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Hyokeikan Asian Gallery Date : November 23, 2009
Known as an outstanding example of architecture of the end of the Meiji period. 5 exhibition rooms arranged on the first floor are dedicated to the art and archaeology of Asia, including those from China, the Korean peninsula, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Egypt.
  1st floor
Chinese Archaeology  
Room 1
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
"Gang Jie" Bronze Zun Wine Vessel, China, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th - 10th century BC
Bronze Zun Jar, With Taotie design and three animal heads, China, Shang dynasty, 13th - 11th century BC (Gift of Mrs. Sakamoto Kiku)
Oracle Bones, From Yinxu, Anyang, Henan province, Shang dynasty, 13th - 11th century BC
Jabe Bi Ornament, China, Warring States period - Western Han dynasty, 4th - 2nd century BC
Pottery Jar, With Paste Glass Decoration, Attributed provenience: Shouxian, Anhui Province, China, Period of Spring and Autumn - Warning States, 6th - 4th century BC
Chinese Sculpture  
Room 1
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
Buddha Triad, Tang dynasty, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Chinese Ceramics  
Room 2
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
Phoenix-head Ewer, White porcelain, Tang dynasty, 7th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Vase with Dragon Handles, Three-color glaze, Tang dynasty, 8th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Ewer, Arabesque carved through the white slip to the body, Cizhou ware, Northern Song dynasty, 10th - 11th century, China (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Bowl, Celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 12th - 13th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Jar, Dragon in doucai enamels, Jingdezhen ware, Ming dynasty, Chenghua era, China (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Basin, Dragons and phoenixes in overglaze enamels, Jingdezhen ware, Ming dynasty, Wanli era, China (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Dish, Plum tree in famille rose enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng era, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Arts and Antiquities of Egypt and West Asia  
Room 7
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
Tomb Relief of Iny, Saqqara, Egypt, Sixth dynasty, 23rd century BC
Stone Statue of Haracles, Hatra, Iraq, Parthian period, 1st - 2nd century (Gift of Iraqi Government)
Sculpture of India and Gandhara  
Room 8
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
Bodhisattva, Kushan dynasty, 2nd - 3rd century (Private collection)
Tusita Heaven, Kushan Dynasty, 2nd - 3rd century
Head of Buddha, 3rd - 5th century
Maitreya, Buddha and Dipankara Jataka, 3rd century
Southeast Asian Sculpture  
Room 8
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
Buddha Seated on a Naga (snake deity), Angkor period, 12th century
Southeast Asian Decorative Art  
Room 8
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
Bowl, Celadon glaze with fish and flower in iron, Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand, 15th - 16th century (Gift of Mr. Yamada Yoshio)
Bowl with Foot, Celadon glaze with carved lotus, Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand, 15th century (Private collection)
Jar, Incised ornament, Khmer, From Angkor, Angkor period, 10th - 11th century (Acquired through collections exchange with l'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient)
Korean Archaeology  
Room 9
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
Gold Crown, Three Kingdoms period (Gaya), 5th century (Important Art Object, Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Gilt Bronze Ornamental fittings, Three Kingdoms period (Goguryeo), 5th - 6th century (Gift of the Ogura Foundation)
Stoneware Three-Legged Cup, Three Kingdoms period (Baekje), 6th century
Bronze Bell, With inscription, Joseon dynasty, dated 1449 (Gift of Mr. Manabe Takashi)
Korean Decorative Art  
Room 9
August 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Current exhibit includes:
Box, Celadon glaze with openwork arabesque, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century, Korea
Vase, Celadon glaze with inlaid plum tree, bamboo and waterfowl, Goryeo dynasty, 12th - 13th century, Korea
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