New Acquisitions in Fiscal Year 2024
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The Bodhisattva Jizō
Kamakura period, 13th centuryJapanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms T1 & T2
November 18, 2025 (Tue) - December 21, 2025 (Sun)This exhibition features 45 select objects that Tokyo National Museum acquired in fiscal year 2023 through donations and purchases. The Museum collects a wide variety of artworks, artifacts, and other cultural heritage ranging from Japan’s prehistory to the 20th century. To present the culture of Japan in a diverse, international context, the Museum is also building collections that represent other regions of Asia.
The Museum’s latest efforts to enrich its collections are represented through the objects displayed here, all of which provide valuable insights into the cultures of Asia.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | The Poet Botanka Shōhaku | By Ogata Kōrin (1658–1716) | Edo period, 17th century | A-12496 | |||
| Highlight | "The Plum Garden in Kameido" from the Series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo | By Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) | Edo period, 1857 | A-12499-348 | |||
| Highlight | Important Art Object | Bronze Bell (Dōtaku) | Reportedly found in Mima City, Tokushima | Yayoi period, 2nd–1st century BC | J-39576 | ||
| Highlight | Fragment of an Illustration from the Amitāyus Meditation Sutra | China | Tang dynasty, 7th–10th century | TA-772 | |||
| Highlight | The Bodhisattva Jizō | Kamakura period, 13th century | C-1894 | ||||
| Highlight | Important Art Object | Blade for a Long Sword (Tachi) | By Tomoyuki, Passed down by the Saijō Matsudaira clan | Nanbokuchō period, 1346–70 | F-20276 | ||
| Armor-Making Sample No. 13: Upper Breastplate (Tateage) | By Ozawa Masami | Heisei era, 2010 | Gift of , F-20293 | ||||
| Highlight | Writing Box with a Scene of Saltmaking Kilns in Hamamatsu | Edo period, 17th century | H-4821 | ||||
| Highlight | Plantain-Fiber Garment (Bashō Ishō) with Vertical Stripes | Second Shō dynasty, 19th century | I-4684 | ||||
| Highlight | Lidded Jar | China, Carl Kempe Collection | Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century | TG-3121 |