Future National Treasures: Masterpieces of Sculpture, Decorative Art, and Archaeology from the Museum Collection

Dish, Ru ware, ChinaFormerly owned by Kawabata Yasunari, Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century (Gift of Mr. Katori Kuniomi and Mrs. Katori Yoshiko)

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
September 6, 2022 (Tue) - December 25, 2022 (Sun)

During its 150-year history, Tokyo National Museum has collected many precious cultural properties that should be regarded as common treasures for the people of Japan. This series of exhibits features select objects in the Museum collection chosen specially by our curators. It unfolds the charm of and the stories behind these masterpieces of sculpture, decorative art, and archaeology.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 4 results

Japanese Gallery (Honkan), Room 14

	Designation	Name	Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight	Important Cultural Property	Bowl	Sassanian Persia, Reportedly found at the Tomb of Emperor Ankan, Osaka	Kofun period, 6th century	Gift of Club Kansai, J-36665	On exhibit through October 10, 2022
Highlight		Bookshelf with Scenes around the Yoshino Palace		Edo period, 18th century	H-4702	On exhibit from October 12, 2022 through November 13, 2022
Highlight		Dish	Ru ware, China, Formerly owned by Kawabata Yasunari	Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century	Gift of Mr. Katori Kuniomi and Mrs. Katori Yoshiko, TG-3051	On exhibit from November 15, 2022

	Designation	Name		Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight	Important Cultural Property	Bodhisattva			Kamakura period, 13th century	C-20

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