Metalwork
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Incense Burner Shaped Like a Recumbent Bovine, Edo period, 17th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
July 23, 2024 (Tue) - September 29, 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 |
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| Highlight | Cat-Shaped Water Dropper | Edo period, 17th–18th century | E-19900-35 | ||||
| Highlight | Incense Burner Shaped Like a Recumbent Bovine | Edo period, 17th century | E-13024 | ||||
| “Flower Garland” with Long-Tailed Birds | Kamakura period, 13th century | E-15536 | |||||
| Highlight | Tea Kettle ("Shinnari Gama") with Crows, Named “Nure Garasu (Crows with Wet Feathers)” | Ashiya ware | Muromachi period, 15th–16th century | E-20001 | |||
| Highlight | Articulated Carp | By Myōchin Yoshihisa | Edo period, 19th century | Private collection | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Butterfly-Shaped Ritual Gong ("Kei") | Found in Matsumoto City, Nagano | Heian period, 1001 | Gift of Mr. Takahashi Tamotsu, E-15485 |