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 : Tower

YOKOYAMA, Misao

Tower

1957

Images of the works : Garden of Silence [1] from Domains

NARAHARA, Ikko

Garden of Silence [1] from Domains

1958 (printed 1996)

Images of the works : Harvested Rice Field

TOKUOKA, Shinsen

Harvested Rice Field

1960

Images of the works : Song of the Dog

YANAGIHARA, Yoshitatsu

Song of the Dog

1961

Images of the works : Compact Object

NAKANISHI, Natsuyuki

Compact Object

1962

Images of the works : Heaven

SUGIYAMA, Yasushi

Heaven

1964

Images of the works : Work 66 - SA

TANAKA, Atsuko

Work 66 - SA

1966

Images of the works : Four Figures Waiting

HEPWORTH, Barbara

Four Figures Waiting

1968

Images of the works : Lap

CARO, Anthony

Lap

1969

Images of the works : Gate

NOGUCHI, Isamu

Gate

1969

Images of the works : Flowers and Aquarium

HASEGAWA, Kiyoshi

Flowers and Aquarium

1969

Images of the works : No.273 (Shadow)

TAKAMATSU, Jiro

No.273 (Shadow)

1969

Images of the works : JULY 15, 1970, from Today Series (1966-2013)

KAWARA, On

JULY 15, 1970, from Today Series (1966-2013)

1970

Images of the works : A Thousand Cranes

KAYAMA, Matazo

A Thousand Cranes

1970

Images of the works : Haranojo Castle

FUNAKOSHI, Yasutake

Haranojo Castle

1971

Images of the works : Paean

RILEY, Bridget

Paean

1973

Images of the works : Sphinx-Portrait of Muriel Belcher

BACON, Francis

Sphinx-Portrait of Muriel Belcher

1979

Images of the works : Protrusion #076

SUGA, Kishio

Protrusion #076

1981

Images of the works : 2. The Old Shoin, Viewed from the North-East from Katsura

ISHIMOTO, Yasuhiro

2. The Old Shoin, Viewed from the North-East from Katsura

1981-82 (printed 1989)

Images of the works : I'm telling you...

SUGIURA, Kunié

I'm telling you...

1983

Images of the works : The Day I Go to the Forest

FUNAKOSHI, Katsura

The Day I Go to the Forest

1984

Images of the works : Work 84-P-1

TATSUNO, Toeko

Work 84-P-1

1984

Images of the works : 1・9・4・7 [#29] Housewife

ISHIUCHI, Miyako

1・9・4・7 [#29] Housewife

1988-89 (printed 1999)

Images of the works : Looking Up the Trees VII

HIDAKA, Rieko

Looking Up the Trees VII

1993