Irises and Eight Bridges:
Masterpieces by Kōrin from the Nezu Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

2012 April 21 ［Sat］- May 20 ［Sun］

Tow sets of gold folding screens by Ogata Kōrin on the same theme, today in the Nezu and Metropolitan museums, will be reunited for a special display.

From Flowers to Tea:
The Art of the Elegant Muromachi Gathering

2012 June 2 ［Sat］- July 16 ［Mon］

Enjoying flowers, sipping tea, handling art works. A glimpse of Muromachi people at play as seen in their changing tastes in flower vases and tea utensils.

Wisteria by Maruyama Ōkyo and Edo Period Screens

2012 July 28 ［Sat］- August 26 ［Sun］

Maruyama Ōkyo's major work is joined by other Edo period screens, including the debut public display of a work by Tawaraya Sōtatsu's studio.

The Tale of the Heike Painting Album:
Transience in Miniature Form

2012 September 8 ［Sat］- October 21 ［Sun］

Miniature fan-shaped paintings provide a pictorial recounting of the Japanese literary classics, The Tale of the Heike.

Shibata Zeshin:
From Lacquer Arts to Painting

2012 November 1 ［Thu］- December 16 ［Sun］

Shibata Zeshin, the late Edo-Meiji period lacquer master, as seen throught his lacquer works, lacquer paintings and paintings.

Celebrating the New Year with the National Treasure Nachi Waterfall and Buddhist Narrative Paintings

2013 January 9 ［Wed］- February 11 ［Mon］

A single white waterfall flows down a craggy cliff as an expression of our reverence for nature.

Kobori Enshū and Matsudaira Fumai:
The Aesthetics of Daimyō Tea Masters

2012 February 23 ［Sat］- April 7 ［Sun］

Tea master Kobori Enshū, known as his "kirei-sabi" taste, and Matsudaira Fumai, known as a great collector of tea utensils.