20English
EditionJan. 22 Fri. 2021 No.20

Special Exhibition

Ancient Egypt

Saturday, November 21, 2020 toSunday, April 4, 2021

— The Creation of the World

Special Exhibition Gallery, 1F

was created by the powers of omniscient, omnipotent
gods. Among their many creation myths, those fromtwo religious capitals, Heliopolis and Hermopolis,
had striking influence. Egypt, a polytheistic culture,
had many different types of gods. It was believed thatdivinity was lodged in all sorts of things that existed in
the natural environment. This section addresses theforms that gods take and the myriad things in naturethat gods created.

Section 2: Pharaoh and The Divine
Order (MAAT)“Maat” was the Egyptian word for order in the universe
created from Nun, the waters of chaos, by the will of
the gods. It was regarded as the most important ethicalstandard by which individual human beings should
live. The pharaoh, as the leader of human society, had
the ultimate responsibility for adhering to andexercising Maat in human society. This section
examines the role of the pharaoh, or king, as a presencebinding together human society and the gods.

Head of Queen Nefertiti or Her
Daughter Meritaten
ca. 1351 – 1334 B.C.

©Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museumund Papyrussammlung / S. SteißSection 3: Eternal Life After Death

Mummy Mask ofPa-remet-syg with
Demotic Inscriptions
ca. 50 – 100 A. D.

©Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,Ägyptisches Museum undPapyrussammlung / M. Büsing

This exhibition from the Berlin State Museums takes “Ancient Egypt—The Creation of theWorld” as its theme, interpreting obscure ancient Egyptian myths through precious
archeological artifacts and the effective use of animation.

The Berlin State Museums: One of the World’s Foremost Collections
The Berlin State Museums are an encyclopedic museum group with a highly regarded
collection of superb quality and scale that ranks with the British Museum or the Louvre.
Since the Altes Museum (“Old Museum”) opened on an island in the Spree River in 1830,
the area has seen a succession o museums built there, with five on what is now known as
Museum Island. Having recovered from having its buildings damaged and its collection
scattered during World War II and the painful period in which Germany was divided
between the East and the West, Museum Island was added
to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1999.
Among the Berlin State Museums, the Egyptian Museum
is particularly acclaimed for its Egyptian artifacts, one of thefinest collections in the world. Its treasures include the Bustof Nefertiti, one of the most famous sculptures of a woman
in the world, superb works from the Amarna period, and acomprehensive collection spanning thousands of years ofEgyptian history.

Prologue: From the Watery Abyss of Nun

The ancient Egyptians believed that everything in the world

Bowl Decorated with Three Fishes
Sharing a Single Head and Lotus
FlowersEpilogue: Osiris Prophecy©Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museumund Papyrussammlung / S. SteißInformation
Opening hours: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm *Admission until 30 minutes before close
Days Closed: Mondays (but open January 4, January 11, and January 18), December 21 through January 1, as
well as January 12
Organized by: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture The Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-TokyoMuseum, the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, State Museums of Berlin, The Asahi Shimbun, NIPPON TV,TOEI COMPANY, LTD.
With the support of: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Japan
With the cooperation of: Lufthansa Cargo AG
With the sponsorship of: Nozaki Insatsu Shigyo Co., LTD.
General
University & technical school students
Age 65+Junior high school students (from outside Tokyo),high school students, those aged 65 years and older
Elementary & junior high school students (from Tokyo)

Figure of the Goddess Bastet
as a Sitting Cat
ca. 610 – 595 B.C.

©Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, ÄgyptischesMuseum und Papyrussammlung / M. Büsing

ca. 1450 – 1400 B.C.

The myriad things that were born from Nun, thewaters of chaos, would all vanish and return to the state of Nun when the world ended.
Atum, the creator god, and Osiris, the god of rebirth, would, however, survive. With thecontinued existence of those two gods, the ancient Egyptians prayed for the rebirth of theworld of order in the universe.
2021 is the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Germany, andTokyo and Berlin have been sister cities since 1994. With the wish that the friendly ties
between the two countries and two cities continue to thrive, we invite you to take thisopportunity to reexamine the history of humanity through Egyptian mythology.

Admission fee (incl. tax)

In ancient Egypt, “Nun”, whose name means “primevalwaters,” represented the waters of chaos in the darkness fromwhich the world was created. The connections between theancient Egyptians and “water” were extraordinarily deep andwere believed to be extremely important. Even after thecreation of the world, Nun continued to live at the world’sedge and was regarded as the source of the waters of theMediterranean Sea, the Nile River, floodwaters, rain, andsubterranean water as well.

Section 1: The Creation of the World andthe Deities

Anubis, the god that guarded graves and the god ofmaking mummies, would lead the dead to the “Hallof Two Truths” . There the dead person was judged
and its heart was weighed against a feather, symbolizing
Maat. If the heart and the feather balanced, that wasevidence that the dead person had not committed
wrongdoings, and rebirth and resurrection by the god
Osiris was assured. This section introduces the view oflife and death in ancient Egyptian culture, in whichrebirth and resurrection were the fundamentals,
through the “Book of the Dead” , coffins, mummy
masks decorated in gold, and other funerary goods.

Special exhibition ticket¥1,800¥1,440¥1,440Special & permanent exhibition ticket¥2,000¥1,670¥1,530¥900¥1,050

¥900

None

Notes
• Group discounts tickets are not available.
• The admission fee is free in the following cases. Preschool children. Anyone who has a physical disability certificate, intellectual
disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, mental health and welfare certificate, or an official designation as an atomic bomb
survivor, as well as their attending caregivers (up to two people).
• There is no special exhibition & permanent exhibition ticket for elementary school students and junior high school students wholive or study in Tokyo because the permanent exhibition admission fee is free for them.
• For changes to opening hours and Silver Day opening, please check our website.

Ticket Sales
Edo-Tokyo Museum, E+, NTV Zero Ticket, Asa Ticket , etc. (handling fees may apply)(Tickets for special exhibitions and permanent exhibitions are sold only at the Edo-Tokyo Museum.)From the Permanent Exhibition AreaFeatured Exhibition

Princess Kazu Goes to Edo:
The Objects She Held and the World She Saw
Saturday, January 2 to Tuesday, February 23, 2021 (public holiday)
Permanent Exhibition, 5th Floor Feature Exhibition Room*Items on display may change during the exhibition.

In the Edo period, it became customary for each shogun and his heir to take, as his officialwife, a daughter of a family in the imperial line or a daughter of one of the exalted families
that provided imperial regents and advisors. That tradition was established in 1623 with themarriage of Princess Takako to Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogun. Among thosemarriages, a particularly famous bride was an imperial princess, Princess Kazu (1846-87),
daughter of Emperor Ninō and younger sister of Emperor Kōmei, who married thefourteenth Tokugawa shogun, Iemochi (1846-66).
Since most of the shoguns’ official wives had grown up in the world of Kyoto aristocrats,
Kyoto’s court culture penetrated deeply into the depths—and particularly the women’squarters—of Edo Castle.
Countless exhibitions featuring Princess Kazu have been held at museums throughout
Japan. This exhibition is organized around works that the princess probably saw or held,
mainly from the collection of the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation, which preserves many
objects associated with her. Through those exhibits, visitors can get a sense of what Princess
Kazu saw at Edo Castle, what she would have touched, and how she lived there.
Princess Kazu was born in 1846 as the daughter of Emperor Ninō and his concubine,
Hashimoto Tsuneko. She was raised by her maternal grandfather, the aristocrat HashimotoSanehisa. As the age of four, she was betrothed to Prince Arisugawa Taruhito, an imperialprince. She thus grew up expecting always to live in Kyoto, the imperial capital.
With the signing in June, 1858, of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan (theshogunate) and the United States, however, many plans were disrupted. That treaty brought
the shogunates long-held policy of closing the country to most foreign trade or other foreigncontact to an end. In the ongoing political turmoil, the “Revere the Emperor and Expel theBarbarians” movement became superheated. The shogunate’s chief minister, Ii Naosuke, who
had tried to suppress that movement and had been responsible for signing the treaty, wasassassinated outside the Sakurada Mon gate to Edo Castle, and the authority of theshogunate itself was threatened. Creating greater unity between the imperial court and theshogunate was suggested as a way to use the “Revere the Emperor” drive to protect theshogunate and restore order. It was thus decided that Princess Kazu would marry Tokugawa
Iemochi.
The princess travelled from Kyoto to Edo in the tenth month of 1861. Her procession waslarge, and many people came out to greet her as she passed by on her journey to Edo. She wasalso accompanied by samurai whom the shogunate had assigned to guard her. The nature of

the procession has been preserved in picture scrolls
and in associated works that bring to mind theparticipants’ honor and glory.
The marriage between Princess Kazu and Iemochi
lasted, however, only a little more than four years,
from their wedding on the second month of 1862 to
the seventh month of 1866, when Iemochi died at theyoung age of 21. Iemochi’s three visits to Kyoto
during their marriage shortened their time together
even more.
A number of furnishings and accessories thatsurvive from that period give us a glimpse of her
circumstances. They include items from her trousseau,
assembled in Kyoto, as well as many wedding
furnishings provided by the shogunate. Throughthem, we can see that Princess Kazu harmonized theHand Mirror with Hollyhock andChrysanthemum Crests, Crane
imperial court style and the warrior clan style in herand Turtle
residence in the O-oku, the ladies’ quarters in Edo
Tokugawa Memorial FoundationCastle. In both name and substance, she served as thebridge between the court and the shogunate. News of her interactions also give a sense of thesituation at the time.
Princess Kazu remained in Edo Castle after the death of Iemochi, becoming a Buddhist nunand taking the name Seikan’in no Miya. During the Boshin War, the conflict that ended theTokugawa Shogunate, she and her mother-in-law, Tenshōin, spouse of the thirteenth shogun,Iesada, worked to ensure the survival of the Tokugawa clan and the bloodless surrender of
Edo to the opposition. With the Meiji Restoration, the fall of the shogunate and rise of a newgovernment in which the emperor would play a more central role, she returned to Kyoto for atime. Then, resolving to live the rest of her life where her husband’s tomb was located, she
moved back to Tokyo (as Edo had been renamed). There she focused on the literary arts,including poetry and gagaku, imperial court songs and dances. Maintaining close ties to boththe imperial family and the Tokugawa clan, she lived a peaceful life, spending her last years atthe Tonosawa Hot Springs in Hakone, to receive treatment for a chronic disease from which
she was suffering.

Folded Paper Pouch, Pipe Holderand Tobacco Pouch with Pheasantsand Double Blossom Cherries
Tokugawa Memorial Foundation
Exhibition period: Tuesday, February 2 –Tuesday, February 23

Scroll Illustrating Princess Kazunomiya´s Wedding Procession to Edo
1862 Exhibition period: Saturday, January 2 – Sunday, January 31