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New Acquisitions in Fiscal Year 2021

  • Image of "One of the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans (Copy) (detail), By Maeda Tsuranari, Meiji era, 1886 (Gift of Mr. Hadata Kayuki)"

    One of the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans (Copy) (detail), By Maeda Tsuranari, Meiji era, 1886 (Gift of Mr. Hadata Kayuki)

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
    August 2, 2022 (Tue) - August 28, 2022 (Sun)

    This exhibition features 22 select objects that Tokyo National Museum acquired in fiscal year 2021 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.

Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
Part of Volume 19 of the Collection of Poems by Michinari (One of the "Koyori Fragments"), Attributed to Fujiwara no Sari, Heian period, 11th century (Important Art Object, Gift of Ms. Kagami Tane)
One of the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans (Copy), By Maeda Tsuranari , Meiji era, 1886 (Gift of Mr. Hadata Kayuki)
Writing Box with a Landscape, Muromachi period, 15th–16th century (Gift of Ms. Shiokawa Kazuko)
Buddha 6th–7th century
Hina Dolls of the Emperor and Empress from a Set, By Ōki Heizō VPassed down by the Seto family, Shōwa era, 1930 (Gift of Mr. Seto Sōtarō)
Cylindrical Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa): Bracer, Found in Takasaki City, Gunma, Kofun period, 6th century (Gift of Mr. Kurokawa Masao)
Monkeys, Artist unknown, Joseon dynasty, 16th–17th century (Gift of Mr. Ogyū Shigeki and Ms. Shōji Taeko)