Water Dropper Shaped Like a Spiny Lobster, Edo period, 18th–19th century (Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotarō and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
January 2, 2025 (Thu) - March 23, 2025 (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 | Buddhist Reliquary with a Flaming Jewel | Kamakura period, 13th–14th century | E-15502 | |||
Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Octofoil Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired Phoenixes | Heian period, 11th–12th century | E-19934 | |||
Highlight | Mirror with a Scene of Mount Penglai | Kamakura period, 13th century | E-19965 | ||||
Highlight | Important Art Object | Tea Kettle ("Shinnari Gama") with Plum Trees and Bamboo | Ashiya ware | Muromachi period, 15th century | Lent by The Satoh Artcraft Research & Scholarship Foundation | ||
Highlight | Water Dropper Shaped Like a Spiny Lobster | Edo period, 18th–19th century | Gift of Mr. Watanabe Toyotarō and Mr. Watanabe Masayuki, E-20555 |