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 : Wall Drawing#769: A 36-inch (90cm) grid covering the black wall. All two-part combinations using arcs from corners and sides, and straight and not straight lines, systematically.

LEWITT, Sol

Wall Drawing#769: A 36-inch (90cm) grid covering the black wall. All two-part combinations using arcs from corners and sides, and straight and not straight lines, systematically.　

1994

Images of the works : Harmless Kitty

NARA, Yoshitomo

Harmless Kitty

1994

Images of the works : Abstract Picture (Red)

RICHTER, Gerhard

Abstract Picture (Red)

1994

Images of the works : Beautiful Flag (War Picture Returns)

AIDA, Makoto

Beautiful Flag (War Picture Returns)

1995

Images of the works : Unnamed #7

KOBAYASHI, Masato

Unnamed #7

1997

Images of the works : Reclining Girl

IKEMURA, Leiko

Reclining Girl

1997

Images of the works : New Land ＃1

NOGUCHI, Rika

New Land ＃1

1999-2000

Images of the works : Reflection

GORMLEY, Antony

Reflection

2001

Images of the works : God Bless America

TAKAMINE, Tadasu

God Bless America

2002

Images of the works : Blown by the heat of the roof, Grandfather's head already seemed pale like a skull. Well, I'm not sure...do you remember what he said, when the red-hot iron was about to be put into his eyes? *

OKAZAKI, Kenjiro

Blown by the heat of the roof, Grandfather's head already seemed pale like a skull. Well, I'm not sure...do you remember what he said, when the red-hot iron was about to be put into his eyes? *

2002

Images of the works : Garden 1

MARUYAMA, Naofumi

Garden 1

2003

Images of the works : Plum and Maple Trees

AZAMI, Takako

Plum and Maple Trees

2009

Images of the works : A Pottery Produced by Five Potters at Once (Silent Attempt)

TANAKA, Koki

A Pottery Produced by Five Potters at Once (Silent Attempt)

2013

Images of the works : Cover

MURAKAMI, Saki

Cover

2016

Images of the works : Untitled

KATO, Izumi

Untitled

2016

Images of the works : Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate on October 6, 2019 from Untitled (tsunami trees)

HATAKEYAMA, Naoya

Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate on October 6, 2019 from Untitled (tsunami trees)

2019