THE TOKUGAWA ART MUSEUMHŌSA LIBRARY CITY of NAGOYA
Exhibition Schedule
2020April
2021March
-November 8 (Sun.) - December 13 (Sun.), 2020
Thematic ExhibitionReading and Re-envisioning The Tale of Genji through the AgesExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library
The Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu is a masterpiece of classic literature that has been read continuously over the course of a thousand years. The National Treasure The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Illustrated Handscroll in the collection of Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, will be on special exhibit and this exhibition will unravel the charm of Japan’s world-famous Tale of Genji by tracing the cultural history pertaining to the tale.
<Chapter "Kiritsubo" from the Tale of Genji>Edo period, 1655
Private Collection
Special Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 5November 8 - December 13, 2020
<Folding Screen, bamboo design>By Kanō Tsunenobu
Edo period, 17th-18th c.The Tokugawa Art Museum
The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Illustrated Handscroll (designated a National Treasure) is a pictorial version of the lady's diary, in which she records the lives and events of the imperial court, including the birth of Prince Atsuhira (enthroned as Emperor Goichijō) and Prince Atsunaga (enthroned as Emperor Gosuzaku). A veritable treasure trove on life at the Heian court, the handscroll is a masterpiece of yamato-e style painting fully equal to the handscroll depicting The Tale of Genji.
Thematic ExhibitionBamboo: The Essence of Japanese AestheticsExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library
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.
Special ExhibitionThe Doll Festival of the Owari Tokugawa FamilyExhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum
Focused on the Hina dolls and doll accessories passed down in the Owari Tokugawa family, this exhibition presents the extravagant and refined world of dolls that is distinctive of an elite daimyō family.
February 6 (Sat.) - April 4 (Sun.), 2021
<Yūsoku-bina dolls>Edo period, 19th c.
The Tokugawa Art Museum
February 6 (Sat.) - April 4 (Sun.), 2021
Thematic ExhibitionChōshū Zasshi: The Secret Encyclopedia of the Owari DomainExhibition Rooms at Hōsa LibraryChōshū zasshi is a set of books on the local geography that were secretly stored at the Owari domain’s official residence in Edo. This exhibition displays the brilliantly colored paintings of family treasures, flora, fauna and daily life as described in these books and introduces the world of the Owari domain during the Edo period.
<The scene of Tsushima Shrine Festival from Chōshu zasshi>
Edo period, 18th c.The Hōsa Library, City of Nagoya
The Tokugawa Art Museum is closed from December 14, 2020 through January 4, 2021.
Special Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 2February 22 - March 3, 2020
Tea Scoop, named Namida ("Tears")
It is said that Sen-no-Rikyū (1522-1591), in his last days, carved this bamboo tea scoop and used it in his last tea gathering, after Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) ordered punishment upon him. March 28, the day of Rikyū's death, is remembered as a memorial day called "Rikyū-ki." The scoop was later owned by Furuta Oribe who made the outer case for the scoop, then by Tokugawa Ieyasu and by the 1st Owari Lord Tokugawa Yoshinao.
Autumn Special ExhibitionThe Westward Gaze: Warrior Lords and the Taste for Items from Foreign LandsExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library and Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art MuseumThe collection linking Japan and Western Europe that has been passed down in the Owari Tokugawa family, the foremost of the three Tokugawa branch families, includes precious and rare items seldom found in Japan. This exhibition displays this collection along with related items passed down in some other families.
Provide a superlative example of a daimyō wedding trousseauHatsune motif derived from The Tale of Genji, maki-e lacquer
Edo period, 1639Owned by Chiyohime, wife of the 2nd Owari Tokugawa Mitsutomo
<The Tokugawa Art Museum>
Spring Special ExhibitionFrom Ieyasu to Yoshinao: The Birth of the Owari DomainExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library and Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art MuseumTokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), the final national unifier, and his son Yoshinao (1600-1650), who was assigned to govern the Owari domain during the time of peace, lived contrasting lives. Focusing on the ruling policies that were passed down from Ieyasu to Yoshinao, this exhibition traces the path of their lives, as well as Yoshinao's feelings toward Ieyasu through their personal effects and historical materials.
Special ExhibitionToshio Tabuchi: “Depicting Time Eternal”Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum
Japanese-style painter, Toshio Tabuchi (1941-) is an emeritus professor of Tokyo University of the Arts and chairman of the board of directors of the Nihon Bijutsuin. He continues to create art that strikes a balance between two of the virtues of Japanese painting: decorativeness and spirituality. This exhibition looks back at his painting career and presents masterpieces of his own recommendation, including new works.
April 12 (Sun.) - May 31 (Sun.), 2020
Important Cultural Property<Wakizashi Long Sword, known as "Monoyoshi Sadamune">Nanbokuchō period, 14th c. The Tokugawa Art Museum
<Through the Window of Lodging / Time>2001
Private Collection
June 6 (Sat.) - July 12 (Sun.), 2020
Featuring Exhibits
Thematic ExhibitionThe Heart of Prayer: Buddhist Art in The Owari Tokugawa Family CollectionExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library
The splendid Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues, Buddhist paintings held in the Owari Tokugawa family were the foundation of faith. Personally treasured articles of the deceased were often dedicated to temples for the repose of the souls of the departed. With these, this exhibition tries to unravel the complex feelings around Buddhism held by the various members of the daimyo family.
Important Cultural Property<Amida Triad, Descent of Amida-nyorai, Kannon and Seishi-bosatsu>
Kamakura period, 14th c.The Tokugawa Art Museum
Special ExhibitionUrushi Extraordinaire: Lacquer Masterpieces from the Tokugawa Art Museum CollectionExhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art MuseumThis exhibition explores the beauty and charm of traditional lacquer crafts through displays of the Tokugawa Art Museum's world-class karamono lacquerwares from China, as well as delicate, elegant and elaborately wrought Japanese maki-e lacquerwares, which were sprinkled with gold and silver powder, along with various items from Joseon Korea and the Ryūkyū Islands of Okinawa.
July 18 (Sat.) - September 13 (Sun.), 2020
<Jikirō Food Serving Container>China, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th c.
The Tokugawa Art Museum
Thematic ExhibitionGhosts, Ghouls, and Goblins: Strange and Fantastical Figures in Japanese ArtExhibition Rooms at Hōsa LibraryThis exhibition introduces unnatural phenomena and the world of yūrei (ghosts), oni (ghouls), yōkai (goblins), and other creatures described in Japanese classical literature.
<Illustration of the Tale of Budayū>Edo period, 19th c.
The Tokugawa Art Museum
<Medallion and Flower-scroll design Rug>India, 18th c. The Tokugawa Art Museum
Masterpieces Collection Room 1Celebrated Swords Selection of the Tokugawa Art Museum
Selection of celebrated swords and the Hatsune Furnishings will be exhibited in the Exhibition Room 1 and 5 throuout the year untill March 2021.
Important Cultural Property<Katana Long Sword / Inscription: Muramasa>
Muromachi period, 16th c. The Tokugawa Art Museum
Celebrated Swords Stamp Rally: The stamp is available at the Information Counter.
<Portrait of Tokugawa Ieyasu as a Shinto Deity Tosho-daigongen>
Traditionally attributed to Kanō Tan'yūEdo period, 17th c.
The Tokugawa Art Museum
<Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium>Flanders, 17th-19th c.
The Tokugawa Art Museum
CANCELED
Due to the situations caused by COVID-19, two exhibitions were canceled.
