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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
Water Pitcher with Floral Vines
Vase
Bowl with Peonies, Glazed stoneware with gold and silver
Bowl with Peonies and Butterflies, Glazed stoneware with gold
On display

Poems in Running Script

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
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
Incense Burner
Flower Vase in the Shape of a "Cong" Ritual Vessel
On display

Lobed Bowl

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Tenmoku Tea Bowl with a “Tortoiseshell” Glaze and Plum Blossoms
Tray with Pavilions and Figures
Tray with Pommel Scrolls
On display

Landscape

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Albums of Chinese Paintings “Hikkoen”
On display

Landscape in Snow

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
On display

Solitary Angler on a Wintry River

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
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
On display

Monkey

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Cockerel and Bamboo
On display

Sparrow Chicks

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Letter to the Buddhist Priest Shōichi
Buddhist Sermons ("The Torn Xutang")
Vase with Phoenix Handles, Celadon glaze
Bowl with a Foliate Rim, Named "Bakōhan"
On display

Apple-Shaped Tea Caddy, Named “Uji”

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4

October 8, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Box with Birds and Flowers
Lotus Pond and Waterfowl
Insects and Bamboo
Five Dragons
Bottle with Peonies
On display

Scholar Viewing the Misty Valley

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
On display

Lobed Tray with Birds and Flowers

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 9

October 1, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
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)
On display

Poems in Cursive Script

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
On display

Manuscript for the Stele Inscription of the Xuanmiaoguan Temple Gate in Standard Script

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Du Gu Copy of the Dingwu Version) with Thirteen Colophons
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
On display

Snowy Landscape

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
On display

Drooping Grapes

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8

November 12, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Draft of an Epitaph for the Ancestors of Mr. Zhang
Tray with a Dragon
Poems in Running Script
Landscapes Viewed Together or Separately
Landscape
Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons
Waste Water Jar, Copper alloy with lead and tin ("sahari")
On display

Jar with a Dragon

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
On display

Large Dish with a Lotus Bouquet

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
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
The Sound of Water from the Bamboo Grove
Miscellaneous Flowers and Plants
"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
Poem in Cursive Script
Poem in Cursive Script
Writing after Written Appointment for Zhang Jiuling by Xu Hao
Incense Container with Flowering Plants
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
On display

Large Dish with the Daoist Immortal Magu

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Five Pine Trees
Poem in Running and Cursive Script
Excerpt from the Autobiography of Huai Su in Standard Script

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