The Kobu-gyu and Friends Returns & Works by 19th-Century Painters
Torek Museum of Art
Until Aug 28
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Ancient Iranian pottery comes in all kinds of wonderfully strange and charming forms. The star of this exhibition is a vessel modeled after a hump-bull, an animal rendered with both strength and cuteness. Its bold, highly stylized shape feels almost like contemporary art, making it hard not to admire the sensibility of artisans from 3,000 years ago.
Three hump-bull vessels will be on view, each with its own unique personality. Visitors can also enjoy works shaped like goats, birds, shoes, and other motifs.
The exhibition also features paintings by 19th-century artists such as Zeshin Shibata, Chinzan Tsubaki, Katei Taki, Shuki Okamoto, Tessai Tomioka and Gyokusho Kawabata—figures whose skill, taste, and energy still feel vividly alive today. Asian sculptures and works by Mokichi Okada will also be on display.
Three hump-bull vessels will be on view, each with its own unique personality. Visitors can also enjoy works shaped like goats, birds, shoes, and other motifs.
The exhibition also features paintings by 19th-century artists such as Zeshin Shibata, Chinzan Tsubaki, Katei Taki, Shuki Okamoto, Tessai Tomioka and Gyokusho Kawabata—figures whose skill, taste, and energy still feel vividly alive today. Asian sculptures and works by Mokichi Okada will also be on display.
Schedule Now in session | Jul 22 (Wed) 2026-Aug 28 (Fri) 2026 13 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥600; Age 20 and Under free. | ||||
| Venue | Torek Museum of Art http://www.museum-art.torek.jp/  | ||||
| Location | 2-10-13 Higashi Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0003 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the West exit of Higashi-nakano Station on the JR Sobu line, 7 minute walk from exit A3 at Higashi-nakano Station on the Toei Oedo line, 13 minute walk from exit 2 at Nakano-sakaue Station on the Marunouchi line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3369-1868 | ||||
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