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 Collections5,224

IIZUKA, Rokansai

Flower basket, "Hoden (holy shrine)"

c.1948

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

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Tea bowl, greenish brown glaze

c.1949-50

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Tea bowl, Karatsu ware

c.1949-50

ARAKAWA, Toyozo

Tea bowl, "Socho", marbled clay, shino type

1949

KAWAKITA, Handeishi

Tea bowl, "Aka-fudo", shino type

1949

AKIYAMA, Issei

Ornamental box, openworked circle design

1949

KURODA, Tatsuaki

Settle, incised floral motif, clear lacquer on zelkova wood

c.1949

NOGUCHI, Mitsuhiko

Child with Chrysanthemum

1949

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

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Jar, animal design, reddish brown glaze

c.1950-59

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Jar, incised sheep design on white

c.1950-59

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Jar, shakohan (partridge feather) pattern

c.1950-59

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Tea bowl, black glaze

c.1950-59

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Tea bowl, black glaze

c.1950-59

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Tea bowl, ash glaze, kairagi (shark skin) type

c.1950-59

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