TSUMUGU : Japan Art & Culture

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Japanese art exhibitions held in major museums and traditional performing arts in theaters

Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Admiring Maruyama Okyo's ‘Pine Trees in the Snow’ again this year at Mitsui Memorial Museum

National Treasure Pine Trees in the Snow and Noh Masks
・Dec 8 (Fri), 2023 – Jan 27 (Sat), 2024
・Mitsui Memorial Museum
Imperial Palace, Tokyo

The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan, exhibits artistic treasures to mark reopening

The Aesthetics of the Imperial Court: Beauty Passed Down through the Ages
・Nov 3 (Fri), 2023 – Jun 23 (Sun), 2024
・The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan
Imperial Palace, Tokyo

Exhibition celebrating Emperor’s 5th year in reign and the 30th wedding anniversary of the Emperor and Empress opens at The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan

Ushering in the Reiwa Era: 30 Years in Retrospect
・Nov 3 (Fri) – Dec 24 (Sun), 2023
・The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan
Ueno Park, Tokyo

Four major emaki (illustrated handscrolls) of Japan to come together in ‘Yamato-e’

Yamato-e
・Oct 11 (Wed) – Dec 3 (Sun), 2023
・Tokyo National Museum
Ueno Park, Tokyo

Contemporary artist Tadanori Yokoo revives traditional ‘Hanshan, Shide’ theme

Tadanori Yokoo: 100 Takes on Hanshan and Shide
・Sep 12 (Tue) – Dec 3 (Sun), 2023
・Tokyo National Museum
Kasama, Ibaraki Pref.

Modern ceramic masterworks from among Imperial collections to be spotlit in Ibaraki

The Masterworks of Japanese modern ceramics from The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan
・Sep 16 (Sat) – Dec 10 (Sun), 2023
・Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum

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The TSUMUGU Gallery archives high-resolution images of Japan’s most sophisticated artwork to
give you the exciting sensation of viewing them up close as if they were right before your eyes.

What’s TSUMUGU?: The TSUMUGU Project was initiated by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, Imperial Household Agency and The Yomiuri Shimbun (Tokyo) as a joint effort to promote the beauty of Japanese art across the nation and abroad.

Giving special attention to Japan’s national treasures, important cultural properties and excellent artwork associated with the Imperial Household, the two government agencies and leading national newspaper in 2018 agreed on a comprehensive plan to establish a virtuous cycle of “promoting, restoring and preserving” the nation’s precious legacies. Subsequently, the TSUMUGU Project was set up to implement the plan…; See more

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