Indian and Gandharan Sculpture
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 1
October 16, 2007 (Tue) -
January 27, 2008 (Sun)
November 17, 2007 (Sat), Asian Gallery (Toyokan)
The galleries feature art and artifacts from regions including China, Korea, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, India, and Egypt.
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums
Indian and Gandharan Sculpture
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 1
October 16, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Head of Kubera or Pancika, Gandhara, Pakistan, 3rd - 5th century
Worshipping of the Bowl and Bodhisattvas, Afghanistan, 3rd - 4th century (Gift of Ms. Yano Tsuruko)
Maitreya, Bronze, Kashmir, 7th - 8th century
Chinese Sculpture
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 1
October 16, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Avalokitesvara, China, Sui dynasty, dated 585 (Important Cultural Property)
Buddha Triad, Baoqingsi Temple, Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Pedestal, China, Northern Qi dynasty, dated 559
Asian Archaeology Bronze Drums
1st floor: Sculpture of China, India and Gandhara / Bronze Drums Room 2
July 21, 2007 (Sat) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Exhibit Includes:
Bronze Drum, excavated from Thailand, 6th - 5th century B.C. (Lent by the Idemitsu Museum of Art)
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology
Krishna Lifted the Goyerdhan Mountain, Bikaner, India, Mid 18th century
Indian Miniature Painting
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
August 28, 2007 (Tue) - November 18, 2007 (Sun)
Covering a wide variety of subjects and styles, the works on display offer a glimpse of the wealthy life of the aristocrats and religious beliefs at the time.
Exhibit includes:
Razm-nama:Raja Yudishtra and Bishma in canversation, Artist:Fatthu, Mughal, India, dated 1601
Ikat
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
August 28, 2007 (Tue) - November 18, 2007 (Sun)
Shawl(Hinggi Kombu), Warp Ikat, Grasses, trees, and animals on blue ground, Sumba, Indonesia, 19th century
Shawl(Selendang), Double Ikat, Wangyang dolls (Wangyang Gringsing), Bali, Indonesia, 19th - 20th century
Archaeological Art of West Asia and Egypt
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
July 21, 2007 (Sat) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Mummy in Cartonnage Coffin, Thebes, Egypt, 22nd dynasty, ca.935 - 730 BC (Gift of Mr. G. Maspero)
Wooden Model of a Boat & the Crew, Upper Egypt, Middle Kingdom, c.2000 BC
Necklace, Iran, Achaemenid period, 5th - 4th century BC
Copper Foundation Peg with a God's Figurine, Early Dynastic period, 25th - 24th century BC
Stone Statue of Hercules, Hatra, Iraq, Parthian period, 1st - 2nd century (Gift of Iraqi Government)
Dish with a Dancer, Iran, Islamic period, 17th century
Archaeological Objects of Southeast Asia
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
July 21, 2007 (Sat) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Bronze Bracelet, With ox shape ornament, Attributed provenience: northern Thailand, 300 BC - 200 AD
Painted Pottery Bowl with Foot, Attributed provenience: Northern Thailand, ca.500 BC - 100 AD (Lent by Museum of Archaeology, Kokugakuin University)
Bronze Axe, Java Island, Indonesia, Early Metal age, 2nd - 5th century
Southeast Asian Sculpture
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
October 23, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Buddha Seated on a Naga (snake deity), Terrace No. 61, South-east section of Angkor Thom, Cambodia, Angkor period, 12th century (Acquired through collections exchange with l'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient)
Standing Buddha, Sri Lanka, 12th - 14th century
Southeast Asian Decorative Art
1st floor: Egypt and Near Eastern Art / South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Room 3
October 23, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Ewer in Shape of Mahout and Elephant, Dark brown glaze, Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand, 14th - 15th century
Dish, Celadon glaze with carved lotus, Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand, 15th century (Gift of Mr. Yamada Yoshio)
Jar with Three Handles, Opaque white glaze, Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand, Attributed Provenance: Kanazawa, Ichinomiya-cho, Aichi, 15th - 16th century (Gift of Mr. Takeshita Toshio)
Lobed Jar, Flowers in underglaze blue, Vietnam, 15th - 16th century
Ewer, Arabesque in underglaze blue, Vietnam, 15th - 16th century (Private collection)
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art
Chinese Archaeology
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 4 & 5
September 4, 2007 (Tue) - December 2, 2007 (Sun)
Bronze Ding Cooking Vessel, With design of coiling snakes, China, Spring and Autumn period, 6th century B.C.
Oracle Bones, From Yinxu, Anyang, Henan Province, China, Shang dynasty, 13th - 11th century B.C.
Excavated Textiles from Dunhuang II
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
August 28, 2007 (Tue) - November 18, 2007 (Sun)
Exhibit includes:
Cloth Fragment, Flowers and grasses on light blue plain weave silk, China, Tang Dynasty, 8th - 9th century
Cloth Fragment, Scrolling plants on light blue twill weave silk, China, Tang Dynasty, 8th - 9th century
Chinese Ceramics Ceramics from the Song to the Qing Dynasty
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 11, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Bowl, White porcelain with cranes and clouds in gold, Ding ware, Attributed provenance : Korea, Northern Song dynasty, 11th - 12th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Inoue Tsuneichi and Ms. Inoue Fumiko)
Bowl, Celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 12th - 13th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Dish, Plum tree in famille rose enamels, Jingdezhen ware, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng era(1723 - 35), China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Chinese Ceramics Ceramics from the Three Kingdoms period to the Tang Dynasty
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 11, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Jar with Four Handles, White porcelain, Tang dynasty, 7th century, China (Private collection)
Horse, Three-color glaze, Tang dynasty, 7th - 8th century, China (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Chinese Lacquerware
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
October 30, 2007 (Tue) - December 27, 2007 (Thu)
Current exhibit includes:
Decagonal Writing Box, Pavilions and figures in mother-of-pearl inlay, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, China
Covered Box, Boys in lacquer painting with gilded hair-line engraving, Ming dynasty, Jiajing era (1522 - 1566), China
Cooking Stove, Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, Western Han Dynasty, 2nd - 1st century BC
Funerary Objects from Han Dynasty - Living through Miniature Clay Models
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 5
September 4, 2007 (Tue) - December 2, 2007 (Sun)
Take a glimpse of life 2000 years ago through clay models of daily ware originally made to bury in tombs.
Chinese Archaeology Stone Reliefs of Shandong
2nd floor: Chinese Archaeology and Decorative Art Room 6 & 7
July 21, 2007 (Sat) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Includes:
Stone Bass Relief, From Xiaotangshan, Shandong province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st - 2nd century
Stone Door of Tomb, China, Tang dynasty, 7th - 9th century
2nd floor: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons, By Lu Ji, Ming dynasty, 15th - 16th century (Important Cultural Property, on exhibit through November 25, 2007)
Hogo (words explaining the teachings of Buddha), By Yuanwu Keqin, Southern Song dynasty, dated 1124 (National Treasure, Gift of Mr. Matsudaira Naoaki)
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia
Northeastern Asian Archaeology Korean Archaeology and Metalwork
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 9 & 10
September 11, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Water Fowl-shaped Vessel, Stoneware, Three Kingdoms period(Silla), 5th century (Important Art Object, Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Gilt Bronze Ornamental Horse Strap Fittings, Attributed provenience: Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, Unified Silla dynasty, 7th century (Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Brick, With inscription, From Taiwangling, Ji'an, Jilin Province, China, Three Kingdoms period (Goguryeo), 4th - 5th century (Gift of Mr. Maruyama Sakuraku)
Gilt Bronze Headgear, With openwork decoration, Attributed provenience: Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, Three Kingdoms period, 6th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Gilt Bronze Ornamental Horse Strap Fittings, Attributed provenience: Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, Unified Silla dynasty, 7th century (Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Arts of Central Asia
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
October 30, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Head of a Man, Astana Tombs, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century (Otani collection)
Ceramics of Northeast Asia Korean Ceramics
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
September 4, 2007 (Tue) - December 2, 2007 (Sun)
Bowl, Buncheong ware with stamped ornaments, With inscription, Joseon dynasty, 15th century, Korea (Gift of the Ogura foundation)
Jar, Crane and tortoise in underglaze blue, Joseon dynasty, 18th century, Korea (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Painting of Central Asia
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
October 30, 2007 (Tue) - December 9, 2007 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bodhisattva, Kizil Grottoes, Tang dynasty, 7th century (Otani collection)
The Story of Sudhana (copy), By Emura Takao, Original : From cave 199, Kizil Grottoes, Ca. 600 (Original at the Indian Museum, Berlin)
Sculptures of Northeast Asia Korean Sculpture
3rd floor: Korean Art and Archaelogy / Art of Central Asia Room 10
October 23, 2007 (Tue) - January 27, 2008 (Sun)
Exhibit includes:
Mahamayuri, Korea, Three Kingdoms - Unified Silla dynasty, 7th century (Gift of The Ogura Foundation)
Vairocana, Korea, Unified Silla - Koryo dynasty, 9th - 10th century (Gift of The Ogura Foundation)
Bhaisajyaguru, Korea, Unified Silla dynasty, 8th century (Gift of The Ogura Foundation)