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Which item in the special exhibition, "Japanese Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston", do you want to see? List of Works

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(If the dates are described, it indicates the exhibition periods of the artworks at the Tokyo National Museum.) You can view all the objects listed below in the special exhibition Galleries in the Heiseikan, from Tuesday, March 20 to Sunday, June 10, 2012.
All photographs (c) 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Rankings

 

Shaka, the Historical Buddha, Preaching on Vulture Peak, Nara period, 8th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1) Shaka, the Historical Buddha, Preaching on Vulture Peak, Nara period, 8th century

 

Miroku, the Bodhisattva of the Future, Kaikei, Kamakura period, dated 1189, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2) Miroku, the Bodhisattva of the Future, By Kaikei, Kamakura period, dated 1189

 

Minister Kibi's Adventures in China, Heian period, late 12th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (3) Minister Kibi's Adventures in China, Heian period, late 12th century

 

Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace, from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era, Kamakura period, late 13th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (4) Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace, from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era, Kamakura period, late 13th century

 

Landscape, By Shokei, Muromachi period, late 15th - early 16th century (5) Landscape, By Shokei, Muromachi period, late 15th - early 16th century

 

Dragon and Tiger, By Hasegawa Tohaku, Edo period, dated 1606, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (6) Dragon and Tiger, By Hasegawa Tohaku, Edo period, dated 1606
 

 

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, Kano Eino, Edo period, late 17th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (7) Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, Kano Eino, Edo period, late 17th century

 

Waves at Matsushima, Ogata Korin, Edo period, early 18ht century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (8) Waves at Matsushima, By Ogata Korin, Edo period, early 18th century

 

Cockatoo, Ito Jakuchu, Edo period, late 18th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (9) Cockatoo, By Ito Jakuchu, Edo period, late 18th century

 

Dragon and Clouds, Soga Shohaku, Edo period, dated 1763, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (10) Dragon and Clouds, Soga Shohaku, Edo period, dated 1763

 

The Three Laughers at Tiger Ravine, Soga Shohaku, Edo period, late 18th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (11) The Three Laughers at Tiger Ravine, Soga Shohaku, Edo period, late 18th century

 

Noh costume (karaori), Edo period, 18th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (12) Noh costume (karaori), Edo period, 18th century