During “Kara-e: Chinese Paintings and Medieval Japanese Ink-Wash Paintings" (Saturday, July 19th－Sunday, August 24th, 2025)
- Kara-e: Chinese Paintings and Medieval Japanese Ink-Wash Paintings (cont'd)
- In Gallery 2, please enjoy ink-wash paintings produced by the Kanō School, who expanded their reach to the Kanto region around Odawara (now Kanagawa prefecture), and the priest-artist Sesson.
- Dragon and Tiger By Sesson Shūkei
- Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper
- Japan Muromachi period, 16th century
Nezu Museum
- The Allure of Buddhist Art:
Small Gilded Statues from China - Small gilded Buddhist statues were made in large numbers as Buddhism spread. In Gallery 3, please enjoy small gilded sculptures from the Northern Wei to Tang dynasties in China.
- Seated Shaka (Śākyamuni) and Tahō (Prabhūtaratna)
- China Northern Wei dynasty, dated 489
Nezu Museum
- Ancient Chinese Bronzes
- The Nezu Museum collection of bronzes is world-renowned, and particularly strong in the area of late Shang (17th to 11th centuries BC) dynasty vessels, the pinnacle production period of this medium.
- Double-Ram Zun
- Bronze
- China; probably Hunan province, 13th-11th centuries BC
Nezu Museum
- Kara-e: Chinese Paintings and Medieval Japanese Ink-Wash Paintings (cont'd)
- In Gallery 5, please enjoy various style of ink-wash paintings developed in the Kanto region, which was spurred by the emergence of the priest-artist Shokei.
- Landscape, Known as Hikin-sai
Inscriptions
By Shūho Jōkyō and six other priests - Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
- Japan Muromachi period, dated 1464
Nezu Museum
- A Bowl of Tea for Cooling Off
- In this increasing hot, steamy season, guests are invited to enjoy a bowl of tea, with utensils that evoke a cooling feel. Please enjoy this assemblage of twenty utensils chosen for summer.
- Tea Bowl
Longquan ware - Ceramic
- China Southern Song dynasty, 12th–13th centuries
Nezu Museum
- Decorated Clock
- This splendid Qing dynasty clock, a favorite of the Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), is not to be missed.
- Clock Decorated with a Bird on a Cup
- England, 18th century
Nezu Museum