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Exhibition Schedule November 8 (Sun.) - December 13 (Sun.), 2020 Special Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 2 Thematic Exhibition February 20 - March 2, 2021 Reading and Re-envisioning The Tale of Genji Tea Scoop, named Namida ("Tears") 2020 - 2021 through the Ages It is said that Sen-no-Rikyū (1522-1591), in April March Exhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library his last days, carved this bamboo tea scoop and used it in his last tea gathering, after Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) The Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu is a masterpiece of classic ordered punishment upon him. March 28, the day of Rikyū's death, literature that has been read continuously over the course of a thousand is remembered as a memorial day called "Rikyū-ki." The scoop was Exhibition Schedule years. The National Treasure The Diary of later owned by Furuta Oribe who made the outer case for the scoop, Murasaki Shikibu Illustrated Handscroll in the then by Tokugawa Ieyasu and by the 1st Owari Lord Tokugawa THE TOKUGAWA ART MUSEUM collection of Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, will be on Yoshinao. HŌSA LIBRARY CITY of NAGOYA special exhibit and this exhibition will unravel the charm of Japan’s world-famous Tale of February 6 (Sat.) - April 4 (Sun.), 2021 Genji by tracing the cultural history pertaining to the tale. Special Exhibition The Doll Festival of the Owari Tokugawa <Chapter "Kiritsubo" from the Tale of Genji> Edo period, 1655 Family Private Collection Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum Special Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 5 Focused on the Hina dolls and doll accessories passed down in the Owari November 8 - December 13, 2020 Tokugawa family, this exhibition presents the extravagant and refined world of dolls that is The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Illustrated Handscroll (designated a distinctive of an elite daimyō family. National Treasure) is a pictorial version of the lady's diary, in which <Yūsoku-bina dolls> she records the lives and events of the imperial court, including the Edo period, 19th c. birth of Prince Atsuhira (enthroned as Emperor Goichijō) and Prince The Tokugawa Art Museum Atsunaga (enthroned as Emperor Gosuzaku). A veritable treasure February 6 (Sat.) - April 4 (Sun.), 2021 trove on life at the Heian court, Thematic Exhibition the handscroll is a masterpiece of yamato-e style painting fully Chōshū Zasshi: equal to the handscroll depicting The Secret Encyclopedia of the Owari Domain The Tale of Genji. Exhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library Chōshū zasshi is a set of books on the local geography that were secretly The Tokugawa Art Museum is closed from December 14, Attention stored at the Owari domain’s official residence in Edo. This exhibition 2020 through January 4, 2021. displays the brilliantly colored paintings of family treasures, flora, fauna and daily life as described in these books January 5 (Tue.) - January 31 (Sun.), 2021 and introduces the world of the Owari Thematic Exhibition domain during the Edo period. Bamboo: The Essence of Japanese Aesthetics <The scene of Tsushima Shrine Festival Exhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library from Chōshu zasshi> Edo period, 18th c. The Hōsa Library, City of Nagoya Bamboo is one of the most familiar plants for Japanese people. This exhibition will explore Japan’s distinctive aesthetic sensibilities that grew out of the use of bamboo to produce various bamboo-related art and craft works. © The Tokugawa Art Museum <Folding Screen, bamboo design> By Kanō Tsunenobu 1017 Tokugawa-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, 461-0023 Edo period, 17th-18th c. TEL: 052-935-6262 / FAX: 052-935-6261 The Tokugawa Art Museum Due to the situations caused by COVID-19, two exhibitions were canceled. April 12 (Sun.) - May 31 (Sun.), 2020 June 6 (Sat.) - July 12 (Sun.), 2020 Spring Special Exhibition CANCELED ▶ Reorganized: Special Exhibition CANCELED ▶ Reorganized: 4/18-5/30, 2021 Thematic Exhibition From Ieyasu to Yoshinao: 7/17-9/12, 2021 Toshio Tabuchi: “Depicting Time Eternal” The Heart of Prayer: The Birth of the Owari Domain Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum Buddhist Art in The Owari Tokugawa Family Exhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library and Collection Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum Japanese-style painter, Toshio Tabuchi Exhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library (1941-) is an emeritus professor of Tokyo Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), the final national unifier, and his son University of the Arts and chairman of the The splendid Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues, Yoshinao (1600-1650), who was assigned to govern the Owari domain board of directors of the Nihon Bijutsuin. He Buddhist paintings held in the Owari Tokugawa family during the time of peace, lived contrasting lives. Focusing on the ruling continues to create art that strikes a balance were the foundation of faith. Personally treasured policies that were passed down from Ieyasu to Yoshinao, this exhibition between two of the virtues of Japanese articles of the deceased were often dedicated to traces the path of their lives, as well as Yoshinao's feelings toward Ieyasu painting: decorativeness and spirituality. temples for the repose of the souls of the departed. through their personal effects and historical materials. This exhibition looks back at his painting With these, this exhibition tries to unravel the complex career and presents masterpieces of his own feelings around Buddhism held by the various members recommendation, including new works. of the daimyo family. <Through the Window of Lodging / Time> Important Cultural Property Important Cultural Property 2001 <Amida Triad, Descent of Amida-nyorai, Kannon and Seishi-bosatsu> <Wakizashi Long Sword, Private Collection Kamakura period, 14th c. known as "Monoyoshi Sadamune"> The Tokugawa Art Museum Nanbokuchō period, 14th c. The Tokugawa Art Museum July 18 (Sat.) - September 13 (Sun.), 2020 <Portrait of Tokugawa Ieyasu as a Shinto Deity Tosho-daigongen> Special Exhibition Thematic Exhibition Traditionally attributed to Kanō Tan'yū Edo period, 17th c. Urushi Extraordinaire: Ghosts, Ghouls, and Goblins: The Tokugawa Art Museum Lacquer Masterpieces from the Tokugawa Art Strange and Fantastical Figures in Japanese Art Exhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library Featuring Exhibits Museum Collection Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum This exhibition introduces unnatural phenomena and the world of yūrei Selection of celebrated swords and the Hatsune Furnishings will be exhibited in the Exhibition Room 1 and 5 throuout the year This exhibition explores the beauty and charm of traditional lacquer crafts (ghosts), oni (ghouls), yōkai (goblins), and other creatures described in untill March 2021. through displays of the Tokugawa Art Museum's world-class karamono Japanese classical literature. Masterpieces Collection Room 1 lacquerwares from China, as well as delicate, elegant and elaborately Celebrated Swords Selection of the Tokugawa Art Museum wrought Japanese maki-e lacquerwares, which were sprinkled with gold Celebrated Swords Stamp Rally: and silver powder, along with various items from The stamp is available at the Information Counter. Joseon Korea and the Ryūkyū Islands of Okinawa. <Illustration of the Tale of Budayū> <Jikirō Food Serving Container> Edo period, 19th c. China, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th c. The Tokugawa Art Museum The Tokugawa Art Museum Important Cultural Property <Katana Long Sword / Inscription: Muramasa> September 20 (Sun.) - November 3 (Tue.), 2020 Muromachi period, 16th c. The Tokugawa Art Museum Autumn Special Exhibition <Medallion and Flower-scroll design Rug> Masterpieces Collection Room 5 The Westward Gaze: India, 18th c. National Treasure The Tokugawa Art Museum The Hatsune Furnishings Warrior Lords and the Taste for Items from Foreign Lands Exhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library and Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum The collection linking Japan and Western Europe that has been passed Provide a superlative example of a daimyō wedding trousseau down in the Owari Tokugawa family, the foremost of the three Tokugawa Hatsune motif derived from The Tale of Genji, maki-e lacquer branch families, includes precious and rare items seldom found in Japan. Edo period, 1639 <Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium> Owned by Chiyohime, wife of the 2nd Owari Tokugawa Mitsutomo This exhibition displays this collection along with related items passed Flanders, 17th-19th c. <The Tokugawa Art Museum> down in some other families. The Tokugawa Art Museum.
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