The Spectacular Luster of Gold and Silver Ceramics

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Large Vase with a Dragon and a Tiger, By Takeuchi Ginshū, Meiji era, 1892 (Gift of the Japan Delegate Office for the Chicago World's Fair)

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
October 22, 2024 (Tue) - December 1, 2024 (Sun)

This thematic exhibition features ceramics decorated with gold and silver sheen. On display are works from China, where porcelain was first produced in the world, and works of Islamic porcelain, which used oxidized copper and silver as coloring agents to create a lustrous, metallic shine on the surface. Also on view are gold- and silver-decorated Japanese porcelain and stoneware, which have continued to progress with evolving methods since the 1600s. Through these works, you can come to appreciate the unique and profound qualities of Japanese ceramics.

List of Exhibits

Major works in this exhibition

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

Large Vase with a Dragon and a Tiger, By Takeuchi Ginshū, Meiji era, 1892 (Gift of the Japan Delegate Office for the Chicago World's Fair)

Water Dropper with Flowering Plants, Jingdezhen ware, China; passed down by the Sakai clan of Wakasa Province, Ming dynasty, 16th century (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)

Jar for Tea Leaves with the Moon and Plum Blossoms, Studio of Ninsei, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)

Sake Bottle with a Landscape, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century

Tea Bowls for the New Year, By Tannyū; red Raku style, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)

Pamphlet