New Acquisitions to the Museum in Fiscal Year 2016
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Cundibhagavati (detail), Formerly preserved at Shoren'in, Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms T1 & T2
June 27, 2017 (Tue) - July 17, 2017 (Mon)Every year the Tokyo National Museum acquires new cultural properties for its collection. Many properties were added to our collection last year through purchases and donations from our benefactors. Each individual work has considerable significance in illustrating the culture of Japan or other Asian country or region. This exhibition, featuring 72 of the new acquisitions from last year, introduces the museum’s role of acquiring cultural properties, together with the alluring variety of these properties, which present to us the culture of the past.
Current exhibit includes:
Bihari Satsai, By Datia school, Second half of 18th century (Gift of Mr. Tsuruoka Ryu)
Letter, By Fujiwara no Kozei, Heian period, dated 1020 (Important Cultural Property)
Cundibhagavati, Formerly preserved at Shoren'in, Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property)
Portrait of Xuanzang Sancang, Kamakura period, 14th century (Formerly owned by Yamamoto Tatsuo)
Square Jar, Cloud and dragon design in underglaze blue, Jingdezhen ware, Ming dynasty, Jiajing era (1522-66)