Metalwork
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Tea Kettle (Shinnari Gama) with Five Horses and Distant Mountains, Ashiya ware, Muromachi period, 15th century (Gift of Mr. Ōkubo Tadayoshi)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
October 1, 2024 (Tue) - December 1, 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 | Case ("Dōran") | Edo period, 19th century | E-13125 | ||||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Ritual Bell with a Five-Pronged "Vajra" and Images Symbolizing Deities | Heian period, 12th century | Lent by Gokokuji Temple, Tokyo | |||
| Highlight | Mirror with Paulownia and Bamboo Branches | By Ao Ietsugu | Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1588 | E-20878 | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Eight Nested Bowls | Collection of Hōryūji Treasures | Nara period, 8th century | N-264 | ||
| Highlight | Container for Used Water | China | Ming dynasty, 15th–16th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, E-19951 | |||
| Highlight | Tea Kettle ("Shinnari Gama") with Five Horses and Distant Mountains | Ashiya ware | Muromachi period, 15th century | Gift of Mr. Ōkubo Tadayoshi, E-12995 |