New Year Feature Exhibition
Year of the Rabbit: Looking at Rabbits in Art and International Stamps
Year of the Rabbit: Looking at Rabbits in Art and International Stamps
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Hares and Scouring Rush in Moonlight, By Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, 19th century (Important Art Object)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T2
January 2, 2011 (Sun) - January 30, 2011 (Sun)>> detailed information
We hope that viewers feel the joy of the New Year through both artworks featuring auspicious rabbit motifs and commemorative international stamps.
Current exhibit includes:
Hares and Scouring Rush in Moonlight, By Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, 19th century (Important Art Object)
Hare and Bellflowers, By Tawaraya Sotatsu, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Kawai Gyokudo)
Dragon Carp Wild Goose, 19th - 20th century (Gift of the former Department of Communications)
Newspaper Stamps, Statue of Freedom Justice Victory Clio Vesta Peace Commerce Indian Maiden, 19th - 20th century (Gift of the former Department of Communications)
Gold brocade, Design of flowers and rabbits on gold ground, Formerly preserved by the Maeda family, Ming dynasty, 15th - 16th century, China