
唐獅子図屛風 狩野永徳筆 安土桃山時代・16世紀 東京・宮内庁三の丸尚蔵館蔵 後期展示:11月3日(火・祝)~11月29日(日)
Momoyama: Artistic Visions in a Turbulent Century
In Japanese political history, the Azuchi-Momoyama period refers to the 30-year period from the 1573 fall of the Muromachi shogunate until the establishment of the Edo shogunate in 1603. Focusing on the Momoyama arts that flourished during these years, the most vibrant and magnificent in Japanese art history, the many masterpieces presented here introduce Japan’s shifting aesthetics from the late Muromachi period through the early Edo period.
The 1543 arrival of firearms in Japan symbolized the beginning of what would become a warring states period that extended almost 100 years until Portuguese boats were banned from Japanese waters in 1639, a year after the Shimabara Uprising ended. During these years centered on the Azuchi-Momoyama period, Japan changed, shifting from the medieval to the pre-modern, from a time when samurai warlords rose to power through to the Edo shogunate's establishment of a peaceful regime.
This exhibition presents approximately 230 superb works to summarize the characteristics of the Momoyama period arts created in the turbulent years from the end of the Muromachi period through the early Edo period. What were the lives of the Japanese like during these chaotic years, what kind of culture did they develop? This exhibition’s assembly of art works from this almost century-long period will provide visitors with a chance to consider the "body and soul" of this noteworthy transitional time within the history of Japanese art.
- Section 1 : Art During a Turbulent Century
- Section 2 : Muromachi Aesthetics: Prelude to the Momoyama
- Section 3 : Chanoyu and the Flowering of Momoyama Ceramics
- Section 4 : Looking West
- Section 5 : Mature Momoyama: From Splendid to Stylish
- Section 6 : Equipping a General: Arms and Armor
- Section 7 : Towards Peace: Art for a New Shogunal Era

国宝 洛中洛外図屛風(上杉家本)(部分) 狩野永徳筆 室町時代・永禄8年(1565) 山形・米沢市上杉博物館蔵 前期展示:10月6日(火)~11月1日(日)
General Information
Period |
October 6–November 29, 2020 |
Venue |
Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park) 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan |
Hours |
9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Open until 9:00 p.m. on Frydays and Saturdays.
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Closed |
Mondays (Except for November 23) and November 24 |
Admission |
All tickets will be timed-entry tickets (timed tickets) Adults: 2400 yen University students: 1400 yen High school students: 1000 yen Junior high school students and under: Free
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Access |
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Organizers |
Tokyo National Museum, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Agency for Cultural Affairs |
With the Special |
Canon Inc., East Japan Railway Company, JAPAN TOBACCO INC., Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD., Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. |
With the |
SHIMIZU CORPORATION, Takashimaya Co., Ltd., TAKENAKA CORPORATION, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation |
General |
03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial) |