Wang Shi Er Family in Running Script
On display

Dish with Lotus Flowers

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

December 9, 2025 (Tue)–
April 5, 2026 (Sun)

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