We are pleased to introduce you to our new items in the New Acquisitions Exhibition.
This Exhibition displays a part of our new collection acquired in fiscal year 2023, whether through purchase or kind donations.
Don’t miss this display of unique and colorful pieces!

Exhibition Period:
21 May 2024 (Tues) – 15 Jul 2024 (Mon, Public Holiday)

Venue:
Room 3, Cultural Exchange Exhibition Hall (4F)

Tickets: Cultural Exchange Exhibition Hall (Permanent Exhibition)
Adults般	700 yen
University students	350 yen
High school students, visitors above 18, and seniors above 70	Free

* For more information on ticket prices, please refer to this page.

Exhibition Poster

Exhibition Highlights

Haniwa figurine with armor

6th–7th century

This clay figurine from the 3rd–7th century Kofun period depicts a brave warrior, possibly at a burial mound. The carefully crafted armor on this haniwa is so elaborate that it can be compared to actual excavated artifacts. It enhances our collection of haniwa, such as a shield bearer and house that we acquired last year.

Seated statue of a male deity

Important Cultural Property, 12th century

This precious statue of a deity dates to the 12th century. Holding a scepter and wearing a crown, this figure bears a dignified posture. Upon closer inspection, his distinctive face reveals long and narrow eyes, a slightly protruding mouth, and a beautifully curved upper lip. It may have represented an awesome being to the people of the Heian period (794–1185).

Yūzen kosode kimono (with floral, thatch and hedge motifs)

Early 18th century

This gorgeous kosode features a bold design of hedges along with plum blossoms and chrysanthemums. Invented at the end of the 17th century as a method of dyeing that enabled pictorial expression, Yūzen-zome became a mainstream dyeing technique from the 18th century onward. Since then, Yūzen kosode has come to embody the graceful culture of Kyoto, known as hannari.

Model Diagram of Mount Sumeru

Dated 1813

This model diagram was made to explain the traditional Buddhist view of the universe. That was the concept of heaven moving above a flat Earth with Mount Sumeru at its center, as opposed to the geocentric theory and global model brought from the West during the Edo period (1603–1868). In 1850, inventor Tanaka Hisashige, a native of Kurume City in Fukuoka and founder of the future Toshiba corporation, built an actual model from this diagram.