The Wonders of Buddhist Ritual Implements (Saturday, Feburary 18 – Friday, March 31, 2023)


- The Wonders of Buddhist Ritual Implements (cont'd)
- This gallery features the Buddhist beliefs among women and the works of art relating to them.


- Halo
- Japan Asuka period, dated 658
Nezu Museum


- The Allure of Buddhist Art: Devas
- The Buddhist art works collected by Nezu Kaichirō, Sr. (1860–1940) form one of the pillars of the Nezu Museum collection. Examples of Gandharan and Chinese stone sculpture from his collection appear in the Entrance Hall. Gallery 3 features sculptures of three devas including Taishaku-ten (Śakra) and Bishamon-ten (Vaiśravaṇa).


- Standing Zōchō-ten (Virūdhaka)
- Polychrome on wood
- Japan Heian period, 12th century
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, 13-11th centuries B.C.
Nezu Museum


- The Nishida Collection Premiere, I: IMARI
- In 2021, the Nezu Museum received the donation of a collection of 169 art-craft objects, principally ceramics from the East and the West, from Nishida Hiroko, Advisor to our museum.We are delighted to unveil a selection of the superb works in that gift in a series of three exhibitions. This exhibition, the first, presents Imari ceramics from Arita in Hizen province (now Saga prefecture).


- Dish with Coat of Arms Design
- Hizen ware
- Japan Edo period, 18th century
Nezu Museum, Gift of Nishida Hiroko


- Hanadoki: Tea Amid Spring Flowers
- Hanadoki refers to the season when flowers are at their glory and specifically to spring, when the cherry blossoms bloom. We have assembled about twenty tea utensils for this season in which we enjoy the glorious arrival of spring.


- Tsurayukishū-gire, Fragment from the Tsurayukishū Poetry Anthology
- Attributed to Fujiwara no Kōzei
- Japan Heian period, 11th century
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