Exhibitions
Past Exhibition
Collection Exhibition
Celebratory “Vessels”: From the Lacquer Art Collection of the Crafts Gallery
Date
Location
Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
About the Exhibition
Lacquerware is so important a genre in Japanese crafts that the English word “japan” means lacquerware. Since its foundation in 1977, the Crafts Gallery has been collecting lacquerware as an important part of our collection. Now our collection of lacquerware comprises 260 pieces. This exhibition presents 100 pieces selected from our collection to introduce the charm of modern Japanese lacquerware from various perspectives.
List of Exhibits
| Artist | Birth-Death | Title | Date | Material and Technique | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room 1 | |||||
| AKAJI, Yusai | 1906-1984 | Covered octagonal food box, painted in gold lacquer over green lacquer | 1979 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| ISOI, Joshin | 1883-1964 | Covered octagonal food box, flower design, kimma | 1956 | lacquer, rantai, kimma | MOMAT |
| OTOMARU, Kodo | 1898-1997 | Writing-paper box, cattleya design, choshitsu | 1992 | lacquer, choshitsu | MOMAT |
| KADO, Isaburo | 1940-2005 | Six tiers of boxes with tin-belted, magewa | 1992 | lacquer, magewa | MOMAT |
| SAJI, Tadashi | 1914-1999 | Two-fold screen, “Urban City” | 1960 | lacquer, colored lacquer, raden | MOMAT |
| SUZUKI, Mutsumi | 1942-2009 | Large oval bowl, cinnabar lacquered | 1999 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| TAKANO, Shozan | 1889-1976 | Box, butterfly design, kiji maki-e | 1963 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| TAKAHASHI, Setsuro | 1914-2007 | Hioka-tsukioka | 1989 | lacquer, chinkin | MOMAT |
| 1923-1998 | Flamed panel, transparency picture, “Dog” | 1985 | lacquer, paper | MOMAT | |
| Cabinet, eulalia design, maki-e, raden inlay | 1991 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT | ||
| TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | Ornamental box, casablanca design, maki-e, raden inlay | 1994 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT | |
| Water container, leaves design, maki-e | 1996 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT | ||
| HATTORI, Syunsho | 1943- | Ornamental box, “The Sea Reflecting Sunlight”, maki-e, yogai raden inlay | 2003 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | Private Collection |
| FUJITA, Toshiaki | 1959- | Melt | 1988 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| MAE, Taiho | 1890-1977 | Writing-paper box, butterfly design, chinkin | 1959 | lacquer, chinkin | MOMAT |
| MASUMURA, Mashiki | 1910-1996 | Covered food box in the shape of plum blossom, kanshitsu | 1967 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| 1896-1986 | Tray, floral design, colored-lacquer painting and maki-e | 1953 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT | |
| MATSUDA, Gonroku | Cosmetic box, black pine and oak design, maki-e | 1955 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT | |
| Bowls, bamboo design, maki-e and colored lacquer | 1967 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT | ||
| MINAMI, Yoshiteru | 1921-2006 | Large bowl, “Oboro-zuki (misty moonlight)”, kanshitsu | 1983 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| Room 2 | |||||
| AKAJI, Yusai | 1906-1984 | Tray, magewa, painted in colored lacquer | 1960 | lacquer, magewa | MOMAT |
| INAGAKI, Toshijiro | 1902-1963 | New Year in Nishijin, stencil dyeing on paper | 1958 | paper, stencil dyeing | MOMAT |
| ONISHI, Isao | 1944- | Tray, magewa, painted in black lacquer | 2000 | lacquer, magewa | MOMAT |
| ONISHI, Nagatoshi | 1933- | Large bowl, “Earth”, kanshitsu | 1986 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| KADO, Isaburo | 1940-2005 | Six tiers of boxes, magewa, cinnabar lacquer | 1991 | lacquer, magewa | MOMAT |
| Bowls, lacquered | 1992 | lacquer | MOMAT | ||
| KOMORI, Kunie | 1945- | Food container, magewa and rantai | 1986 | lacquer, magewa, rantai | Private Collection |
| SAWAGUCHI, Shigeru | 1925-1997 | Large bowl, black lacquer | 1986 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| Bowls, chopsticks and kai (spoon), black lacquer | 1987 | lacquer | MOMAT | ||
| SHINMURA, Senkichi | 1907-1983 | Tray, shippi, maki-e | 1960 | lacquer, shippi, maki-e | MOMAT |
| TADOKORO, Hosai | 1912-1993 | Tea caddy in three colors | 1957 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| TOTOKI, Akiyoshi | 1950- | Bowl in the shape of flower, kanshitsu | 1986 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| NAKAGAWA, Tessai | 1897-1976 | Tray, kanshitsu | 1955 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| MASUMURA, Kiichiro | 1941- | Bowl, kanshitsu | 1999 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| MASUMURA, Mashiki | 1910-1996 | Flower-shaped tray, cinnabar-lacquered, kanshitsu | 1983 | lacquer, kanshitsu | Private Collection |
| MATSUNAMI, Hoshin | 1882-1954 | Tea caddy with stripe design, kanshitsu | c.1950 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| MATSUNAMI, Hoshin | Tea caddy in the shape of chrysanthemum flower, kanshitsu | c.1952 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT | |
| YAMANAGA, Koho | 1889-1973 | Bowl, kanshitsu, chrysanthemum flower design | c.1935 | lacquer, kanshitsu | Private Collection |
| WATANABE, Kisaburo III | 1909-1986 | Tea caddy, “Midori (green)” | 1972 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| WATANABE, Kisaburo III | 1909-1986 | Tea caddy, black lacquer | 1973 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| WATANABE, Kisaburo III | 1909-1986 | Tea caddy in the shape of top | 1973 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| WATANABE, Kisaburo III | 1909-1986 | Tea caddy, cinnabar lacquered on Japanese cypress | 1975 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| WATANABE, Kisaburo III | 1909-1986 | Tea caddy, lacquered on bamboo stalk | 1979 | lacquer, bamboo | MOMAT |
| OTOMARU, Kodo | 1898-1997 | Tea caddy, hydrangea design, choshitsu | 1994 | lacquer, choshitsu | MOMAT |
| TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | 1923-1998 | Water container, mizukagami (reflection in water) design, maki-e | 1970 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | Hexagonal incense burner, plasma design, maki-e, raden inlay | 1998 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT | |
| MATSUDA, Gonroku | 1896-1986 | Bowls, cherry blossom design, raden inlay | 1966 | lacquer, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| )ROKKAKU, Daijo (Hideo) | 1913-1973 | Folding screen for the ceremony | 1943 | laquer, maki-e | Private Collection |
| Room3 | |||||
| AKATSUKA, Jitoku | 1871-1936 | Inkstone case, “Evergreen”, maki-e | 不詳 | lacquer, maki-e | Private Collection |
| ISOI, Joshin | 1883-1964 | Octagonal incense tray, dragon and phoenix design, kimma | 1955 | lacquer, rantai, kimma | MOMAT |
| ISOI, Masami | 1926- | Incense tray, heat haze design, kimma | 1972 | lacquer, kimma | MOMAT |
| ISOYA, Akira | 1904-1987 | Letter box, floral pattern, maki-e | 1934 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| OTA, Hitoshi | 1931- | Letter box, “Butterfly”, kimma on rantai | 1986 | lacquer, rantai, kimma | MOMAT |
| OBA, Shogyo | 1916-2012 | Box, crane design, gold and silver hyomon | 1973 | lacquer, gold, silver, hyomon | MOMAT |
| TAKANO, Shozan | 1889-1976 | Box, peony design, kiji maki-e | 1956 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| TAKAHASHI, Setsuro | 1914-2007 | Yoshunfu (ode to the spring-tide) | 1985 | lacquer, chinkin | MOMAT |
| TAGUCHI, Yoshiaki | 1958- | Tea caddy, “Goldfish”, maki-e | 2004 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | 1923-1998 | Ornamental box, solar eclipse design, maki-e | 1963 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| TSUISHU, Yozei XX | 1880-1952 | Low table, six-petaled flower design, choshitsu | 1915 | lacquer, choshitsu | MOMAT |
| NAKANO, Koichi | 1947- | Box with maki-e, “Autumn Field” | 1986 | lacquer, maki-e | Private Collection |
| MAE, Taiho | 1890-1977 | Ornamental box, eulalia design, chinkin | 1959 | lacquer, chinkin | MOMAT |
| MAE, Fumio | 1940- | Writing-paper box, “Morning Mist”, chinkin | 1998 | lacquer, chinkin | MOMAT |
| MATSUDA, Gonroku | 1896-1986 | Tray, floral pattern, maki-e | 1959 | lacquer, rantai, maki-e | MOMAT |
| MATSUDA, Gonroku | 1896-1986 | Ornamental box, yusoku pattern, maki-e and raden inlay | 1960 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| MATSUDA, Gonroku | 1896-1986 | Ornamental box, bamboo grove design, maki-e and bachiru inlay | 1965 | lacquer, maki-e, bachiru inlay | MOMAT |
| MUROSE, Kazumi | 1950- | Small box of drawers, kisuge (yellow day lily) design, maki-e | 1991 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| MUROSE, Shunji | 1911-1989 | Ornamental box, design of autumn garden, maki-e | 1970 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| YOSHIDA, Genjuro | 1896-1958 | Inkstone case with pomegranate motifs, kanshitsu | 1926 | lacquer, kanshitsu, maki-e | Private Collection |
| ROKKAKU, Shisui | 1867-1950 | Bowl, flower design, maki-e on metal base | c.1935 | lacquer, metal base, maki-e | MOMAT |
| Room 4 | |||||
| OBA, Shogyo | 1916-2012 | Jewelry box, hyomon | 1958 | lacquer, maki-e, hyomon | MOMAT |
| OBA, Shogyo | 1916-2012 | Box of drawers, hyomon | 1963 | lacquer, maki-e, hyomon | MOMAT |
| OGURA, Norihiko | 1958- | Box, “Hangesho (Iizard’s tail)”, maki-e and raden inlay | 1997 | lacquer, kanshitsu, maki-e, raden | MOMAT |
| KATAOKA, Kako | 1889-1977 | Box, heron design, raden inlay | 1959 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| KUROSAWA, Chiharu | 1949-2008 | Box, “Thin Ice”, silver hyomon and raden inlay | 1986 | lacquer, silver hyomon, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| KUROSAWA, Chiharu | 1949-2008 | Box, silver leaf design, raden inlay and hyomon | 1993 | lacquer, raden inlay, silver hyomon | MOMAT |
| KUROSAWA, Chiharu | 1949-2008 | Box, ginkgo design, maki-e | 1993 | lacquer, maki-e | MOMAT |
| KURODA, Tatsuaki | 1904-1982 | Ornamental box, yogai raden inlay | 1974 | lacquer, kanshitsu, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| KURODA, Tatsuaki | 1904-1982 | Tea caddy, stripe pattern, raden inlay | c.1974 | lacquer, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| SASAKI, Ei | 1934-1984 | Box for tanzaku (calligraphy paper), “Morning in Oze”, maki-e, colored shell inlay | 1982 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| TAGUCHI, Yoshiaki | 1958- | Ornamental box, “Colorful Wing”, maki-e, raden inlay | 1991 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | 1923-1998 | Small box, grassland design, maki-e, raden inlay | 1968 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | 1923-1998 | Ornamental box, seascape design, maki-e, raden inlay | 1981 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | 1923-1998 | Water container, tokusa design, maki-e, raden inlay | 1984 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| TERAI, Naoji | 1912-1998 | Kyokko (polar light) | 1956 | lacquer, rankaku | MOMAT |
| TERAI, Naoji | 1912-1998 | Box, yugao design, rankaku | 1957 | lacquer, rankaku | MOMAT |
| TERAI, Naoji | 1912-1998 | Water container, “Spring”, maki-e on metal base | 1976 | lacquer, metal base, maki-e, rankaku | MOMAT |
| TONAMI, Sosai II | 1918-2004 | Box, flower design, maki-e, rankaku | 1968 | lacquer, maki-e, rankaku | MOMAT |
| NAMIKI, Tsunenobu | 1949- | Stillness | 2007 | lacquer, maki-e, rankaku, raden | MOMAT |
| MATSUDA, Gonroku | 1896-1986 | Ornamental box, heron design, maki-e | 1961 | lacquer, maki-e, rankaku | MOMAT |
| MIYOSHI, Kagari | 1954- | Inkstone case, “Ryuhyo (floating ice)”, maki-e and colored shell inlay | 1985 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| Room 5 | |||||
| ITO, Hiroshi | 1930- | Admirable Elegance | 1996 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| ONISHI, Tadao | 1918-2007 | Mount Gahaishi | 1977 | lacquer, choshitsu | MOMAT |
| SUZUKI, Masaya | 1932- | Interactive Forms | 1973 | lacquer, acrylic plastic | MOMAT |
| TAKAHASHI, Setsuro | 1914-2007 | Forest Resonance | 2002 | lacquer, chinkin, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| NAMIKI, Tsunenobu | 1949- | Silky water | 1989 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| HATTORI, Syunsho | 1943- | Two-fold screen, “Sunlight Reflected on Water Surface”, yogai raden inlay | 2007 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | MOMAT |
| BAN’URA, Shogo | 1901-1982 | Two Forms | 1972 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| BAN’URA, Shogo | 1901-1982 | Seabird | 1973 | lacquer | MOMAT |
| HIGASHIBATA, Shinsaku | 1913-1978 | Screen, “Frozen Bird” | 1962 | colored lacquer | Private Collection |
| HISAMOTO, Hajime | 1948- | Serenity | 1986 | lacquer, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
| KOFUSHIWAKI, Tsukasa | 1961- | Leaf Boat 98-01 | 1998 | lacquer, plaster, kanshitsu | MOMAT |
Events & Education
Artist’s Talk
KOMORI Kunie（Artist）
- Date
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2012.12.23(Sun)
- Time
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14：00～15：00
Free Program ( But Museum admission required. )
*Offered in Japanese only
NAMIKI Tsunenobu（Artist）
- Date
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2013.1.27(Sun)
- Time
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14：00～15：00
Free Program ( But Museum admission required. )
*Offered in Japanese only
Gallery Talk
Curator’s Talk
- Date
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2013.2.10(Sun)
- Time
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14：00～15：00
Free Program ( But Museum admission required. )
*Offered in Japanese only
Touch and Talk: Tour with our volunteer staff members
- Date
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Every Wednesday, Saturday
- Time
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14：00～15：00
Free Program ( But Museum admission required. )
*Offered in Japanese only
Symposium
- Date
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2013.1.12(Sat)
- Time
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10:30-12:00
- Location
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Lecture Hall (museum B1F)
*Capacity: 150 seats
*Organizer: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
*Free program.
*No reservation required.
Speakers
MUROSE Kazumi
（Artist）
YOKOMIZO Hiroko
(The University Art Museum-Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music)
KITAMURA Hitomi
(The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
*Offered in Japanese only
Hours & Admissions
- Location
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Crafts Gallery
- Date
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2012.12.11(Tue)-2013.2.11(Mon)
- Time
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10:00 – 17:00
※Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. - Closed
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Mondays (except December 24, 2012, January 14, 2013, February 11), December 28, 2012 – January 1, 2013, January 15
- Admission
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Day ticket (Group of 20 persons or more)
Adult ¥200(100)
Student(college/university) ¥70(40)
*All prices include tax.
Free for high school students, under 18, seniors(65 and over), Campus Members, MOMAT passport holders.
Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.Free Admission on Your Birthday!
(In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Museum)From February 3, 2012 to January 14, 2013, on your birthday you are admitted free to all the galleries, including the Main Building and the Crafts Gallery. Please present an ID showing your birth date at the ticket office.
- Free Admission Days
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January 2 and 6, February 3, 2013
- Organizer
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo