Gotoh Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Gotoh Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
"Tale of Genji Picture Scrolls" Exhibition
[3][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-11-03 - 2010-11-28
This exhibition features 20 picture scrolls depicting the Tale of Genji that have been designated national treasures.More »
"The Splendor of the Tea Ceremony" Exhibition
[9][0]- Media: Crafts - Art Talk
- 2010-08-28 - 2010-10-24
Exhibition of renowned tea ceremony utensils from the museum collection, including incense containers, iron pots, tea bowls and tea containers. Related events also scheduled. See website for details....More »
"Beauty of Ceramics" Exhibition
[3][0]- Media: Ceramics - Art Talk
- 2010-06-26 - 2010-08-08
On display are prized ceramic pieces from the museum collection, including Japanese porcelain, Chinese pieces from the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, and Korean porcelain items, including 4 works that...More »
"Beauty of Calligraphy" Exhibition
[2][0]- Media: Calligraphy
- 2010-05-15 - 2010-06-20
On display are well-known works of calligraphy from the museum collection, including pieces from the Nara, Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi periods in Japan, and the Song and Yuan dynasties in China. See...More »
"The Beauty of Paintings" Exhibition
[3][1]- Media: Painting
- 2010-04-03 - 2010-05-09
Around 40 paintings from the museum collection, including Chinese paintings, modern nihonga, ink paintings and works from the Rinpa school.More »
"The Beaty of Celebrated Japanese Swords" Exhibition
[5][0]- Media: Crafts - Art Talk
- 2010-02-20 - 2010-03-28
This exhibition showcases the beauty of 30 famous Japanese swords from the collection of the Gotoh Museum, focusing on those that were produced from the late Heian period up until the end of the Muromachi...More »
Tea Utensils Exhibition
[7][1]- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2009-12-05 - 2010-02-14
Featuring full-size model reproductions of the museum's tea ceremony rooms, this exhibition showcases a total of 70 exquisite tea utensils from the museum collection, with a focus on the styles of the...More »
"The World of Treasury Books" Exhibition
[2][0]- Media: Painting - Other - Art Talk
- 2009-10-24 - 2009-11-29
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the museum, this exhibition gives a comprehensive view of the world of classical books. On view are a total of 150 exquisite books and paintings, including...More »
"Exceptional Pieces for Autumn" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Ceramics
- 2009-08-28 - 2009-10-18
From the museum collection, a total of 60 paintings (master poet paintings and fragments of picture scrolls), written documents (calligraphy and old sutras) and ceramics from Li Dynasty Korea will be on...More »
"Mukozuke -Tea Ceremony Utensils" Exhibition
[6][0]- Media: Ceramics - Art Talk
- 2009-06-27 - 2009-07-26
"Mukozuke" is a series of eating utensils used for the Japanese tea ceremony. This exhibition introduces the beauty and artistic excellence of Mukozuke, a classic type of Japanese tableware, through the...More »
"The Legacy of the Matsuura Family and the Netherlands" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Other - Other - Art Talk
- 2009-05-16 - 2009-06-21
The city of Hirato used to be a key point of entry into Japan for various foreign imports, flourishing as an important port for maritime trade. This exhibition celebrates the 400th anniversary of the...More »
"Masterpieces of Spring" Exhibition
[5][1]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Ceramics
- 2009-04-04 - 2009-05-10
From the Museum's collection, a total of 60 works including ink paintings from the Muromachi period, modern Japanese paintings, calligraphic works from the Heian and Kamakura periods and ceramics from...More »
"The Beauty of Brushes" Exhibition
[2][0]- Media: Crafts - Art Talk
- 2009-02-21 - 2009-03-29
On view are a total of over 300 brushes from the collection of Yozan Kimura (1899－1986), which are now housed at Atelier Fudenosato in Kumano Town, Hiroshima Prefecture. -Lecture on Yozan Kimura Collection Lecturer:...More »
"Assortment of Tea Utensils" Exhibition
[3][0]- Media: Installation - Crafts - Ceramics
- 2008-12-06 - 2009-02-15
With full-scale model alcoves installed in the museum's tea rooms (Kokyo-ro, Matsuju-an and Fujimi-tei), this exhibition showcases a total of 60 tea utensils and recreates their traditional configurations...More »
"Sarasa -Legacy from India" Exhibition
[2][0]- Media: Other - Art Talk
- 2008-10-25 - 2008-11-30
Sarasa (calico) is cotton fabric dyed with various motifs like plants, animals and human figures. A group of Indian sarasa shipped overseas by the early 18th century is especially known as "furu-watari...More »
"Exceptional Pieces for Autumn" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Ceramics - Art Talk
- 2008-08-29 - 2008-10-19
From the museum collection, a total of 60 paintings (master poet paintings and fragments of picture scrolls), written documents (calligraphy and old sutras) and ceramics from Li Dynasty Korea will be on...More »
"Ancient Mirrors from China" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Other
- 2008-06-20 - 2008-07-27
From the museum's ancient mirror collection, this exhibition showcases approximately 80 Chinese works including Han style mirrors from the periods of the Han, Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties as well as...More »
"Modern Japanese Painting" Exhibition
[3][0]- Media: Painting - Art Talk
- 2008-05-10 - 2008-06-15
From the museum's Japanese painting collection, approximately 30 works by the representative modern Japanese painters will be on display. -Children Art Lecture "The World of Modern Japanese Paintings" Date...More »
"Masterpieces of Spring" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Ceramics - Art Talk
- 2008-04-05 - 2008-05-06
From the Museum's collection, ink paintings from the Muromachi period, modern Japanese paintings, calligraphies from the Heian and Kamakura periods and ceramics from the Momoyama and Edo periods will be...More »
"Chinese Ceramic Art" Exhibition
[2][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2008-02-16 - 2008-03-30
This exhibition presents a collection of approximately 60 Chinese ceramic pieces dating from the Han Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Periods. The pieces range from measuring dishes of the Warring States Period...More »
"Tea Ceremony Tools" Exhibition
[2][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-12-08 - 2008-02-11
This exhibition displays approximately 70 items relating to traditional tea ceremonies in a tea room set up inside the museum. More »
"Ashiya Gama Masterpieces" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-10-27 - 2007-12-02
"Ashiya Gama" are iron tea kettles that were made during the Muromachi period (1333-1573 CE) in the region that is today Fukuoka. This exhibition presents some of the best examples.More »
"Fall's Superior Works: Picture, Penmanship and Lee Dynasty Sculpture" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Ceramics - Art Talk
- 2007-09-01 - 2007-10-21
Approximately 60 works from the museum's permanent exhibition will be on display including pictures (great poet pictures, scroll notes), penmanship works (penmanship works, ancient hand-copied sutras),...More »
Gochiku Nakabayashi "One Hundred Year Old Fresh Wind"
[1][0]- Media: Calligraphy - Art Talk
- 2007-06-23 - 2007-07-29
This is an exhibition of the major works of the calligrapher Gochiku Nakabayashi (1827-1913) from Ogi in Saga Prefecture. The calligrapher, whose works influenced such artists as Sokai Fukushima, gained...More »
Sokai - Taneomi Soejima "Calligraphy of the Soul"
[2][3]- Media: Calligraphy - Art Talk
- 2007-05-12 - 2007-06-17
The artist (1828-1905), whose name in the calligraphy world was Sokai, was a politician from Saga Prefecture who was known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Saga. His calligraphy is telling of his upbringing,...More »
"Spring Selection" Exhibition
[3][0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Ceramics - Art Talk
- 2007-03-31 - 2007-05-06
60 masterpieces from the museum's collection consisting of Muromachi Period ink paintings, modern Japanese paintings, calligraphy from the Heian & Kamakura Periods and Momoyama & Edo Period are...More »
Katana Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Other
- 2007-02-17 - 2007-03-25
30 katanas (Japanese swords) from the gallery collection will be on display. Katanas have distinctive shapes, marks, and textures according to when and where they were made. Even if the katana doesn't...More »
"Tools for Tea Ceremony" Exhibition
[4][0]- Media: Crafts - Ceramics - Other
- 2006-12-09 - 2007-02-12
A full-scale model of a traditional tea room will be constructed inside the exhibition space to display a selection of 70 tools used for the tea ceremony. More »
"Treasures of Enkakuji, Kamakura" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Ceramics - Other - Art Talk
- 2006-10-28 - 2006-12-03
The art of textile-dyeing will be explored through this exhibition, which will display the treasures of Enkakuji Temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Talk events: October 29th - "Kamakura through Archaeological...More »
"Autumn Exceptional Artifacts" Exhibition
[5][2]- Media: Painting - Ceramics - Art Talk
- 2006-09-02 - 2006-10-22
60 exceptional artifacts, including paintings (kasen-e, ukiyo-e), calligraphy (sumiato, koshakyo) and Richo period ceramics (exhibitis will change during the exhibition period), selected from the museum's...More »
Bokuseki: National Living Treasure for Calligraphy
[2][2]- Media: Calligraphy - Art Talk
- 2006-06-17 - 2006-07-23
An exhibition of 90 masterpieces that are national treasures and important cultural property. The works are from the So and Gen Period in China, and the Kamakura and Muromachi Period in Japan. There...More »
Contemporary Japanese Paintings
[2][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-05-13 - 2006-06-11
Thirty selected works from the museum's permanent collection of contemporary Japanese paintings. More »
Spring Works
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Sculpture - Art Talk
- 2006-04-01 - 2006-05-07
Sixty items from the museum's collection including: ink paintings from the Muromachi and Edo periods, calligraphy from the Heian and Kamakura Periods, and pottery from the Momoyama and Edo Periods. The...More »
Assortment of tea sets Exhibition
[3][0]- Media: Crafts
- 2005-12-03 - 2006-02-12
Seventy pieces from the Gotoh Museum's collection of tea sets will be exhibited along with a full-size replica of a Fujimitei tea room. More »
Yamato Uta - 1000 Years of Japanese Poems
[0][0]- Media: Calligraphy
- 2005-10-29 - 2005-11-27
This exhibition is a celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the compilation of the anthology "Kokin Wakashu", and 800th anniversary of "New Kokin Wakashu". Calligraphy of both works, as well as other...More »
Masterpieces in Autumn
[2][0]- Media: Drawing - Prints - Ceramics
- 2005-09-03 - 2005-10-23
Sixty masterpieces from the museum's collection, including kasen-e pictures and picture scrolls from the Kamakura Period, calligraphy pieces by Zen monks, hand-copied sutras, and pottery from the Chosen...More »
Chinese Ceramics Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2005-06-25 - 2005-07-24
Fifty pieces from ceramics collections dating back to the Han, Ming and Qing periods are currently on display in the Gotoh Museum. Ranging from measuring tools from the Warring States period and tosansai...More »
Fine Potteries of the Tea Ceremony: Aesthetics of the Edo Period
[0][0]- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2005-05-14 - 2005-06-19
This is the second "Fine Potteries" exhibition following the "Fine Potteries of the Tea Ceremony: Beauties of the Momoyama Period" held in 2002. On display are 80 famous teacups from the early Edo period...More »
Masterpieces in Spring
[0][0]- Media: Calligraphy - Prints - Crafts - Ceramics
- 2005-04-02 - 2005-05-08
This exhibition displays about 60 pieces of outstanding Sumi-e, old handwriting and Ceramic art from the museum's collection. The picture scroll "The Tale of Genji", a national treasure, will also be on...More »
The Art of Japanese Swords
[1][0]- Media: Product - Crafts
- 2005-02-19 - 2005-03-27
The house collection of Japanese swords will be on display.More »
Exhibition of the Tea Ceremony Items
[1][0]- Media: Ceramics - Product
- 2004-12-04 - 2005-02-13
This exhibition displays about 70 tea ceremony items from 13-18th century set up in the museum's tea room.More »
National Treasure: Kyoto Reizei Family's
[0][0]- Media: Other
- 2004-10-23 - 2004-11-28
The national treasure Meigekki is a diary of Teika Fujiwara (1162-1241) owned by Reizei family in Kyoto. All the volumes will be on display, which displays life of an aristocrat in 12 - 13th century.More »
House Collection: Autmun Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Calligraphy - Painting - Ceramics
- 2004-09-04 - 2004-10-17
Paintings, calligraphy and ancient Chinese ceramic works. More »
