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Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani Permanent Exhibition
Our permanent exhibition, held on the first floor, features the work of metal-cast artists Hotsuma Katori and Shinobu Tsuda. Both being born in the same period, in the Hokuso area of Chiba Prefecture,...More »
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“Time-Travel! The World of the Ancient Orient”
A variety of cultures and civilizations have emerged since humans first walked the lands of the ancient Orient 1.8 million years ago. When thinking about the history of the world and its ties to contemporary...More »
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Dramatic Lalique
The name Rene Lalique (1860-1945) may evoke perfume bottles. However, Lalique established himself as skilled and creative jewelry maker when he won the Grand Prix at the 1900 Paris Expo. His pioneering...More »
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Chiyogami Design
Exhibiting items from a collection of chiyogami decorative Japanese paper from the Nihombashi store Haibara, established in 1806.More »
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Satoru Aoyama “Everyday Art Market: Pop-up Store”
Selling works with COVID-19 themes by contemporary embroidery artist Satoru Aoyama.More »
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Yutaka Furuta Exhibition
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Fascinating Shapes in Ko-Imari II – Highlights
*Toguri Museum of Art is temporarily closed from January 20. Round and square. Shaped like flowers, leaves, gourds, birds, rabbits, hats and fans. Long, thin necks. Broadly rounded bodies. There are...More »
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Yuji Mizuta “Sport”
Working as a textile artist for over 20 years, Mizuta has developed his artistic practice through various techniques including pencil drawings, photography, and collage. In his third exhibition at Clear...More »
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Running through East Asia: Sports in the Modern Age
Since 2014, the National Museum of Japanese History has engaged in mutual exchange activities and research cooperation with the National Museum of Taiwan History in Tainan City, Taiwan. In 2016 we cosponsored...More »
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Chinese Ceramics
Exhibiting sixty works of Chinese ceramics from the Han through Ming and Qing Dynasties, a period of some 2000 years. The museums collection of swords is also on special display.More »
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Legendary Iwasa Matabei and His Three Epic Scrolls of Tales
A seventeenth-century artist, Iwasa Matabei (1578–1650, aka Katsumochi), enjoyed a successful career as a painter, famous for his characteristic drawing of people with roundish, elongated heads and the...More »
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Ancient Egypt – The Creation of the World
The Edo-Tokyo Museum is pleased to announce the exhibition “Ancient Egypt—The Creation of the World,” which introduces masterpieces from the Egyptian collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, situated...More »
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D Design Travel Ibaraki Exhibition
Special products, crafts, foods, and events capturing the essence of Ibaraki PrefectureMore »
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Shiko Munakata and Fellow Folkcraft Artists
This exhibition features 10 woodblock prints by Shiko Munakata and others who influenced his art such as Shoji Hamada, Kanjiro Kawai, and Bernard Leach.More »
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New Breeze from Kutani Ⅱ - Porcelain Art Exhibition
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Osamu Suzuki “Shino Ware”
Presenting Shino ceramics by Osama Suzuki (b. 1934), a Living National Treasure. More »
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Kutani Ware Exhibition
This exhibition showcases Kutani ware pottery of the Kaga region of Ishikawa prefecture under the four themes of vibrancy, strength, depth, and glamor. Venue: Ginza Atrium More »
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Motoko Oki “Sekisou”
The Chiba-based artist Motoko Oki creates hand-dyed textiles. These new works explore themes at the root of her practice. More »
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An Empty Vessel
Lacquerware, sculpture, and photography by three artistsMore »
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Taishigakuen Graduation Works Exhibition 2021
The Taishigakuen Graduation Works Exhibition features graduation projects from Musashino Gakugei College and the Waseda International Business College Textile Department. Works of painting, design, sculpture,...More »
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Buddhist Sculptures and Relief Panels from Gandhara
Presenting 17 works of Gandhara art including Buddhist sculpture and relief panels. Three new additions to the collection are also featured. More »
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Gen Hiramatsu Woodwork Studio “Zushi Exhibition”
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Manami Okayasu “Plant Movements”
These ceramics by Manami Okayasu (b. 1984) evoke the budding new life of spring.More »
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Masako Masukata Exhibition
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From Here, From Now
Works for the coronavirus era by calligrapher and poet Mitsuo Aida, famous for maxims such as “learn to live with rain on rainy days, live with wind on windy days.” More »
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30 Chawans Exhibition by Five Potters
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Maritime Empire of Ryukyu—Analyzing the “Medieval” through Yaeyama, Miyako, and Amami History
The brilliant history of the Ryukyu Kingdom is widely known; however, its invasion of the surrounding islands, Yaeyama, Miyako, and Amami Island, is not well known. These islands had different languages...More »
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Premonitions of Beauty 2021: The Pathos of Things
- at Nihombashi Takashimaya 6F / X Art Gallery
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi area
- Ends in 3 days
The sixth installment of this series features the work of eight sculpture-focused artists working in ceramics, lacquer, wood, bamboo, glass, and metal. More »
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Digitally Natural – Naturally Digital
*Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation will be open from June 3. (By appointment only.) This new permanent exhibition presents a world where the natural and the artificial...More »
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Kiyokazu Tsuda “Glass Exhibition”
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Shibori Traditional Dyeing from Kyoto
Shibori is Japan’s oldest dyeing tradition with a history going back 1300 years. See works by skilled artisans keeping the tradition alive.More »
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Akihiro Maeta Exhibition
Featuring the work of Living National Treasure Akihiro Maeta, who creates white porcelain on a kiln with traditional techniques and with a strong sense of the contemporary. More »
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Settai Style ― From Edo Chic to Tokyo Modern
Introducing the multifaceted work of Settai Komura (1887–1940), which ranged from illustrations to book design, stage scenography, paintings, and prints. Works by other artists such as Harunobu Suzuki...More »
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Reading the Manyoshu Through Illustration and Design
Works by The Society of Publishing Arts on fine washi paper that depict scenes from the Manyoshu collection of ancient Japanese poetry in text and illustration. More »
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Forms for Fragrance –Treasures from the Takasago Collection
This exhibition will offer a comprehensive look at the world of aromas: from ancient vases used for storing aromatic oils, to the European aristocracy’s ceramic and glass perfume bottles fabricated by...More »
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15th Geidai Art Plaza Awards Exhibition
This year marks the 15th for the Geidai Art Plaza competition. The exhibition will showcase all the prize-wining works.More »
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Manufacturing of Komatsu / Kutani “Shape of Materials”
Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has roots in stone culture such as jasper beads-making in the Yayoi period, and is now engaged in a wide range of manufacturing, such as Kutani porcelain ware, the textile...More »
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Akio Niisato Exhibition
For this exhibition, the artist continues to work in ceramics while creating works that are not simply placed on stands and exhibited. Instead, the artist has endeavored to create “vessels of light”. More »
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Quai Branly Tokyo— “Voices of the Holy Spirits – Madagascar, Island of Curiosities”
The seventh installation of Quai Branly Tokyo consists of ritual tools from Madagascar. In “Sindbad the Sailor,” a huge bird appears, holding off an elephant high in the sky. This type of story involving...More »
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Matthew Lutz-Kinoy + Natsuko Uchino “Keramikos”
For their first show at Taka Ishii Gallery, the artists present their collaborative ceramic works Keramikos and a selection of works on canvas by Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. A presentation of the “Keramikos”...More »
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The National Treasure “Red and White Plum Blossoms”
Featuring the National Treasure folding screens “Red and White Plum Blossoms” by Korin Ogata, along with a National Treasure Kyoto-style ceramic vases by Ninsei Nonomura, the National Treasure handbook...More »
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Aramaki from Hokkaido
Limited-edition merchandise and crafts made from the wooden salmon boxes given as year-end gifts in Hokkaido. More »
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Naozumi Tanaka “Everyday Vessels”
This exhibition features Naozumi Tanaka’s latest works experimenting with glaze. More »
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Gifts from the People 2020 - Reiwa Year One New Collection
This exhibition showcases recently collected documents and items about the history and culture of Edo/Tokyo. More »
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The Tragedy of Loosdorf Castle: The Destruction and Rebirth of Exported Old-Imari
*Okura Museum of Art re-opened its facility and exhibitions from February 20 with sufficient preventive measures based on safeguarding guidelines to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). *The...More »
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Joshibi University of Art and Design Master’s Program Class of 2020 Graduation Exhibition
- at Joshibi University of Art and Design, Sagamihara Campus
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Starts in 3 days
Introducing graduation projects from Master’s degree students at Joshibi University of Art and Design. The Suginami campus presents works of media, healing, fashion textiles, and art production while the...More »
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Musashino Art University Degree Show 2020
Exhibiting final research projects by 2020 graduates at the Takanodai campus. *Visitors not affiliated with the school are asked to make online reservations in advance.More »
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441 Yon Yon Ichi “Music Hole”
This exhibition will showcase the distinctive textile designs of artist 441 Yon Yon Ichi known for their unique patterns and vivid color schemes. Two new original handprinted textiles titled ‘Music Hole’...More »
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Engimono
Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, a museum hotel with a collection of 2,500 works of art and the famed “Hundred Steps Staircase,” presents works of Japanese art, craft, and design to bring health and happiness in the...More »
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Jun Kawajiri “Japanese Crafts”
Works by a forth-generation ceramics artist from Kyoto. Kawajiri’s work will also be featured at Uchigo and Shimizu Gallery in Jimbocho. More »
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Cherry Blossom Designs
Each spring, more than 1,000 cherry trees of 50 varieties bloom at Sakura Joshi Park, where the National Museum of Japanese History is located. This exhibition of artworks and archival materials featuring...More »
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Akihiko Sugita “Lacquer”
Akihiko Sugita’s lacquer dishes have an antique quality with stucco-like texture and beautiful forms for everyday use. More »
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Kyoji Takubo + Kohei Nakamura “Time”
Featuring the work of sculptor Kyoji Takubo (b. 1949) and tea bowl ceramicist Kohei Nakamura (b. 1948). More »
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Beauty of Japanese Culture: Oh! Sumo Exhibition
*Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art is temporarily closed from January 13. *This event has been postponed. Sumo, its costumes, banners, and unique fonts are considered representative of Japanese culture...More »
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Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Tokyo National Museum
Cherry blossoms can only be seen for a few days each year and are a well-known symbol of spring in Japan. The annual event “Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Tokyo National Museum” features famous works of...More »
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Hideaki Suzuki “Painted Vessels”
Hideaki Suzuki’s ceramics painted with circular, mandala, and other trance-like patterns are on display. More »
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Hina Dolls of the Iwasaki Family
Presenting Hina dolls that Koyata Iwasaki (1879 - 1945), fourth president of Mitsubishi, ordered for his wife, Takako, from the Maruhei, Oki Doll Company. Come and meet these child-like festival dolls...More »
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Classical Revival and Modern Japanese Ceramics
The re-creation in modern times of historically venerated ceramic traditions is known as classical revival. Song Dynasty celadon and Ming Dynasty red overglaze ceramics that had been highly admired by...More »
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Sanyo Onoda Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition
This exhibition is a gateway for young glass artists. Nineteen prize-winning works are on display. More »
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Kew Gardens: Botanical Art
Displaying 100 examples of botanical illustrations, prints, paintings, and ceramics from the Kew Gardens collection in London.More »
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Virtual Generation Pottery
This exhibition features the work of three up-and-coming potterers under the theme “virtual generation pottery”. More »
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Exhibition of Ishiguro Munemaro
The ceramic works of Munemaro Ishiguro feature techniques gleaned from research of antique ceramics from the Tang and Song dynastic periods of ancient China. More »