Family Gallery
Animals Up Close: Family and Friends
Animals Up Close: Family and Friends
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Narcissus and Puppies (detail), By Isoda Koryūsai, Edo period, 18th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T2
May 14, 2024 (Tue) - June 16, 2024 (Sun)Every year the Tokyo National Museum holds an animal-themed exhibition in collaboration with Ueno Zoological Gardens and the National Museum of Nature and Science. This year´s theme is family and friends. We´ll be looking for this theme in artworks that show animals, including humans, from the Museum´s collection.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Highlight | Monkeys | By Mori Sosen | Edo period, 19th century | Gift of the Estate of Kūki Ryūichirō, A-12441 | |||
| Highlight | Narcissus and Puppies | By Isoda Koryūsai (born 1735) | Edo period, 18th century | A-10569-326 | |||
| Oxen | By Mori Tetsuzan (1775–1841) | Edo period, 19th century | A-268 | ||||
| Textile with Waterfowl and Fish in a Lotus Pond, Named "Wakutade's Gold Brocade" | China, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century | TI-318 | ||||
| Highlight | Tomb Sculpture ("Haniwa"): Woman Carrying Her Child | Found at the Niwatorizuka Tumulus, Tochigi | Kofun period, 6th century | Gift of Mr. Hashimoto Shōzaburō, J-22898 |