Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Spring Masterpieces 2025
| Duration |
Tue. Mar. 25th, 2025 - Sun. Jun. 1st, 2025 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m. |
| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Dec. 28–Jan. 4 |
| Venue |
Matsunaga Memorial Tea Ceremony Collection |
| List of exhibits |
list-spring-masterpieces2025e.pdf （578 KB）
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From the Matsunaga Collection, this exhibition introduces a selection of masterpieces appropriate for spring, with a focus on tea utensils that Matsunaga Jian used during this season.
Image: Attributed to Qian Xuan, Peonies, China, 14th century
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Buddhist Art from Tokoin Temple
| Duration |
Tue. Apr. 1st, 2025 - Tue. Mar. 31st, 2026 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Dec. 28–Jan. 4 |
| Venue |
Tokoin Temple Buddhist Art |
| List of exhibits |
List_TokoinF.pdf （968 KB）
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This exhibition introduces a large number of wooden sculptures passed down in Tokoin Temple in the Yoshizuka district of Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, including Standing Bhaisajyaguru (Important Cultural Property). (Some pieces are rotated during the exhibition.)
Image: Tokoin Temple Buddhist Art Gallery
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
The Eye of Tanakamaru Zenpachi : Enchanted by Antique Pottery from Kyushu
| Duration |
Wed. Apr. 23rd, 2025 - Sun. Jun. 22nd, 2025 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
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| Venue |
Japanese and Other Asian Art |
| List of exhibits |
list-tanakamaru-collection.pdf （4.7 MB）
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The Tanakamaru Collection encompasses antique pottery from various parts of Kyushu, such as Karatsu, Takatori, Agano, Yatsushiro and Utsutsugawa. Representative works from each area are brought together in this exhibition.
Image: Square water jar with ash and green glaze, known as “Wakaba-ame,” Takatori ware, Momoyama period, 17th century, Tanakamaru Collection
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Matsunaga Jian and Summertime Tea Gatherings
| Duration |
Tue. Jun. 3rd, 2025 - Sun. Aug. 17th, 2025 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
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| Venue |
Matsunaga Memorial Tea Ceremony Collection |
Based on descriptions in Ogi Seisan’s Unchuan chakaiki (Tea gathering records) and other documents, this exhibition recreates the sets of tea utensils which Matsunaga Jian coordinated at tea gatherings held from early to late summer, through pieces from the museum’s collection.
Image: Tea bowl, e-gorai type, China, 16th -17th century
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Children’s Art Museum during Summer Vacation 2025
Seeing Art, Hearing Art: The Gallery of Music
| Duration |
Wed. Jun. 25th, 2025 - Sun. Aug. 24th, 2025 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
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| Venue |
Japanese and Other Asian Art |
Our everyday life is full of music. Although invisible to the eye, music is expressed in various color and form in artworks. This exhibition introduces works from the museum’s collection with the theme of music. Workshops are also to be held during the exhibition period.
Image: ITAYA Fusa, Party for the Animals, 1969
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Autum Masterpieces 2025
| Duration |
Tue. Aug. 19th, 2025 - Sun. Oct. 26th, 2025 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
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| Venue |
Matsunaga Memorial Tea Ceremony Collection |
From the Matsunaga Collection, this exhibition displays a selection of splendid pieces appropriate for the elegance of autumn, including Ogata Kenzan’s masterpiece Autumn flowerbaskets (Important Cultural Property).
Image: OGATA Kenzan, Autumn flowerbaskets, Important Cultural Property, Edo period, 18th century
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Exhibition of Sengai’s Artworks
| Duration |
Tue. Aug. 26th, 2025 - Sun. Oct. 19th, 2025 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
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| Venue |
Japanese and Other Asian Art |
Sengai Gibon was a Zen monk who served as the head priest of Shofukuji Temple, Japan’s first Zen temple, in Hakata. This exhibition displays some of Sengai’s approachable and humorous Zen paintings.
Image: Sengai Gibon, Circle, Edo period, 19th century
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
The Art of Daimyo
| Duration |
Tue. Oct. 21st, 2025 - Sun. Dec. 14th, 2025 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
*Fri. and Sat. from Jul. to Oct. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.)
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
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| Venue |
Japanese and Other Asian Art |
This exhibition features works of art associated with daimyo tea masters, including Kobori Enshu, from the museum’s collections such as the Kuroda Family Treasures and the Matsunaga Collection.
Image: Tea caddy of bunrin type, known as “Hakata Bunrin,” China, 15th -16th century
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Eyes on Foreign Lands
| Duration |
Tue. Oct. 28th, 2025 - Sun. Jan. 18th, 2026 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
Dec. 28–Jan. 4
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| Venue |
Matsunaga Memorial Tea Ceremony Collection
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How did Japanese people before the modern period view foreign lands?
This exhibition explores it through works such as tea utensils produced abroad and paintings depicting foreign countries.
Image: Water jar with decoration in overglaze enamels, Delftware, the Netherlands, 17th century
Collection Exhibition | Pre-modern Art
Textiles from Ancient Egypt: Coptic Textile Fragments
| Duration |
Tue. Jan. 20th, 2026 - Sun. Mar. 22nd, 2026 |
| Hours |
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*Last admission at 5:00 p.m.
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| Closed |
Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday falls on a national holiday)
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| Venue |
Matsunaga Memorial Tea Ceremony Collection |
From the Matsunaga Collection, this exhibition introduces ancient Egyptian textiles called Coptic textile fragments. Let’s also visit the special exhibition Unraveling the Mysteries of Ancient EGYPT from Brooklyn Museum.
Image: Band piece of tapestry, design of gods, Coptic textile, Egypt, 7th -8th century
Admission
Collection Exhibition & Special Exhibition at Collection Gallery
Adults 200 yen (150 yen）
High school and university students 150 yen (100 yen)
Junior high school students and younger children Free
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