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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
. Ukiyo-e and Costumes
Popular from the mid-17th through the Practical Information
19th century, these wood-block prints Map 3 C2, 4 D2. Tel (03) 3822-
depicted everything from Kabuki stars to 1111. Open 9:30am–5pm
famous landscapes, details of market life Tue–Sun. & 7
to scenes from the pleasure quarters, like ∑ tnm.jp/?lang=en
this 18th-century print of “Two Beauties.”
Transport
 Ueno stn, Hibiya
Courtly Art & Ginza lines. £ Ueno stn,
This collection many lines; Uguisudani stn,
includes scrolls, Yamanote line.
wood-block prints,
and screens. This
16th-century gold
screen is illustrated
with a procession of
noblemen, a scene
from the Tale of Genji
(see p24).
. National Treasures
The themed exhibition in
the National Treasures
room changes about
every five weeks.
Exhibits may be of
calligraphy, Buddhist
statues, tea utensils, or
even armor, like this
16th-century
Muromachi period
domaru armor.

Key to Floor Plan
Second Donations Gallery
floor Thematic Exhibition
Sculpture
Lacquerware and Ceramics
Swords and Metalwork
Folk Culture and Historic Materials
. Sculpture
This serene, wooden Modern Art
12th-century sculp ture of the Japanese and Buddhist Art
Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu (11- National Treasures
faced goddess of mercy) is about Courtly and Tea Ceremony Art
10 ft (3 m) high. Mainly Buddhist,
the pieces in the sculpture Military Attire
collection range from Interior Furnishings and Painting
miniature to monumental. Ukiyo-e Costumes, Noh, & Kabuki

Gallery Guide: Honkan
The collection is on two floors. The second floor is a counterclockwise, chronological
arrangement of Japanese art as it developed from Jomon-era (from 10,000 BC) clay figures
to 19th-century ukiyo-e wood-block prints. In between is everything from calligraphy and
tea utensils to armor as well as textiles used in Noh and Kabuki. The first floor also works
best when viewed counterclockwise. Its rooms are themed, with stunning exhibits of
sculpture, lacquerware, swords, and Western-influenced modern art.

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