Japanese Painting
The Museum has a wealth of Japanese artworks from the Edo period (1603–1868) onwards.
The Museum's Edo period collection is diverse and includes pieces by Rimpa artists
such as Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Ogata Kōrin,
Sakai Hōitsu, Kamisaka Sekka; the ukiyo-e artists Kitagawa Utamaro and Katsuhika Hokusai; and Maruyama Ōkyo,
Itō Jakuchū and other Kyoto painting circle members.
From modern and contemporary times, one finds the art of Hishida Shunsō,
Yokoyama Taikan, Hayami Gyoshū, Uemura Shōen, Kobayashi Kokei, and Higashiyama Kaii.
Works on Display
Introduces some of the artworks currently on display.
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Geisha
Kitagawa Utamaro Edo period -
Fukagawa in the Snow
Kitagawa Utamaro Edo period -
A Summer Morning
Katsushika Hokusai Edo period -
Moonlit Ocean
Hishida Shunsô ca. 1907 (Meiji 40) -
"Shiokumi" Play from Noh
Uemura Shôen 1941 (Shōwa16) -
Michitose
Itô Shinsui ca. mid Shôwa period -
Magpie and Tiger
Korea. Joseon Dynasty
Other Works in the Collection
We are going to introduce some of the works in our collection which are going to be exhibited.
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Ukifune: Scene from the Tale of Genji
Hasegawa School Momoyama period -
Shûgakuin Imperial Villa
Edo period -
Legendary Chinese Emperor Shun with his Empresses E Huang and Nu Ying
Kanô Tanyu Edo period -
Fragment from the Shin Kokin Wakashû Anthology with Flower and Butterfly Underpaintings
Tawaraya Sôtatsu (underpainting) and Hon'ami Kôetsu (calligraphy) Momoyama - Edo periods -
Ducks and Snow-Covered Pine Trees
Ogata Kôrin Edo period -
Moon and Autumn Grasses
Sakai Hôitsu Edo period -
Peacock and Phoenix
Itō Jakuchū Edo period,ca.1755 (Hôreki 5) -
Flowers and Rooster
Itō Jakuchū Edo period -
Bamboo
Yanagisawa Kien Edo period -
Warlord Guan Yu
Ike Taiga Edo period 1771 (Meiwa 8) -
Important cultural property
Insects and Fish
Watanabe Kazan Edo period -
Mt. Fuji
Yokoyama Taikan 1926 (Taishô 15) -
Magnolia (Noble Flowers in Spring Garden)
Hayami Gyoshû 1926 (Taishô 15) -
Chapel at Dawn
Higashiyama Kaii Shōwa 46(1971) -
Landscape
Bada Shanren Chinese. Qing dynasty ca. late 17th century -
Peonies
Wu Changshuo 1920(Republic of China 9) -
Grapevine
Yi San(Jeongjo, King of 22nd generation) Korea, Joseon Dynasty
Collection
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