East Asian Art & Archaeology




KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM 527 Chayamachi Higashiyama-ku Kyoto 605 tel: +81 (75) 541-1151 internet: www.kyohaku.go.jp/

	•New Acquisitions of the Kyoto National Museum, I June 27 - July 29, 2001
		This exhibition features works acquired by the Museum during the last fiscal year. Approximately 60 objects or groups of objects on exhibit.

	•Sakamoto Ryoma: Ryoma and His Contemporaries August 1 - September 2, 2001
		The exhibition includes letters, personal belongings, and other objects related to this late-Edo-period hero from the Museum and private collections.

	•Itakura Kido, Plum and Camellia Blossoms Scroll Stained with the Blood of Sakamoto Ryoma
		The Kyoto National Museum owns a large collection of letters and personal belongings of this late Edo-period idol. Among these objects are letters from Ryoma to his older brother and sister in Tosa, a lineage chart of the Sakamoto family, documents from the Kaientai company, certificates of swordsmanship, a kimono worn by Ryoma and bearing his family crest, katana sword blades, and the famous blood-stained scroll that was hanging in the room in which Ryoma was assassinated. Exhibits will also include Ryomašs letter to Kawarazuka Motaro, widely publicized after it's discovery last year, as well as related letters borrowed especially for this exhibition.

	•Treasures of Chishaku-in Temple September 27 - October 28, 2001
		Featuring wall paintings by Hasegawa Tohaku and Kyuzo and other cultural properties from the temple collection, this exhibition commemorates the 400th anniversary of the reconstruction of Chishaku-in.

	•Expressions of the Human Image October 23 - November 25, 2001
		The exhibit showcases masterpieces of Japanese and Chinese art relating to people, including both images of figures and abstract symbols of human presence.

	•New Acquisitions of the Kyoto National Museum, II October 31 - December 2, 2001

	•New Exhibition Hall
		The exhibit displays works of contemporary Chinese painting from the Suma Collection, recently donated to the Museum.

	•Lions and Lion-Dogs January 4 - March 24, 2002
		Sculpture of lions and komainu(lion-dogs) from the early Heian and Kamakura periods with an emphasis of the history and development of the genre are on exhibit.

	•Masterpieces of Japanese Art from the National Gallery in Prague January 12 - February 17, 2002
		Ukiyo-ewoodblock prints and other works of Japanese art from the National Gallery in Prague are on exhibit.

	•Japanese Dolls Late February - Late March 2002

	•Sutra Manuscripts of the Nara Period February 6 - March 10, 2002

	• 500th Anniversary Exhibition: Sesshu March 12 - April 7, 2002

	•Archaeology July 1 - September 30, 2001
		Archaeological artifacts of the Paleolithic, Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods (3000 BC - AD 7th century) from various regions of Japan are on display, as well as historical excavated artifacts from the Asuka-Kamakura periods (6th -14th century).

	•Chinese Ceramics from Cizhou and its Environs July 1 - July 29, 2001

	•Korean Blue and White and Cobalt Blue Ceramics of the Choson Dynasty July 31 - September 30, 2001

	•Sculptural Images of the Bodhisattva Jizo June 26 - September 24, 2001

	•Buddhist Painting
		Rotation I: June 27 - July 29, 2001 Kamakura-period paintings of Buddhist deities were on display. Rotation II: August 1 - August 26, 2001 Paintings relating to the Buddhist hells and the Six Paths of Transmigration (rokudô)from the Heian-Muromachi periods were on display Rotation III: August 29- September 24, 2001 Temple legends, landscapes, and maps of the Kamakura period are on display.

	•Muromachi Ink Paintings
		Rotation I: June 27 - July 29, 2001 Early ink paintings of the Kano School were on display. Rotation II: August 1 - August 26, 2001 Ink paintings of Buddhist deities were on display. Rotation III: August 29 - September 24, 2001 Ink paintings of plants and animals are on display.

	•Illustrated Handscrolls and Edo-Period Painting
		Rotation I: June 27 - July 29, 2001 Hyakki yagyo(Night Procession of One Hundred Demons) (Shinju-an), Junirui emaki(Poetry Contest of the Twelve Zodiac Animals) and Edo painting of summer scenes were on display. Rotation II: August 1 - August 26, 2001 Gaki zoshi(Tales of Hungry Ghosts) (KNM), Yata Jizo engi(Origins of the Yata-dera JizoImage) (Yata-dera), etc., and Edo paintings of animals and birds were on display. Rotation III: August 29 - September 24, 2001 Honen shonin eden(Biography of the Priest Honen) (Chion-in), other Pure Land Buddhist paintings and Edo-period literati (bunjinga)landscapes of the four seasons are on display.

	•Pre-Modern Japanese Paintings
		Rotation I: June 27 - July 29, 2001 Momoyama- and Edo-period screen and fusuma paintings of real and imaginary scenery by Togan, Sanraku, Sansetsu, and Taiga were on display. Rotation II: August 18 - August 20, 2001 Eccentric painters of the Edo period (17th-19th c), including Rosetsu, Shohaku, and Jakuchu were on display. Rotation III: August 1 - August 26, 2001 Masterworks of fusuma (sliding-door) painting by Togan, Yusho and Taiga were on display.

	•Temporary Exhibition (New Acquisitions) June 27 - July 29, 2001
		An exhibition of objects acquired by the Kyoto National Museum in the 2000 fiscal year.

	•Chinese and Korean Paintings
		Rotation I: August 1 - August 26, 2001 Rakan paintings of the Song to Ming dynasties were on display. Rotation II: August 23 - September 24, 2001 Masterpieces of Chinese painting from the Song to Ming dynasties, including National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, are on display.

	•Calligraphy September 5 - October 11, 2001
		Historical documents, imperial letters, and other Japanese calligraphy of the Heian, Kamakura, and Edo periods, most Important Cultural Properties or National Treasures, are on display.

	•Summer Kimonos: Hitoe and Katabira June 27 - August 5, 2001

	•Exotic Foreign Textiles August 8 - September 16, 2001

	•Kimono Motifs: Autumn Plants September 19 - October 28, 2001

	•Edo-Period Makie Decoration July 4 - August 19, 2001

	•Writing Paraphernalia August 22 - October 8, 2001

	•Bronze Mirrors from East Asia July 4 - August 19, 2001

	•Metalwork of the Momoyama and Edo Periods August 22 - October 8, 2001




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