New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum: Sheep and Auspicious Imagery
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Paperweight in Shape of Sheep, White jade, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Kamiya Denbei)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
January 2, 2015 (Fri) - January 12, 2015 (Mon)We welcome visitors to explore the connection between sheep and humans through artworks and artifacts from a number of regions, ranging from the Mediterranean to East Asia, in this four-part exhibition - "Part One: Sheep in Asia," "Part Two: The Chinese Zodiac," "Part Three: The Japanese and Sheep," and "Part Four: Auspicious Patterns."
Current exhibit includes:
Sheep Head Pendant, Eastern Mediterranean region or Carthage, 7th - 6th century BC (Private collection)
Brush Cleaner, Blue Stone, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Kamiya Denbei)
Sheep, From the Chinese painting album Hikkoen, By Zhao Fu, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Standing Juni Shinsho (Twelve Heavenly Generals): Bishin (Who protects the direction of the sheep), Formerly owned by Joruriji temple, Kyoto, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Sheep, By Mori Sosen, Edo period, 19th century
Shouxing (God of longevity), China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century (Important Art Object)
Shoulao (God of longevity) under Plum Tree, Attributed to Sesshu Toyo, Muromachi period, 15th century (Important Art Object)
Falcons and Pines, By Sesson Shukei, Muromachi period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)