Special ExhibitionThe Doll Festival of the Owari Tokugawa FamilyExhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum

Focused on the Hina dolls and doll accessories passed down in the Owari Tokugawa family, this exhibition presents the extravagant and refined world of dolls that is distinctive of an elite daimyō family.

Thematic ExhibitionThe Timeless Appeal of “Kawaii” / “Cute” CultureExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library

In connection with the Doll Festival, this exhibition presents dress up dolls, huggable dolls, hina doll accessories, animals, narrative tales, and other cute objects that appealed to the hearts of young girls.

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February 8 (Sat.) - April 5 (Sun.), 2020

<Set of Hina Festival Dolls>Owned by Teitoku-in Kanehime,

wife of the 14th Owari Tokugawa YoshikatsuEdo period, 19th c.

The Tokugawa Art Museum

<Ukiyo-e New Beauties>By Yōshū Chikanobu

Meiji period, 1897The Tokugawa Art Museum

Special ExhibitionRyōkan, the Man and his CalligraphyExhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum

Ryōkan (1758–1831) is familiar to many people as a great calligrapher and poet. This exhibition presents more than one hundred calligraphic and painted works in Ryōkan’s own hand from the collection of one of the premier collectors of his work, providing insight into the character of this great artist.

Thematic ExhibitionThe Beauty and Diversity of Classical Japanese Musical InstrumentsExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library

In classical Japanese music, instruments representing a variety of different forms and sounds were used. This

exhibition presents the development of Japanese classical music through the instruments and

music-related objects that have been passed down in the Owari family.

November 16 (Sat.) - December 15 (Sun.), 2019and

January 4 (Sat.) - January 31 (Fri.), 2020

<Self-portrait with Inscription by Ryōkan>Hanging scroll

Edo period, 19th c.Private Collection

<Biwa Lute> With Four StringsDragon and cloud designRyukyu (Okinawa), 16th-17th c.The Tokugawa Art Museum

Special Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 2February 22 - March 3, 2020

Tea Scoop, named Namida ("Tears")

Sen-no-Rikyū (1522-91) carved this bamboo tea scoop and used it in his last tea gathering, after Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered his ritual suicide. March 28, the memorial day of Rikyū's death, is called "Rikyū-ki." The scoop was later owned by Furuta Oribe who made the outer case for the scoop, then Tokugawa Ieyasu and the 1st Owari Tokugawa Yoshinao.

Featuring Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 5National TreasureThe Hatsune Furnishings*Selection of the Hatsune Furnishings will be exhibited in the Exhibition Room 5 throuout the year until March 2020.

Provide a superlative example of a daimyō wedding trousseauHatsune motif derived from The Tale of Genji, maki-e lacquer

Edo period, 1639Owned by Chiyohime, wife of the 2nd Owari Tokugawa Mitsutomo

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The Tokugawa Art Museum is closed from December 16, 2019 through January 3, 2020.

THE TOKUGAWA ART MUSEUMHŌSA LIBRARY CITY of NAGOYA

April 2019 - March 2020

Exhibition Schedule

Attention

Special Exhibit of the National Treasure Hatsune Furnishings’ will be held to celebrate the New Year from January 4 through February 2, 2020.

Special ExhibitionFamed Swords Conferred by the Tokugawa ShogunsExhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum

This exhibition explores the significance of warrior-class protocols and customs surrounding swords and the transfer of swords among daimyō families with the display of numerous famous swords, from pieces owned by Tokugawa Ieyasu from his estate that was divided upon his death, to swords that were bestowed upon the Owari Tokugawa family by successive generations of shoguns that followed.

Thematic ExhibitionThe Imperial Household and the Transmission of Courtly Elegance― Celebrating the Accession of the New Emperor

Exhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library

In commemoration of the accession of the new emperor scheduled for May, this exhibition presents the various aspects of the culture cultivated at the imperial court through an array of calligraphic and painted works, interior furnishings and accessories, textiles, and other objects.

Thematic ExhibitionThe Beauty of Ancient FabricsExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library

This exhibition presents various fabrics from the Owari Tokugawa collection, such as brocades, damasks, and chintzes, that have been treasured by tea practitioners.

Summer Special ExhibitionScenes of Battle— Depictions of Brave Warriors of the PastExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library and Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum

This exhibition traces the genealogy of battle scene illustrations that were produced continuously and repeatedly throughout Japanese history, from medieval battle scenes in illustrated handscroll form to Edo-period battle scenes painted on folding screens.

Autumn Special ExhibitionDaimyō Collectors— Ceramic Masterpieces of the Owari Tokugawa HouseholdExhibition Rooms at Hōsa Library and Exhibition Rooms 7-9 at The Tokugawa Art Museum

This exhibition presents a careful selection of objects from among the ceramic vessels that adorned the various scenes in the public and private lives of the heads of the Owari Tokugawa clan, who stood second only to the shogunal family.

Featuring Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 1Celebrated Swords Selection of the Tokugawa Art Museum

April 14 (Sun.) - June 2 (Sun.), 2019 June 8 (Sat.) - July 21 (Sun.), 2019

National Treasure<Tantō Short Sword, known as "Gotōtōshirō">

Kamakura period, 13th c. The Tokugawa Art Museum

Important Cultural Property<Portraits of Emperors, Regents, and Advisors>

Kamakura period, 14th c. The Tokugawa Art Museum

<Chintz used for hanging scroll>India, 17th c.

(Hanging scroll: Waka poem by Konoe Nobutada, Edo period, 17th c.)The Tokugawa Art Museum

July 27 (Sat.) - September 8 (Sun.), 2019

Premier Showing of the High-Resolution Reproduction of the Winter Siege of Osaka Battle Screens

<Illustrated Battle of Ichinotani, Yashima, and Dannoura> (detail)Edo period, 17th c.Private Collection

<Illustrated Battle of Nagashino>(detail)

Edo period, 18th c.The Tokugawa Art Museum

September 15 (Sun.) - November 10 (Sun.), 2019

<Choku Small Cups>China, Qing dynasty 18th-19th c.

The Tokugawa Art Museum

Important Cultural PropertyKatana Long SwordInscription: certified as Nagayoshi's work, etc.Nanbokuchō period, 14th c. <The Tokugawa Art Museum>*Selection of celebrated swords will be exhibited in the Exhibition Room 1 throuout the year untill March 2020.

Featuring Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 5August 20 - September 19, 2019

Fine Pictures of the Momoyama Period

Important Cultural Property<Festival of the Hōkoku Shrine> (detail)

Pair of six-fold screensBy Iwasa Matabei

Edo period, 17th c.Inherited by the Awa Hachisuka Family

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Special Exhibits at the Masterpieces Collection Room 5November 23 - December 1, 2019

National TreasureTwo Scenes of The Tale of Genji Illustrated Scrolls"Kashiwagi III (The Oak Tree III)" and "Yadorigi I (The Ivy I)" will be exhibited.

National Treasure<Chapter Kashiwagi III>

(The Oak Tree III) The Tale of Genji Illustrated Scrolls

Heian period, 12th c.The Tokugawa Art Museum

The National Treasure Tale of Genji Illustrated Scrolls are not only the oldest surviving text version, they are also the oldest surviving illustrated edition of the tale, which has long time been beloved by so many people.

Celebrated Swords Stamp Rally: The stamp is available at the Information Counter.