Nezu Institute of Fine Arts - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Nezu Institute of Fine Arts. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Iris and Fujihana
This is an exhibition of Korin Ogata's 'Iris' and 'Fujihana', along with other paintings on 'byobu', or folding screens. Paintings on folding screens with bold colors on gold backgrounds were the ideal (...)
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Hina Festival: Festival Dolls and Ornaments from the Toraya Collection
It is thought that the Hina Festival was originally held in ancient China, and that it was the origin of rituals held by the waterside to purify people against uncleanness or natural disasters. This was (...)
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Sword Furnishings from the Collection of the Late Mitsumura Ryushido
A large exhibition of 250 sword furnishing from the Mitsumura Collection. From 1898 to 1908, the founder of Mitsumura Printing Company, Toshimo Mitsumura, also known as Ryushido, collected over 3,000 pieces (...)
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Sympathizing with Art
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Irises Reborn: Korin's Design Aesthetics and the Restored Irises Screens
This exhibition celebrates the end of the four and a half years restoration period of Korin Ogata's "Iris", a national treasure. The blue and green irises on gold plate, interconnected with the literary (...)
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Zen Ink Calligraphy and Muromachi Ink Painting
Zen Buddhism greatly influenced art and culture in Japan during the middle ages. Focusing on the search for internal enlightenment through meditation and self-reflection, Zen also established its own (...)
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Ming Painting and Sesshu
The art movement Sesshu (1420-1506) was greatly interested and influenced by Chinese art. This exhibition will retrace the origins and development of those mid-Meiji Period works; a great opportunity to (...)
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Chaire : Karamono Ware Tea Containers
A tea container is a small earthen pot used for making tea in tea ceremonies, and is one of the most valued tea ustensils. The tea ceremony took root in Japan in the Muromachi period, and during the ruling (...)
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In the Chinese style: Japanese Muromachi Kara-e Screen
The exhibits consist mainly of works from the Muromachi era, tracing the development of early Japanese Kara-e (Chinese Tang dynasty inspired painting) Screens.
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Tagasode Screens and Edo period Kimono
Popular kimono from Edo period to Meiji period.
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Decorated Beauties : Imari, Kakiemon and Nabeshima Wares
Arimayaki in Imari, Kakiemon and Nabeshima Wares of beautiful colors.
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Calligraphic Masterpieces
Masterpieces of calligraphies of poems from Heian period to Kamakura period.
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The Colors and Forms of Song and Yuan China: Featuring Lacquerware
Craftworks from China's Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty. The lacquerworks from these eras are rare worldwide, and have only been introduced to Japan from the Kamakura Period. Ceramics, fabrics, and metalworks (...)




