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New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum
Open from January 2 !
It's time for the New Year's celebration at the Tokyo National Museum! We will display the National Treasure Pine Trees by Hasegawa Tohaku, artworks with roosters (2017 is the Year of the Rooster), and ones with auspicipus themes such as cranes and Mount Fuji. We will be ready to greet you with this display, which is perfect for the New Year. Flower arrangements and traditional performances, including lion dances and drum ensembles will add to the festivities. Come to the Tokyo National Museum for the celebration!
Special New-year Exhibition
New Year's Greetings from the Birds
The Kuroda Memorial Hall
New Year's Celebration Events
New-year Gifts
Open from January 2 !
It's time for the New Year's celebration at the Tokyo National Museum! We will display the National Treasure Pine Trees by Hasegawa Tohaku, artworks with roosters (2017 is the Year of the Rooster), and ones with auspicipus themes such as cranes and Mount Fuji. We will be ready to greet you with this display, which is perfect for the New Year. Flower arrangements and traditional performances, including lion dances and drum ensembles will add to the festivities. Come to the Tokyo National Museum for the celebration!
Special New-year Exhibition
Featuring selected masterpieces from our collection to celebrate the new year. > More information
Pine Trees (right screen)
By Hasegawa Tohaku, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (National Treasure)
January 2 - 15, 2017 Room 2, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Kokin waka shu Poetry Anthology, Gen’ei Version, Volume 1
Heian period, 12th century (National Treasure, Gift of Mr. Mitsui Takahiro)
January 2 - 15, 2017 Room 3, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Writing Box, Pontoon bridge design in maki-e lacquer
By Hon'ami Koetsu, Edo period, 17th century (National Treasure)
January 2 - March 20, 2017 Room 12, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
New Year's Greetings from the Birds
By Luo Chuang, China, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Ono Tomonobu)
By Kaiho Yusetsu, Edo period, 17th century
January 2 - 29, 2017 Room T1 and T2, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
> More information
Related Events: Visit the birds in the galleries and enjoy the worksheet
3,000 worksheets will be available on a first-come- first-served basis
January 2 - 3 from 11:00 - 16:00
Room 1, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
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Works with auspicious images
Basho (Banana plant) and crane
By Kurokawa Kigyoku, Edo period, 18th century
Room 8, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Vase, Pine, bamboo, and plum tree design in overglaze enamel
Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century
Room 8, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
Kosode (Garment with small wrist openings), Bamboo and plum design with characters for “bush warbler” on red figured satin ground
Edo period, 18th century
Room 10, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
One Hundred Famous Places of Edo: Nihonbashi Bridge after Snow
By Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, dated 1856
Room 10, Honkan (Japanese Gallery)
The Kuroda Memorial Hall
Wisdom, Impression and Sentiment
By Kuroda Seiki, 1899 (Meiji 32, Important Cultural Property)
Four of Kuroda Seiki’s masterpieces – Woman Reading, Maiko Girl, Lakeside, and Wisdom, Impression and Sentiment – will be specially exhibited in the Collection Highlights Gallery from Monday, January 2 until Sunday, January 15.
New Year's Celebration Events
Taiko - Japanese Drum Performance
Shishimai - Lion Dance Performance
Japanese Top Spinning Performance
Ikebana
New-year Gifts
Time: 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
(Times may change) 90 visitors per showing; please receive a ticket in front of the Toyokan for the showing.
10:00 - 15:00
For more information about other events, please see "Related Events" below.
New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum Basic information
*The museum will be open until 20:00 on Friday and Saturday. Last entrance 30 minutes before closing.
- Special New-year Exhibition Japanese Gallery (Honkan)
- New Year’s Greetings from the Birds Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Rooms T1 & T2
January 2, 2017 (Mon) - January 15, 2017 (Sun)
January 2, 2017 (Mon) - January 29, 2017 (Sun)
- New Year's Celebration Events: Taiko - Japanese Drum Performance (HIMIKO) Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Opera Gala for the New Year Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Taiko - Japanese drumming performance (Yushimatenjin Shiraumetaiko) Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Japanese Top Spinning Performance / Rakugo Comedic Storytelling Heiseikan-Auditorium
- New Year's Celebration Events: Shishimai - Lion Dance Performance Japanese Gallery (Honkan)-Entrance
- New Year's Celebration Events: Clarinet Concert Heiseikan-Lounge
- VR program ”The Keep of Edo Castle” (Free Admission) Asian Gallery (Toyokan)-TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
- New Year's Celebration Events: Ikebana Flower Arrangements Premises-Main gate, Honkan
January 2, 2017 (Mon) 10:30, 13:10
January 2, 2017 (Mon) 15：10
January 3, 2017 (Tue) 10:30, 13:10
January 2, 2017 (Mon) - January 3, 2017 (Tue) 11:10, 13:50
January 2, 2017 (Mon) - January 3, 2017 (Tue) 11:50, 14:30
January 3, 2017 (Tue) 12:30, 15:10
January 2, 2017 (Mon) - January 3, 2017 (Tue) 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
*Times may change.
*Please receive a ticket in front of the Toyokan for the showing.
January 2, 2017 (Mon) - January 15, 2017 (Sun)
