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Object List

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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Bowl with Cranes among Clouds
On display

Water Pitcher with Floral Vines

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

December 9, 2025 (Tue)–
April 5, 2026 (Sun)
Vase
Bowl with Peonies
Bowl with Peonies and Butterflies
Poems on Hong County in Running Script
Certificate of Recognition
Lobed Bowl
Imaginary Tour through Xiaoxiang
The Sixteen Arhats
Red and White Cotton Rosemallow
Letters in Cursive Script
Letter to the Buddhist Layperson Wuxiang
Ewer, White porcelain
On display

Incense Burner with Plovers

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

December 9, 2025 (Tue)–
April 5, 2026 (Sun)
Flower Vase in the Shape of a "Cong" Ritual Vessel
Lobed Bowl
On display

Tenmoku Tea Bowl with a “Tortoiseshell” Glaze and Plum Blossoms

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

December 9, 2025 (Tue)–
April 5, 2026 (Sun)
Tray with Pavilions and Figures
Tray with Pommel Scrolls
Landscape
Albums of Chinese Paintings “Hikkoen”
Snowy Landscape
Solitary Angler on a Wintry River
The Poet Li Bai Strolling
The Zen Monk Dongshan Crossing a Stream
The Sixth Patriarch Cutting Bamboo
The Buddha Descending from the Mountain
The Second Patriarch in Contemplation
Monkey
Cockerel and Bamboo
Sparrow Chicks
Letter to the Buddhist Priest Shōichi
Buddhist Sermons ("The Torn Xutang")
Vase with Phoenix Handles, Celadon glaze
Bowl with a Foliate Rim, Named "Bakōhan"
Apple-Shaped Tea Container, Named “Uji”
Box with Birds and Flowers
Lotus Pond and Waterfowl
Insects and Bamboo
Five Dragons
Bottle with Peonies
Scholar Viewing the Misty Valley
Lobed Tray with Birds and Flowers
Textile with Dragons, Phoenixes, Deer, Birds, Peonies, and Other Flowers, Silk tapestry ("kesi")
Textile with Camellia Vines
Arhat
The Eccentrics Hanshan and Shide
"The Eccentrics Hanshan and Shide" (From a Scroll of Zen Paintings)
Poems in Cursive Script
Manuscript for the Stele Inscription of the Reconstructed Xuanmiaoguan Temple Gate in Standard Script
On display

Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Du Gu Copy of the Dingwu Version)

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun)
Buddhist Teachings for Muin Genkai
Buddhist Teachings for Teki Zōsu
Jar with a Dragon and Waves, Porcelain with underglaze blue
Box with Peonies, Lacquered wood with incised gold lines
Foliate Tray with a Dragon and Waves
Monk's Robe, Gold arabesque stencil on purple ground; flowering plant design in "kesi" weave
Snowy Landscape
Drooping Grapes
Draft of an Epitaph for the Ancestors of Mr. Zhang
Tray with a Dragon
On display

Poems in Running Script

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun)
Landscapes Viewed Together or Separately
Landscape
Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons
Container for Used Water
Jar with a Dragon
Large Dish with a Lotus Bouquet
Bowl, Design of dragon in red glaze.
Jar Figures on horseback design in [fahua] enamel decoration
Box with a Pine, Bamboo, and Plum Tree, Lacquer coating inlaid with lacquer
Covered Box, Willow and waterfowl design in mother-of-pearl inlay
Satin Damask.
Mountain Retreat in Early Summer
Four Landscapes of Infinity
On display

The Sound of Water from the Bamboo Grove

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

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

Miscellaneous Flowers and Plants

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun)
"The Former and Latter Northern Expeditions" in Standard Script
Poems in Standard Script
Vase Dragon and peony design in overglaze enamel
Basin with Dragons and Phoenixes
Bowl with Floral Vines, Porcelain with overglaze enamel
Traveling through Autumn Mountains
Poems and Prose in Running and Cursive Script
On display

Poem in Cursive Script

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

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

Poem in Cursive Script

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun)
Writing after Written Appointment for Zhang Jiuling by Xu Hao
On display

Incense Container with Flowering Plants

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4

November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 1, 2026 (Sun)
Screen Design of landscape with pavilions and figures in carved red lacquer
Solitary Angler on a Wintry River
Collar Decoration for Women's Court Dress with Peonies and Phoenixes
Pail-Shaped Tea Container with Lotuses and Herons
View over Streams and Mountains
Bamboos
Poem in Cursive Script
Large Dish with the Daoist Immortal Magu
Five Pine Trees
Poem in Running and Cursive Script
Excerpt from the Autobiography of Huai Su in Standard Script

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