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Thu., January 9 - Tue., Februay 11, 2020Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition Paintings Created as Sets [End] Hanging scrolls that are diptychs or triptychs and pairs of folding screens are the subject of this exhibition. As we consider the meanings of the combinations and continuities in these sets of paintings, let us imagine what their creator or the patron who commissioned them intended. |
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Thu., January 9 - Tue., Februay 11, 2020 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition Paintings Created as Sets [End] Hanging scrolls that are diptychs or triptychs and pairs of folding screens are the subject of this exhibition. As we consider the meanings of the combinations and continuities in these sets of paintings, let us imagine what their creator or the patron who commissioned them intended. |
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Sat., February 22 - Sun., March 29, 2020Gallery 1/2 Special Exhibition Splendid Hina Dolls from the Toraya Collection [End] Kurokawa Mitsukage (1871–1957), the fourteenth generation proprietor of Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd., collected hina dolls and their accessories for his daughter. We are delighted to display these exquisitely charming works, some of which are being exhibited for the first time. |
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Sat., February 22 - Sun., March 29, 2020 ![]() |
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Special Exhibition Splendid Hina Dolls from the Toraya Collection [End] Kurokawa Mitsukage (1871–1957), the fourteenth generation proprietor of Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd., collected hina dolls and their accessories for his daughter. We are delighted to display these exquisitely charming works, some of which are being exhibited for the first time. |
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Sat., April 18 - Sun., May 17, 2020Gallery 1/2 Special Exhibition The National Treasure Irises Screens: The Allure of Color [Cancelled] Three colors compose Ogata Korin's Irises folding screens: Green, blue, and gold. This exhibition explores their historic significance, and their fascination, through the blue-and-green landscape painting and golden screen traditions and through ceramics created contemporaneously with Irises. |
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Sat., April 18 - Sun., May 17, 2020 ![]() |
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Special Exhibition The National Treasure Irises Screens: The Allure of Color [Cancelled] Three colors compose Ogata Korin's Irises folding screens: Green, blue, and gold. This exhibition explores their historic significance, and their fascination, through the blue-and-green landscape painting and golden screen traditions and through ceramics created contemporaneously with Irises. |
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Sat., May 30 - Sun., Jury 12, 2020Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition Tea Containers and Tea Bowls: Through the Eyes of a Connoisseur [Cancelled] Takahashi Sōan (1861-1937), who compiled the Taisho Meikikan, a vast catalogue of famous tea utensils, and Nezu Seizan were closely connected tea connoisseurs. This exhibition presents renowned tea utensils, with the focus on works from Seizan’s collection included in those volumes. |
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Sat., May 30 - Sun., Jury 12, 2020 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition Tea Containers and Tea Bowls: Through the Eyes of a Connoisseur [Cancelled] Takahashi Sōan (1861-1937), who compiled the Taisho Meikikan, a vast catalogue of famous tea utensils, and Nezu Seizan were closely connected tea connoisseurs. This exhibition presents renowned tea utensils, with the focus on works from Seizan’s collection included in those volumes. |
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Thu., Jury 23 - Sun., September 6, 2020Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition Cherishing Flowers, Yearning for the Moon: Nature and Beauty in Japan [Cancelled] Kachōfūgetsu—literally “flowers, birds, wind, and moon”—has long been a term both to praise the seasonal beauty of the natural world and to express that traditional theme in Japanese art. This exhibition presents examples of calligraphy, painting, and craft objects that address those motifs. |
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Thu., Jury 23 - Sun., September 6, 2020 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition Cherishing Flowers, Yearning for the Moon: Nature and Beauty in Japan [Cancelled] Kachōfūgetsu—literally “flowers, birds, wind, and moon”—has long been a term both to praise the seasonal beauty of the natural world and to express that traditional theme in Japanese art. This exhibition presents examples of calligraphy, painting, and craft objects that address those motifs. |
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Sat., September 19 - Tue., November 3, 2020Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition Adventures in Monochrome: Early Modern Japanese Ink-Wash and Brush-Line Painting [End] Sumi ink is the medium used in both suibokuga (ink-wash painting) and hakubyō (brush-line painting), but in very different ways.This exhibition introduces the appeal of both approaches through highly individual examples by early modern Japanese artists. |
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Sat., September 19 - Tue., November 3, 2020 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition Adventures in Monochrome: Early Modern Japanese Ink-Wash and Brush-Line Painting [End] Sumi ink is the medium used in both suibokuga (ink-wash painting) and hakubyō (brush-line painting), but in very different ways.This exhibition introduces the appeal of both approaches through highly individual examples by early modern Japanese artists. |
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Sat., November 14 - Sun., December 20, 2020Gallery 1/2/3/4/5/6/Hall Special Exhibition Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nezu Museum National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in the Nezu Collection [End] This year is the 80th anniversary of both the establishment of the Nezu Museum Foundation and the death of Nezu Kaichirō, Sr. In commemoration, this exhibition brings together treasures of Japan and East Asian arts and crafts that are the pride of the Nezu Museum. |
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Sat., November 14 - Sun., December 20, 2020 ![]() |
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Special Exhibition Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nezu Museum National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in the Nezu Collection [End] This year is the 80th anniversary of both the establishment of the Nezu Museum Foundation and the death of Nezu Kaichirō, Sr. In commemoration, this exhibition brings together treasures of Japan and East Asian arts and crafts that are the pride of the Nezu Museum. |
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Sat., January 9 - Sun., Februay 14, 2021Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition Raden is a lacquer and woodworking inlay technique in which pieces of the gleaming mother-of-pearl layer of sea shells are cut into shapes to form motifs. This exhibition explores regional differences in the use of raden while tracing its history. |
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Sat., January 9 - Sun., Februay 14, 2021 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition Raden is a lacquer and woodworking inlay technique in which pieces of the gleaming mother-of-pearl layer of sea shells are cut into shapes to form motifs. This exhibition explores regional differences in the use of raden while tracing its history. |
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Thu., February 25 - Wed., March 31, 2021Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition The World of Official Painters This exhibition presents work by artists in the service of the shogun or the imperial court in the Muromachi through the Edo periods, including Shūbun and members of the Tosa and Kanō schools. |
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Thu., February 25 - Wed., March 31, 2021 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition The World of Official Painters This exhibition presents work by artists in the service of the shogun or the imperial court in the Muromachi through the Edo periods, including Shūbun and members of the Tosa and Kanō schools. |
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Sat., April 17 - Sun., May 16, 2021Gallery 1/2 Special Exhibition Celebrating the Museum’s 80th Anniversary The National Treasure Irises Screens: The Allure of Color Three colors compose Ogata Kōrin’s Irises folding screens: Green, blue, and gold. This exhibition explores their historic significance, and their fascination, through the blue-and-green landscape painting and golden screen traditions and through ceramics created contemporaneously with Irises. |
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Sat., April 17 - Sun., May 16, 2021 ![]() |
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Special Exhibition Celebrating the Museum’s 80th Anniversary The National Treasure Irises Screens: The Allure of Color Three colors compose Ogata Kōrin’s Irises folding screens: Green, blue, and gold. This exhibition explores their historic significance, and their fascination, through the blue-and-green landscape painting and golden screen traditions and through ceramics created contemporaneously with Irises. |
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Sat., May 29 - Sun., July 11, 2021Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition Tea Containers and Tea Bowls: Through the Eyes of a Connoisseur Takahashi Sōan (1861-1937), who compiled the Taisho Meikikan, a vast catalogue of famous tea utensils, and Nezu Kaichirō, Sr., were closely connected tea connoisseurs. This exhibition presents renowned tea utensils, with the focus on works from Kaichirō’s collection included in those volumes. |
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Sat., May 29 - Sun., July 11, 2021 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition Tea Containers and Tea Bowls: Through the Eyes of a Connoisseur Takahashi Sōan (1861-1937), who compiled the Taisho Meikikan, a vast catalogue of famous tea utensils, and Nezu Kaichirō, Sr., were closely connected tea connoisseurs. This exhibition presents renowned tea utensils, with the focus on works from Kaichirō’s collection included in those volumes. |
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Sat., July 24 - Sun., August 22, 2021Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition Cherishing Flowers, Yearning for the Moon: Nature and Beauty in Japan Kachōfūgetsu—literally “flowers, birds, wind, and moon”—has long been a term both to praise the seasonal beauty of the natural world and to express that traditional theme in Japanese art. This exhibition presents examples of calligraphy, painting, and craft objects that address those motifs. |
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Sat., July 24 - Sun., August 22, 2021 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition Cherishing Flowers, Yearning for the Moon: Nature and Beauty in Japan Kachōfūgetsu—literally “flowers, birds, wind, and moon”—has long been a term both to praise the seasonal beauty of the natural world and to express that traditional theme in Japanese art. This exhibition presents examples of calligraphy, painting, and craft objects that address those motifs. |
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Sat., September 11 - Sun., October 17, 2021Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition Introduction to Traditional Art: People in Painting People are an important painting subject. We introduce the history and development of people in paintings in Japan through a variety of works, including images of Buddhist patriarchs, portraits, and genre paintings. |
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Sat., September 11 - Sun., October 17, 2021 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition Introduction to Traditional Art: People in Painting People are an important painting subject. We introduce the history and development of people in paintings in Japan through a variety of works, including images of Buddhist patriarchs, portraits, and genre paintings. |
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Wed., November 3 - Sun., December 19, 2021Gallery 1/2 Special Exhibition Commemorating Designation as an Important Cultural Property Suzuki Kiitsu's Mountain Streams in Summer and Autumn This masterpiece by Suzuki Kiitsu, the Edo Rimpa genius, was designated an Important Cultural Property in 2020. This exhibition explores the secrets of its birth and the eccentric ideas at its core. |
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Wed., November 3 - Sun., December 19, 2021 ![]() |
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Special Exhibition Commemorating Designation as an Important Cultural Property Suzuki Kiitsu's Mountain Streams in Summer and Autumn This masterpiece by Suzuki Kiitsu, the Edo Rimpa genius, was designated an Important Cultural Property in 2020. This exhibition explores the secrets of its birth and the eccentric ideas at its core. |
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Sat., January 8 - Sun., February 13, 2022Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition The Power of Pattern: Prayers Embedded in Design Patterns have long been thought to have the power to ward off evil and invite good fortune. Here we explore the meanings of the patterns found on craft works across a variety of periods. |
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Sat., January 8 - Sun., February 13, 2022 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition The Power of Pattern: Prayers Embedded in Design Patterns have long been thought to have the power to ward off evil and invite good fortune. Here we explore the meanings of the patterns found on craft works across a variety of periods. |
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Sat., February 26 – Thu., March 31, 2022Gallery 1/2 Museum Collection Exhibition The Power of Form: Captivating Material A vessel free of decoration gives a direct sense of the power of its materials and design. Here we introduce those compelling qualities, mainly through lacquerware, ancient and modern. |
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Sat., February 26 – Thu., March 31, 2022 ![]() |
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Museum Collection Exhibition The Power of Form: Captivating Material A vessel free of decoration gives a direct sense of the power of its materials and design. Here we introduce those compelling qualities, mainly through lacquerware, ancient and modern. |
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