Collection
National Crafts Museum comprises craft, graphic and industrial design works made in Japan and foreign countries from circa 1900 to the present day, focusing on the post-World War II, which showed a particularly diverse development.As of April 2022, the collection contains more than 4,000 works of various genres including ceramics, grass works, lacquerware, wood works, bamboo works, textiles, dolls, metal works, industrial design, and graphic design.
All Collections5,271
KATO, Hajime
Rice bowls, design of the character, furochoju (eternal life), overglaze enamels
1948
IIZUKA, Rokansai
Flower basket, "Hoden (holy shrine)"
c.1948
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Tea bowl, greenish brown glaze
c.1949-50
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Tea bowl, Karatsu ware
c.1949-50
AKIYAMA, Issei
Ornamental box, openworked circle design
1949
NOGUCHI, Mitsuhiko
Child with Chrysanthemum
1949
TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi
Traveling tea set, underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
1949
SERIZAWA, Keisuke
Hanging scroll, stencil-dyed inscription on washi paper
c.1949
INAGAKI, Toshijiro
Scroll, "Scenes of Village", stencil dyeing on paper
1949
ROKKAKU, Daijo (Hideo)
Box, happy-circle design, maki-e
1949
OHASHI, Tadashi
Mitsuwa’s Cream
1949
IMATAKE, Shichiro
Peace Festival
1949
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Vase, brush pattern
c.1949
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Tea bowl, leaf design, black glaze
c.1949-50
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Tea bowl, cobalt blue splotches on white ground
c.1949-50
ARAKAWA, Toyozo
Tea bowl, "Socho", marbled clay, shino type
1949
KAWAKITA, Handeishi
Tea bowl, "Aka-fudo", shino type
1949
KURODA, Tatsuaki
Settle, incised floral motif, clear lacquer on zelkova wood
c.1949
NAITO, Shiro
Box with hammered relief of ume blossoms
c.1950
NAKAGAWA, Tessai
Tea saucers in the shape of chrysanthemum flower, kanshitsu
c.1950
NAKAGAWA, Tessai
Tea saucers, half-red/half-black, kanshitsu
c.1950
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Tea bowl, "Totoya"
c.1950-54
TERAI, Naoji
Box, poppy design, raden inlay
1950
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Tea bowl, incised pattern, white slip
c.1950
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Tea bowl, leaf design, black glaze
c.1950-55
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Jar, green glaze
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Set of tea cups, ash glaze, kairagi (shark skin) type
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Dish, drawn in chalk-like glaze and colored glazes
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Dish, drawn in chalk-like glaze and colored glazes
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Dish, drawn in chalk-like glaze and colored glazes
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Vase, cloth pattern in black glaze on white
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Jar, incised animal design, shakohan (partridge feather) glaze
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Vase with leg, black glaze
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Jar with handle, shakohan (partridge feather) pattern
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Square dish, ash glaze, kairagi (shark skin) type
c.1950-59
ISHIGURO, Munemaro
Jar, pressed Buddha design, brown ash glaze
c.1950-59