Metalwork
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Hanging Lantern with Plum Trees and Bamboo, Found at Chiba Temple site, Chiba, Muromachi period, 1550, Gift of Mr. Hatano Yūjirō (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
May 24, 2022 (Tue) - August 21, 2022 (Sun)This exhibition provides a historical overview of Japanese metalwork from the Heian (794–1192) to the Edo (1603–1868) period. Objects are displayed by category, such as Buddhist ritual implements, mirrors, tea kettles, objects with designs in cloisonné, decorative fittings, and okimono ornaments. Visitors are invited to view the beauty of metals such as gold, silver, copper, and iron, as well as the shapes they were crafted into, and the designs they were freely embellished with.
| Designation | Name | Amount | Creation Excavation | Period | Acquisition Ownership | Comment | |
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Hanging Lantern with Plum Trees and Bamboo | Found at Chiba Temple site, Chiba | Muromachi period, 1550 | Gift of Mr. Hatano Yūjirō, E-14570 | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Plaque with the Deity Zaō Gongen | Found on the Kinpu Mountain Range, Tenkawa Village, Nara | Heian period, 10th–12th century | Lent by Ōminesanji Temple, Nara | ||
| Important Cultural Property | Mirror with the Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Kannon | Heian period, 1159 | E-20013 | ||||
| Important Art Object | Mirror with the Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Kannon | Heian period, 12th century | E-20856 | ||||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Head of a Monk’s Staff | Heian period, 1142 | Lent by Tesshūzenji Temple, Shizuoka | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Portable Chest | Muromachi period, 1430 | Lent by Jikōmyōin Temple, Yamagata |