140th Anniversary Thematic Exhibitions: Donated Works from Imperial Household Artists in the First Year of the Taisho Era (1912)
-
Large White Porcelain Vase, Magic mushroom design in relief, By Seifu Yohei lll, 1912 (Gift of the artist)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 18 & 19
September 19, 2012 (Wed) - December 9, 2012 (Sun)One hundred years ago, in December of the first year of the Taisho era (1912), 31 artworks by 24 Imperial Household Artists were donated to the Tokyo Imperial Household Museum (present-day Tokyo National Museum). The year after the donation, a special exhibition was held, titled Donated Works of Imperial Household Artists and Works of Late Imperial Household Artists. This exhibition is the first time these objects have been displayed together for 99 years.
Current exhibit includes:
Old tree and birds, By Kawabata Gyokusho, 1912 (Gift of the artist)
Flowers in vase, By Kuroda Seiki, 1912 (Gift of the artist)
Two-fold Screen, With cloisonné plaques, By Namikawa Sousuke, 1890 (Gift of the family of the artist)
Wild Boar, By Ishikawa Komei, 1912 (Gift of the artist)
Process of Multicolor Woodblock Printing using Collotype Prints, By Ogawa Kazumasa, 1912 (Gift of the artist)