New Year's Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum
The Year of the Rabbit
The Year of the Rabbit
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Large Dish with Rabbits and Pondweed
Imari ware, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Dr. Hirano Kōsuke)Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Thematic Exhibition Room
January 2, 2023 (Mon) - January 29, 2023 (Sun)2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. Rabbits have been a part of people’s lives for a long time, both as pets and as game animals. This exhibition explores the deep connections between rabbits and humans through five themes and dozens of artworks from Japan and other parts of East Asia. We hope you enjoy the diverse shapes of these artworks as we jump into the New Year.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | The Museum's Album of Beasts | Compiled by the Museum Bureau | Meiji era, 19th century | QA-956-2 | |||
| Highlight | Large Dish with Rabbits and Pondweed | Imari ware | Edo period, 19th century | Gift of Dr. Hirano Kōsuke, G-4467 | |||
| Travel Case for Cosmetics with Waves and Rabbits | Edo period, 17th century | H-460 | |||||
| Highlight | Fire-Resistant Wear with a Rabbit, Waves, and Rain Dragon | Edo period, 19th century | Gift of Mrs. Henry, I-3689 | ||||
| Highlight | Bronze Mirror with the Moon Palace | China | Tang dynasty, 8th century | TE-257 | |||
| The Buddha Entering Nirvana | Kamakura period, 14th century | A-11354 | |||||
| Highlight | Writing Box with a Bean Plant and Rabbit | Attributed to Nagata Yūji | Edo period, 19th century | H-4609 | |||
| Highlight | Celebration: Story for the Year of the Rabbit | By Renchidō | Meiji period, 1872 | P-3702 |