Metalwork
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Buffalo-Shaped Incense Burner
Edo period, 17th centuryJapanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
August 25, 2026 (Tue) - November 15, 2026 (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 | Tea Kettle (Shinnari Gama) with Crows, Named “Nure Garasu (Crows with Wet Feathers)” | Ashiya ware | Muromachi period, 15th–16th century | E-20001 | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Head of a Monk’s Staff | Heian period, 1142 | Lent by Tesshūzenji Temple, Shizuoka | |||
| Highlight | Mirror with Chrysanthemum Stalks and Paired Birds | Found in Mitarashi Pond on Mount Haguro, Yamagata | Heian period, 12th century | E-15410 | |||
| Highlight | Nomizo Tea Kettle | Kyoto ware | Edo period, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Nomizo Kumeo, E-19565 | |||
| Highlight | Buffalo-Shaped Incense Burner | Edo period, 17th century | E-13024 |