Metalwork
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Hanging Lantern, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 17th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
May 8, 2024 (Wed) - July 21, 2024 (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 | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Basin for Bathing a Statue of the Infant Buddha | Heian period, 12th century | E-14286 | |||
| Important Cultural Property | Mirror with the Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Kannon | Heian period, 1159 | E-20013 | ||||
| Highlight | National Treasure | Flower Basket with "Hōsōge" Floral Vines | Heian period, 12th century | Lent by Jinshōji Temple, Shiga | |||
| Important Cultural Property | Gong ("Waniguchi") | Found in Matsumoto City, Nagano | Heian period, 1001 | Gift of Mr. Takahashi Tamotsu, E-15484 | |||
| Highlight | Hanging Lantern | Muromachi period, 1451 | E-19988 | ||||
| Highlight | Wide-Mouthed Tea Kettle with Studs | Ashiya ware | Muromachi period, 1534 | E-19987 | |||
| Highlight | Flower Basket with Lotus Flowers and Vines | Edo period, 18th century | E-15270 |