Hoken Style Sword Mounting, Dragon and cloud design on nashiji lacquer ground (detail), By Kano Natsuo, Dated 1873
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 18
November 17, 2015 (Tue) - December 20, 2015 (Sun)
This gallery features paintings and sculptures from the Meiji to Taisho period. Since it first opened in 1872 as the exposition venue of the Ministry of Education, Tokyo National Museum has collected important artworks that signify the development of modern Japanese art. The exhibit consists of selected works from the collection.
Current exhibit includes:
Selflessness, By Yokoyama Taikan, Dated 1897
Prince Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, By Aoki Shigeru, Dated 1906
Portrait of Reiko, By Kishida Ryusei, Dated 1921 (Important Cultural Property)
Woman, By Ogiwara Morie, Mold: 1910; cast: 2010
Eagle, By Suzuki Chokichi, Dated 1892 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Japan Delegate Office for World's Columbian Exposition)
Hoken Style Sword Mounting, Dragon and cloud design on nashiji lacquer ground, By Kano Natsuo, Dated 1873
Large Flower Vase"Oeyama" (scene of goblin hunting) design, By Yokoyama Takashige and Yokoyama Yazaemon, Dated 1872 (Gift of the Bureau for the Vienna World Exposition)
Ornamental Jar, Pair of phoenixes design in overglaze enamel and gold, By Kinkozan Sobei Vll, Dated 1892 (Gift of Japan Delegate Office for World's Columbian Exposition)