Saturday, April 13 - Sunday, May 12, 2024Gallery 1/2

Special Exhibition

The Irises Screens, National Treasure: Japanese Art and Design [End]

Ogata Kōrin’s Irises Screens embody, in their ultimate form, the design qualities inherent in Japanese art. This exhibition also considers the close relationship between painting and the craft arts.

Saturday, June 1 - Monday, July 15, 2024Gallery 1/2

Museum Collection Exhibition

Traditional Art with Counting Songs: Works with Numbers in their Titles [End]

Numbers in the titles of works have crucial meanings with respect to forms, colors, or motifs, for example. Counting is connected to understanding the work.

Saturday, July 27 - Sunday, August 25, 2024Gallery 1/2/5

Museum Collection Exhibition

Beautiful Buddhas: Masterpieces of Buddhist Painting from the Nezu Collection [End]

Buddhist paintings are a core component of the Nezu Museum collection. Please enjoy superb works, including a National Treasure, from Japan and other East Asian countries.

Saturday, September 14 - Sunday, October 20, 2024Gallery 1/2

Museum Collection Exhibition

The Aesthetics of Summer and Autumn: Masterpieces by Suzuki Kiitsu and the Inen Seal Painter [End]

In Japan, spring and autumn have long been beloved seasons, but in the early modern period, works combining summer and autumn also became popular. Enjoy, through works of art, the changing seasons, from early summer to late autumn.

Saturday, November 2 - Sunday, December 8, 2024Gallery 1/2

Special Exhibition

The Medicine Chest with Herb Design by Iizuka Tōyō I

The Medicine Chest with Herb Design was handed down in the Hachisuka family, lords of the Tokushima domain. We decipher, from the perspective of herbalism, the context in which it was made and also probe its maker, Iizuka Tōyō I.

Saturday, December 21, 2024 - Sunday, February 9, 2025Gallery 1

Museum Collection Exhibition

Detached Segments of Ancient Japanese Calligraphy: Shared Beauty

Dividing examples of ancient calligraphy into detached segments permits more people to appreciate them. Enjoy the beauty of these acclaimed calligraphic works and their highly individual fascination.

Saturday, February 22 - Sunday, March 30, 2025Gallery 1/2

Special Exhibition

Katagiri Sekishū：Tea in an Edo-period Samurai Household

Katagiri Sekishū (1605-73) was an early Edo-period daimyo tea master. This exhibition explores the achievements of the Sekishū style of tea, which spread among the warrior class during the Tokugawa shogunate.

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.