Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, May 11, 2025Gallery 1/2

Special Exhibition Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Founding the Nezu Museum

The Kōrin, Ōkyo, and Kiitsu Trio: Masterpieces of Screen Painting

This exhibition presents the pride of the Nezu Museum, three golden folding screens that are National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties. They are accompanied by other works to heighten those screens’ fascination.

Saturday, May 31 - Sunday, July 6, 2025Gallery 1

Museum Collection Exhibition

Introduction to Traditional Art: Sutra Copies and Calligraphy by Zen Priests

Enjoy this primer on sutra copies made by transcribing the Buddhist sutras and bokuseki, calligraphy by Zen priests. Why are these famous works so significant? Let’s explore what makes them fascinating!

Saturday, July 19 - Sunday, August 24, 2025Gallery 1/2/5

Museum Collection Exhibition

Kara-e: Chinese Paintings and Medieval Japanese Ink-wash Paintings

In the Muromachi period (1392-1573), Song and Yuan period paintings introduced from China were admired among members of the warrior class, who called them kara-e, “Chinese paintings.” Over time, paintings assimilating them were also created in Japan. Let us explore the kara-e lineage through masterpieces in our collection.

Saturday, September 13 - Sunday, October 19, 2025Gallery 1/2

Museum Collection Exhibition

Yakishime Ceramics: Feel the Clay

Yakishime stonewares are unglazed and high fired so that the clay vitrifies. Admiration for these simple ceramics reveals a distinctively Japanese aesthetic.

Saturday, November 1 - Sunday, December 7, 2025Gallery 1/2/5

Special Exhibition for the 1200th Birthday of Ariwara no Narihira

The Tales of Ise: Courtly Love and Poems Reflected in Arts

Waka poems by Ariwara no Narihira, an amorous young nobleman, are the heart of The Tales of Ise, a classic collection of poems and stories. Enjoy a gathering of the fascinating works of art inspired by them.

Saturday, December 20, 2025 - Sunday, February 1, 2026Gallery 1/2

Museum Collection Exhibition

Ayanishiki: Textile Beauty Appreciated in Nishijin

Nezu Kaichirō, Sr., showed twenty-three Noh costumes and kosode at a Taisho-period textile exhibition in Nishijin, Kyoto. With Ayanishiki (Rich Brocade), the catalogue for that exhibition, unravel the history of Kaichirō’s early textile collection.

Saturday, February 14 - Sunday, March 29, 2026Gallery 1/2

Museum Collection Exhibition

Cutting a Valiant Figure: Weapons and Armor in the Nezu Museum Collection

The Nezu Museum’s collection of weapons and armor includes many remarkable works. It boasts a substantial content admired by those in the know. Please enjoy this beautifully gallant world.