Journey through Asia at the Tokyo National MuseumAsia in Style
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Journey through Asia at the Tokyo National Museum Asia in Style
Journey through Asia offers fresh ways to enjoy the Asian Gallery, which showcases a diverse collection of Asian artworks and artifacts. Each year, this event presents a theme that brings together objects from various times and places across Asia.
The 11th installment of Journey through Asia is “Asia in Style.” Join us on a journey through the world of fashion and style, featuring clothing and accessories, depictions of fashion in paintings and sculptures, and decorative arts for everyday life. As you stroll through the galleries, you'll explore the fascinating styles of Asia as if embarking on a voyage across space and time.
We hope the Asian Gallery connects you with Asian cultures and broadens your view of the world.
Journey through Asia offers fresh ways to enjoy the Asian Gallery, which showcases a diverse collection of Asian artworks and artifacts. Each year, this event presents a theme that brings together objects from various times and places across Asia.
The 11th installment of Journey through Asia is “Asia in Style.” Join us on a journey through the world of fashion and style, featuring clothing and accessories, depictions of fashion in paintings and sculptures, and decorative arts for everyday life. As you stroll through the galleries, you'll explore the fascinating styles of Asia as if embarking on a voyage across space and time.
We hope the Asian Gallery connects you with Asian cultures and broadens your view of the world.
Major Works on Exhibit
*All the works are in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.
Jaipur, India, Worn by Madho Singh II, 19th–20th century
Hebei Province, China,Sui dynasty, 585 (Important Cultural Property)
Kushan dynasty, 2nd century
Reportedly excavated in Thebes, Egypt,New Kingdom (18th dynasty), ca. 15th century BC
China,Tang dynasty, 8th century (Gift of Mr. Suzuki Eiichi)
Signed by Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145), China,Ming dynasty, 17th century
By the Bikaner school, India,Second half of the 18th century
China,Qing dynasty, 18th–19th century (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Found at the Yangsan Bubuchong Tomb, Korea,Three Kingdoms period (Silla), start of the 6th century
Korea,Joseon dynasty, 19th–20th century
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