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 Collections5,273

LIPINSKI, Eryk

Rainy July

1958

COPER, Hans

Standing-drum shaped vase

c.1958

KAWAI, Kanjiro

Vase, brushed slip, underglaze blue

c.1958

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Jar, red lattice pattern over white slip

1958

IIDA, Kosai

Round tray, paulownia wood

1958

MORIGUCHI, Kako

Kimono, "Fragrant Shadow", yuzen dyeing on crepe silk

1959

MORIGUCHI, Kako

Kimono, "Fragrance of Four Seasons", yuzen dyeing on crepe silk

1959

SERIZAWA, Keisuke

Kimono fabric, circle pattern, stencil dyeing on crepe silk

1959

SERIZAWA, Keisuke

Kimono, bamboo design, stencil dyeing on crepe silk

1959

SERIZAWA, Keisuke

Kimono, fabric patterns design, stencil dyeing on abaca cloth

1959

SERIZAWA, Keisuke

Kimono, flowers and butterflies design, stencil dyeing on linen

1959

SHIMURA, Fukumi

Kimono, "Bell-ring Cricket", tsumugi silk

1959

KITAGAWA, Heiro

Ra (gauze) type silk

1959

KITAGAWA, Heiro

Ra type silk, arabesque pattern

1959

KITAGAWA, Heiro

Rakin type silk, peony arabesque pattern

1959

KITAGAWA, Heiro

Yamato-nishiki type silk, flower and bird motifs

1959

KAMAKURA, Yoshitaro

Kimono, design of pines, clouds and mist, stencil dyeing

1959

INAGAKI, Toshijiro

Two-fold screen, wild grass design, stencil dyeing on tsumugi silk

1959

ISHIGURO, Munemaro

Letter

1959

NAGANO, Tetsushi

Tea kettle in the "prominent shoulder" style with pine-forest design

1959

SASAKI, Shodo

Ornament, "Animal of Luck (Fabulous chamois-like animal)", bronze, lost-wax casting

1959

MATSUDA, Gonroku

Tray, floral pattern, maki-e

1959

MAE, Taiho

Ornamental box, eulalia design, chinkin

1959

MAE, Taiho

Writing-paper box, butterfly design, chinkin

1959

KATAOKA, Kako

Box, heron design, raden inlay

1959

OTOMARU, Kodo

Tea caddy, shepherd's purse design, choshitsu

c.1959

KAMEKURA, Yusaku

Nikon F

1959

KAWASAKI, Puppe

Woman

1959

KAWAKAMI, Nampo

Nampo's Hina Dolls (a couple)

1959

NOGUCHI, Mitsuhiko

Child with Chrysanthemum

1959

KUSUBE, Yaichi

Water container, bamboo grove design, underglaze blue

1959

VOULKOS, Peter H.

Platter

1959

FUJIWARA, Kei

Water container with fire marks, Bizen ware

c.1959

HAMADA, Shoji

Large bowl, grass pattern in circles, wax resist technique, reddish brown glaze

1959

HAMADA, Shoji

Square jar with faceted sides, cobalt-and-salt glaze

1959

TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi

Ornamental dish, "Moonlit Night in Bamboo Grove", underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, gold and silver

1959

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