140th Anniversary Thematic Exhibitions: Netsuke: The Go Collection
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Netsuke, Rabbit and mortar design, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
October 30, 2012 (Tue) - December 9, 2012 (Sun)The works collected by Mr. Go, with their comprehensiveness and high quality, are renowned as the Go Collection among lovers of netsuke. Works by all the major netsuke artisans from the Edo period to the Meiji era are included in the collection. This exhibition is a rare opportunity for the entire collection to be displayed, enabling the viewing of various themes and styles through comparing actual works.
Current exhibit includes:
Netsuke, Clam design, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Round shape with a Chinese beauty design, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Rabbit and mortar design, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Wind and thunder gods design, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Monkey with mask design, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Shojo (imaginary human-like animal) design, Meiji era, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Lady Tokiwa design, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Noh mask Beshimi design, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Dongfang Shuo with stolen peach design, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Scene from the Noh play Takasago design, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Senosuke)
Netsuke, Polishing the heart design, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Sword smith design, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Oharame (woman vendors from Ohara known to carry merchandise on their heads) design, Meiji era, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)
Netsuke, Scene from the noh play Takasago design, Meiji era, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Go Seinosuke)