The Beauty of Water Droppers: Selected Pieces from the Sen’en Collection
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Water Dropper, Monkey on peach design, Edo period, 18th - 19th century (Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotaro and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
January 14, 2015 (Wed) - April 5, 2015 (Sun)The Sen’en Collection of 442 metal water droppers - donated in its entirety to the museum in 2013 - was accumulated by Watanabe Toyotaro (Sen’en) and his son, Masayuki. Pieces from the Edo period feature designs of various genres and include many rare examples of cloisonné.
Current exhibit includes:
Water Dropper, Long-eared hare design, Edo period, 18th - 19th century (Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotaro and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki)
Water Dropper in Shape of Octagonal Teapot, Yatsuhashi Bridge design, Edo period, 17th - 18th century (Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotaro and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki)
Water Dropper, Deer with peach design, Edo period, 18th - 19th century (Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotaro and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki)
Water Dropper, Blue magpie design, Edo period, 18th - 19th century (Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotaro and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki)
Water Dropper, Design of Jurojin (One of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune) with deer, Edo period, 18th - 19th century (Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotaro and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki)
Water Dropper in Shape of Double Round Teapot, Flower design in cloisonné, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotaro and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki)