Ceramics
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Water Jar with Peonies, Stoneware with overglaze enamel, Studio of Ninsei, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 10, 2020 (Tue) - June 14, 2020 (Sun)This gallery traces the history of Japanese ceramics from the 12th century onwards. Current exhibits include works featuring floral motifs of spring and early summer, along with a selection Japan’s early porcelain wares (early Imari ware).
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Large Jar, Stoneware with natural ash glaze | Tokoname ware | Heian period, 12th century | Private collection | ||
| Shallow Bowl with Flowering Plants | Mino ware, yellow Seto type | Azuchi-Momoyama–Edo period, 16th–17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige G-5311 | ||||
| Fan-Shaped Food Cups ("Mukōzuke") | Mino ware, Oribe type | Edo period, 17th century | G-5760 | ||||
| Tea Bowl, Named “Furisode (Swinging Sleeves)” | Mino ware, Shino type | Azuchi-Momoyama—Edo period, 16th—17th century | G-5749 | On exhibit from April 21, 2020 | |||
| Highlight | Flower Vase in the Shape of a Standing Drum | Mino ware, yellow Seto type | Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century | Lent by the Agency for Cultural Affairs | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Water Jar with Peonies, Stoneware with overglaze enamel | Studio of Ninsei | Edo period, 17th century | G-303 | ||
| Highlight | Dishes in the Shape of Papers with "Waka" Poems | Kenzan ware | Edo period, 1743 (Kanpō 3) | G-5803 | |||
| Highlight | Tea Bowl, Named “Amadera (Nunnery)” | Studio of Chojiro; Raku ware, Kuroraku type | Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century | Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon G-4836 | |||
| Highlight | Large Dish with Cherry Blossoms and Figures, Porcelain with overglaze enamel | Imari ware | Edo period, 18th century | G-4741 | |||
| Highlight | Dish with Floral Rafts, Porcelain with overglaze enamel | Nabeshima ware | Edo period, 18th century | G-583 | お花見 |