Choice of masterpieces

The collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo contains 18 works that have been designated by the Government as Important Cultural Properties: twelve Japanese-style paintings, five oil paintings, and one sculpture. One of the Japanese-style paintings and one of the oil paintings are deposited works. Three of the Japanese-style paintings are regarded as a group.
In this section, we introduce these Important Cultural Properties with a brief explanation of each work.
To find out which works are currently on display, please visit the following page: MOMAT Collection. Also, don’t miss the works that are on view for a limited time due to conservation.

Images of the works : Portrait of Vasilii Eroshenko

NAKAMURA, Tsune

Portrait of Vasilii Eroshenko

1920

National Important Cultural Properties

Images of the works : Boy with a Toy Trumpet

KOIDE, Narashige

Boy with a Toy Trumpet

1923

Images of the works : Metempsychosis

YOKOYAMA, Taikan

Metempsychosis

1923

National Important Cultural Properties

Images of the works : Construction

MURAYAMA, Tomoyoshi

Construction

1925

Images of the works : Profound Grief from The Poem by Qu Yuan

KIKKAWA, Reika

Profound Grief from The Poem by Qu Yuan

1926

Images of the works : Rough Coast

HIRAFUKU, Hyakusui

Rough Coast

1926

Images of the works : Gas Lamp and Advertisements

SAEKI, Yuzo

Gas Lamp and Advertisements

1927

Images of the works : Tsukiji Akashi-cho Town

KABURAKI, Kiyokata

Tsukiji Akashi-cho Town

1927

National Important Cultural Properties

Images of the works : Houses in Kyoto, Houses in Nara

HAYAMI, Gyoshu

Houses in Kyoto, Houses in Nara

1927

Images of the works : Self-Portrait

FUJITA, Tsuguharu

Self-Portrait

1929

Images of the works : Sea

KOGA, Harue

Sea

1929

Images of the works : Portrait of San'yutei Encho

KABURAKI, Kiyokata

Portrait of San'yutei Encho

1930

National Important Cultural Properties

Images of the works : Shintomi-cho Town

KABURAKI, Kiyokata

Shintomi-cho Town

1930

National Important Cultural Properties

Images of the works : Hama-cho Gashi Zone

KABURAKI, Kiyokata

Hama-cho Gashi Zone

1930

National Important Cultural Properties

Images of the works : Flaming Grass

KAWABATA, Ryushi

Flaming Grass

1930

Images of the works : Expression of Infant

HASHIMOTO, Heihachi

Expression of Infant

1931

Images of the works : Landscape in Provence

BONNARD, Pierre

Landscape in Provence

1932

Images of the works : The Five-Storied Pagoda of the Hokanji Temple, Kyoto

SUDA, Kunitaro

The Five-Storied Pagoda of the Hokanji Temple, Kyoto

1932

Images of the works : Red Sun

FUJIMAKI, Yoshio

Red Sun

1934

Images of the works : Butterflies Flying above Clouds

MIGISHI, Kotaro

Butterflies Flying above Clouds

1934

Images of the works : Portrait of Chin-Jung

YASUI, Sotaro

Portrait of Chin-Jung

1934

Images of the works : Mother and Child

UEMURA, Shoen

Mother and Child

1934

National Important Cultural Properties

Images of the works : Women Observing Stars

OTA, Chou

Women Observing Stars

1936

Images of the works : Hollyhock White and Green with Pedernal

O'KEEFFE, Georgia

Hollyhock White and Green with Pedernal

1937