Four Major works of Each Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Four Major Works of Each Period) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
February 11, 2010 (Thu), Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan)
The Heiseikan, built to commemorate the crown prince's wedding in 1993, serves primarily as the space for special exhibitions. For this purpose there are four special exhibition galleries on the second floor, as well as the Japanese Archaeological Gallery.
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Four Major Works of Each Period)
Four Major works of Each Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Four Major Works of Each Period) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Dogu figurine, excavated from Osaki-shi, Miyagi, late Jomon period (Important Cultural Property)
Bronze Bell, excavated from Yao-shi, Osaka, Middle Yayoi period (Gift of Mr. Yasui Masutaro and Mr. Horii Keikaku)
Haniwa, warrior in short armor, excavated from Kumagai-shi, Saitama (Important Cultural Property, exhibiting through December 20, 2009)
Dancing people (terra-cotta tomb figurine), from Nohara, Kumagai-shi, Saitama, Kofun Period (on exhibit from December 22, 2009)
Jar, with arabesque pattern, excavated from Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Heian period (Lent by Keio University, Tokyo)
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
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The Rise of Warrior Class CultureThe Rise of Warrior Class Culture Late Heian - Muromachi period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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From Tang to Nara and From Nara to the Rest of Japan Nara period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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The Flowering of Daimyo Culture Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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The Dawning of Japanese Culture Paleolithic Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
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Becoming Part of the East Asian World Yayoi Period I
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
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The Start of Political Society Yayoi period II - Kofun period I
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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The Emergence of the Yamato Kofun period II
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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The Independence of Japanese Culture Jomon Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
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The Five Kings of Yamato Kofun period III
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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The Rise of Local Rulers Kofun period IV
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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Culture from the Silk Road Kofun period V
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Aristocrats of the Ritsuryo System Heian Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Green-glazed vase with handle, excavated from Fukaya-shi Saitama, Heian period, 10th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Fukaya-shi, Saitama)
The Rise of Warrior Class CultureThe Rise of Warrior Class Culture Late Heian - Muromachi period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Jar with four handles, excavated from Tateyama-shi, Chiba, Southern Song - Yuan dynasty, 13th - 14th century
From Tang to Nara and From Nara to the Rest of Japan Nara period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Three color-glazed jar, excavated from China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century
The Flowering of Daimyo Culture Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Lobed Large dish, with flowering plants design in overglaze enamels, Kokutani type, Imari Ware, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Ookochi Masatoshi)
The Dawning of Japanese Culture Paleolithic Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Stone Tools, from Kannoki site, Shinano-machi, Nagano, 20,000 B.C. (Lent by Nagano Prefactural Museum of History)
Polished Stone Axes, from Kannoki site, Shinano-machi, Nagano, 20,000 B.C. (Lent by Nagano Prefactural Museum of History)
Becoming Part of the East Asian World Yayoi Period I
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Including:
Jar, from Asagiri-machi, Kumamoto, Yayoi period, 1st - 3rd century (Important Cultural Property, Private collection)
The Start of Political Society Yayoi period II - Kofun period I
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
The Emergence of the Yamato Kofun period II
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Mirror with hunting images, reportedly excavated from Hachimanbara-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma, Kofun period, 4th - 5th century (Important Cultural Property)
Bronze Arrowheads, Kofun period, 4th century
The Independence of Japanese Culture Jomon Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Including:
Spouted vessel with human figure decorations, from Moheji, Hokuto-shi, Hokkaido, Jomon period, 2000 - 1000 B.C. (Important Cultural Property)
The Five Kings of Yamato Kofun period III
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Iron Sword with inlaid silver inscription, excavated from Eta-Funayama Tumulus, Kumamoto, Kofun period, 5th - 6th century (National Treasure)
Mirror with human figures, derived from Sumidahachiman Jinja, Wakayama, Kofun period, 5th - 6th century (National Treasure, Lent by Sumidahachiman Jinja, Wakayama)
The Rise of Local Rulers Kofun period IV
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Horse bit with "f"-shaped cheek ornaments, excavated from Eta-Funayama Tumulus, Kumamoto, Kofun period, 5th - 6th century (National Treasure)
Culture from the Silk Road Kofun period V
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Chronological Exhibition)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Cut glass bowl with round designs in relief, Iran, 6th century (Private collection)
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
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Mirrors with Year Inscriptions
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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Development of Beads and Jade Tools Production
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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Funerals of Kofun Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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Iron Farming and other Tools of Kofun Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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Evolution of Equestrian Equipment
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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Tile with Buddhist Image
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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Tiles with Inscriptions
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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The World of Nara Period Officials
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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Sutra Mounds - Time Capsules for 5,670,000,000 Years
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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Mountain Religions
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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Gold Coins Unearthed in Edo
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 27, 2010 (Sun)
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Rituals of Kofun Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryJanuary 2, 2010 (Sat) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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Haniwa Objects
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 22, 2009 (Tue) -
June 13, 2010 (Sun)
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The Flourishing of Haniwa Figures
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 22, 2009 (Tue) -
June 13, 2010 (Sun)
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Ornaments of Kings
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 15, 2009 (Tue) -
June 6, 2010 (Sun)
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Thematic Exhibition
The Yayoi Reburial System in Ibaraki
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 1, 2009 (Tue) -
March 14, 2010 (Sun)
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Everyday Tools
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
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Personal Accessories and Ritual Objects
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
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Wood and Lacquerware Objects from the Juno Site Peat Strata in Saitama Prefecture
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
March 7, 2010 (Sun)
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Daily Tools of Yayoi
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
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Yayoi Tools and Accessories
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
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Metalwork of the Yayoi Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology GalleryDecember 8, 2009 (Tue) -
May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Ancient Chinese Mirrors from Japanese Kofun Tombs: Inscriptions, transmission, and multiple productions
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Mirror with Deities Design, Kofun period, 4th century
Mirrors with Year Inscriptions
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Mirrors from Continental Asia and mirrors of Japan
Development of Beads and Jade Tools Production
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Crystal Round Bead, excavated from Koganezuka Tumulus, Izumi-shi, Osaka, Kofun period, 4th - 5th century (Important Cultural Property) and other crystal, glass, jade objects
Funerals of Kofun Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Stone models of sword, axe, and dish, Kofun period, 4th - 5th century
Iron Farming and other Tools of Kofun Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Axes, sickles, and plows
Evolution of Equestrian Equipment
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Horse Harness, from Eta-Funayama Tumulus, Nagomi-machi, Kumamoto, Kofun peirod, 5th - 6th century (National Treasure)
Tile with Buddhist Image
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Including:
Tile with Buddhist Triad and Tile with Buddhist Image, Asuka period, 7th century
Tiles with Inscriptions
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
The World of Nara Period Officials
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Including:
Bronze Seal of the Mikasadan (Mikasa Group) (copy), Nara period, 8th century
Sutra Mounds - Time Capsules for 5,670,000,000 Years
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Mountain Religions
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Gold Coins Unearthed in Edo
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 27, 2010 (Sun)
Including:
Keicho Koban, Gold Coin, from Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Edo period, 17th - 18 th century.
Rituals of Kofun Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Haniwa Objects
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 22, 2009 (Tue) - June 13, 2010 (Sun)
Haniwa (terracotta tomb ornament): Storage Houses with Gable Roofs, evcavated from Saitobaru Tumulus, Saito-shi, Miyazaki, Kofun period, 5th century (Important Cultural Property)
The Flourishing of Haniwa Figures
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 22, 2009 (Tue) - June 13, 2010 (Sun)
Haniwa, Warrior in Keiko Armor, from Misato-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma, Kofun period, 6th century (on exhibit through December 27, 2009)
Haniwa, Warrior in Keiko Armor, from Iizuka-cho, Ota-shi, Gunma, Kofun period, 6th century (National Treasure, on exhibit from January 2, 2010)
Ornaments of Kings
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2009 (Tue) - June 6, 2010 (Sun)
Jar with Human Face Ornament, From Ozakata site, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki, Yayoi period, 2nd - 1st century BC (Gift of Mr. Tanaka Kunio)
The Yayoi Reburial System in Ibaraki
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 1, 2009 (Tue) - March 14, 2010 (Sun)
Including:
Jar with Human Face Ornament, From Onotenjinmae site, Hitachiomiya-shi, Ibaraki, Yayoi period, 2nd - 1st century BC (Lent by Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History, Ibaraki)
Kudatama Beads, From Ozakata site, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki, Yayoi period, 2nd - 1st century BC (Gift of Mr. Tanaka Kunio)
Jar with Human Face Ornament, From Ozakata site, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki, Yayoi period, 2nd - 1st century BC (Gift of Mr. Tanaka Kunio)
Dogu, Clay Figurine, From Ozakata site, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki, Yayoi period, 2nd - 1st century BC (Gift of Mr. Tanaka Kunio)
Everyday Tools
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Personal Accessories and Ritual Objects
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Wood and Lacquerware Objects from the Juno Site Peat Strata in Saitama Prefecture
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - March 7, 2010 (Sun)
Daily Tools of Yayoi
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Yayoi Tools and Accessories
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
Magatama jade, Shell Bracelets from the 1st - 3rd century
Metalwork of the Yayoi Period
1st floor: Japanese Archaeology (Thematic Exhibitions)
Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - May 30, 2010 (Sun)
1st floor: Thematic Exhibition
Jar with Natural Glaze, From Kadoke Sutra Mound, Sakuragawa-shi, Ibaraki, Heian period, 12th century (Lent by Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History, Ibaraki)
Sutra Mounds, Steles and Mirrors: Ibaraki from Ancient Times to the Middle Ages
1st floor: Thematic Exhibition
Thematic Exhibition Room
December 8, 2009 (Tue) - March 7, 2010 (Sun)
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This exhibition features artifacts excavated from Ibaraki prefecture. These include objects excavated from sutra mounds, created to preserve sutras for future generations and to pray for rebirth in the Buddhist Pure Land, as well as ritual steles from the middle ages and domestically produced bronze mirrors.
Exhibit includes:
Jar with Natural Glaze, From Kadoke Sutra Mound, Sakuragawa-shi, Ibaraki, Heian period, 12th century (Lent by Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History)
Sutra Case, From Tojoji Sutra Mound, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki, Heian period, dated 1122
Sutra Case, Attributed provenance: Ibaraki, Muromachi period, dated 1526 (Lent by Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History)
Itabi with Sanskrit Character Symbolizing Amitabha, From the site of Yorimasa Castle, Tatsuzaki, Koga-shi, Ibaraki, Kamakura period, dated 1307
Mirror, Design of Penglai Paradise (Horai), From Kagamigaike, Tayanuma, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki, Kamakura period, 14th century (Gift of Mr. Jinkoji Ikunosuke)
Modern Sculpture
1st floor: Thematic Exhibition
Corridor
April 7, 2009 (Tue) - April 4, 2010 (Sun)
Mr. Tobari Kogan, By Ogiwara Morie, dated 1909
Eva, By Auguste Rodin, 19th century