Exhibitions

This exhibition showcases the works by Ogata Kōrin and his followers, Watanabe Shikō, Fukae Roshū, Tatebayashi Kagei, and Ogata Kenzan, who are not yet widely known as “Kōrin School” and sheds new light on Rimpa history.

Concurrent Exh.

Gallery 6 : Tea in Early Summer

This exhibition focuses on poetic inscriptions, signatures and the many other types of written texts in paintings and craft works. What were the roles that those writings were entrusted with?

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Gallery 5 : Poems, Songs, Narratives, and Maki-e
Gallery 6 : Refreshing: Tea for Sultry Days

This exhibition presents a selection of masterpieces from the 2,300 examples of ceramics in our collection. As you explore the three galleries, you will be captivated by the distinctive allure of ceramics from each region: China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula.

Concurrent Exh.

Gallery 6 : Meibutsu: Distinguished Tea Ceramics

Bugaku, a classic Japanese performing art, incorporated imported music and dance while evolving in its own way. This exhibition presents the disitncitve beauty of bugaku costumes, focusing on their gorgeous fabrics, ornaments, and other details.

Concurrent Exh.

Gallery 5 : The Beauty of Brush-line Painting
Gallery 6 : Opening the Hearth: Welcoming Winter

This exhibition features the lacquer techniques that create with carving, including chōshitsu, Kamakurabori, sōkin, tenshitsu, and kinma. Please enjoy the many variations of these techniques found in East Asia.

Concurrent Exh.

Gallery 5 : Rare Books at the Nezu Museum: From Ancient Sutras to Popular Edo Fiction
Gallery 6 : A Winter Tea Gathering: The Turn of the Year

The Nezu Museum has one of the finest collections of Buddhist sculptures, in both quality and quantity, of any private art museum in Japan. We have selected superb works from among them to present an overview of that collection.

Concurrent Exh.

Gallery 5 : Doro-e: Japanese Scenery in the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Gallery 6 : A Spring Tea Gathering