Chinese Sculpture
1st floor Room 1
February 6, 2010 (Sat) -
August 1, 2010 (Sun)
March 6, 2010 (Sat), Hyokeikan
Built in honor of the wedding of the Taisho crown prince, the name of this building means “to express congratulations.” It has been designated an Important Cultural Property as a representative example of Western style architecture of the late Meiji period (early 20th century).
1st floor
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Chinese Archaeology
1st floor Room 1
February 6, 2010 (Sat) -
August 1, 2010 (Sun)
Chinese Sculpture
1st floor Room 1
February 6, 2010 (Sat) - August 1, 2010 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Buddha Triad, Tang dynasty, 8th century (Important Cultural Property)
Chinese Archaeology
1st floor Room 1
February 6, 2010 (Sat) - August 1, 2010 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Bronze Bu Jar, With Taotie design, China, Shang dynasty, 13th - 11th century BC (Gift of Mrs. Sakamoto Kiku)
Bronze Sword, Spring and Autumn - Warring States period, 6th - 5th century BC
Green Glazed Pottery Dog, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd - 3rd century (Gift of Mr. Takeyoshi Michikazu)
Bronze Money Tree, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st - 2nd century
Chinese Ceramics
1st floor Room 2
February 6, 2010 (Sat) - July 25, 2010 (Sun)
Current exhibit includes:
Jar, Three-color glaze with plum blossoms, Tang dynasty, 8th century, China (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Bowl, White porcelain with carved lotus, Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty, 11th - 12th century, China (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Vase, Black glaze with peony painted in brown, Jin - Yuan dynasty, 13th - 14th century, China (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Water Jar in Shape of Jade Cong, Celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 12th -13th century, China (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Jar, Design of dragons and phoenixes in overglaze enamels, Jing-de-zhen ware, Ming dynasty, 16th century (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Vase, Magnolia in underglaze blue, Jingdezhen ware, Qing dynasty, 17th - 18th century, China (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Bowl, Lotus bunch in doucai enamels, Jingdezhen ware, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng era, China (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Arts and Antiquities of Egypt and West Asia
1st floor Room 7
February 6, 2010 (Sat) - August 1, 2010 (Sun)
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)