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New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum
Open from January 2 !
The Tokyo National Museum is holding its twelfth New Year's Celebration, which marks one full cycle around the twelve-year Chinese zodiac. The National Treasure Pine Trees by Hasegawa Tohaku (1539-1610), a superb example of Japanese ink painting, will be shown on this occasion in addition to auspicious and zodiac-related artworks. Traditional performances including a lion dance and Japanese drum ensemble will also be featured for a rich lineup with which to welcome visitors.
Special New-year Exhibition
New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: sheeps
Renewal Opening of the Kuroda Memorial Hall
New Year's Celebration Events
New-year Gifts
Open from January 2 !
The Tokyo National Museum is holding its twelfth New Year's Celebration, which marks one full cycle around the twelve-year Chinese zodiac. The National Treasure Pine Trees by Hasegawa Tohaku (1539-1610), a superb example of Japanese ink painting, will be shown on this occasion in addition to auspicious and zodiac-related artworks. Traditional performances including a lion dance and Japanese drum ensemble will also be featured for a rich lineup with which to welcome visitors.
Special New-year Exhibition
Features selected masterpieces from our collection to celebrate the new year.
Pine Trees
By Hasegawa Tohaku, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (National Treasure)
January 2 - January 12, 2015 Room2, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: The Year of the sheep
Formerly owned by Joruriji temple, Kyoto, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
China, Qing dynasty, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Kamiya Denbei)
Eastern Mediterranean region or Carthage, 7th - 6th century B.C. (Private collection)
January 2 - January 12, 2015 RoomT1, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Related Events Visit the sheeps in the galleries and enjoy the worksheet
Worksheets handout (in Japanese) are available from 10:00 for the first 10000 visitors at Room T1 of Honkan.
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And works with auspicious images
Dawn at Futamigaura
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Edo period, 19th century
Roosters and Hens with Pine and Plum (detail)
By Ito Jakuchu, Edo period, 18th century
Renewal Opening of the Kuroda Memorial Hall
Lakeside
By Kuroda Seiki, 1897 (Important Cultural Property)
Maiko Girl
By Kuroda Seiki, 1893 (Important Cultural Property)
Closed to the public from April 2012 for earthquake-strengthening construction, the Kuroda Memorial Hall will finally reopen on Friday, January 2, 2015! Four of Kuroda Seiki’s masterpieces – Woman Reading, Maiko Girl, Lakeside, and Wisdom, Impression and Sentiment – will be specially exhibited in the new Collection Highlights Gallery until Monday, January 12 (a holiday).
New Year's Celebration Events
Taiko - Japanese drumming performance
Shishimai
Daikagura of Edo
Ikebana
New-year Gifts
10:00 - 15:00
Features oil-painted portraits of the Tokugawa shoguns.
For more information about other events, please see "Related Events" below.
New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum Basic information
- Date
- January 2, 2015 (Fri) - January 12, 2015 (Mon)
- New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: Sheep and Auspicious Imagery Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1
- Special New-year Exhibition Japanese Gallery (Honkan)
January 2, 2015 (Fri) - January 12, 2015 (Mon)
January 2, 2015 (Fri) - January 12, 2015 (Mon)
- New Year's Celebration Events: Taiko - Japanese drumming performance Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Yugei of Edo - Traditional vaudeville entertainment Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Taiko - Japanese drumming performance Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Mini Concert The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures-Entrance Hall
- New Year's Celebration Events: Shishimai - Lion-dance performance Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: A Journey in Search of Sheep and Auspicious Designs January 10, 2015 (Sat) 13:30 - 15:00
- New Year's Celebration Events: Ikebana Flower Arrangements Premises-Main gate, Honkan
- Visit the Sheeps in the galleries and enjoy the worksheet Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Room T1
January 2, 2015 (Fri) 10:30, 13:00
January 2, 2015 (Fri)
January 3, 2015 (Sat) 10:30, 13:00
January 3, 2015 (Sat) 11:45, 13:45
January 2, 2015 (Fri) - January 3, 2015 (Sat) 12:00, 14:30
January 2, 2015 (Fri) - January 12, 2015 (Mon)
January 2, 2015 (Fri) - January 12, 2015 (Mon)