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Animals Up Close: Family and Friends

  • Image of "Narcissus and Puppies  (detail), By Isoda Koryūsai, Edo period, 18th century"

    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.

Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.

Monkeys, By Mori Sosen, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of the Estate of Kūki Ryūichirō)

Narcissus and Puppies, By Isoda Koryūsai, Edo period, 18th century

Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa): Woman Carrying Her Child, Found at the Niwatorizuka Tumulus, Tochigi, Kofun period, 6th century (Gift of Mr. Hashimoto Shōzaburō)

Pamphlet

親と子のギャラリー よりそう動物たちー家族、仲間のすがたとかたちー リーフレットの表紙画像

Family Gallery
Animals Up Close: Family and Friends

This pamphlet is also available at the information desk in the Honkan during the exhibition period.
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