NEWSLETTER
January to March 2022

Vol. 152

Feature Exhibition

Hear Me Roar

Celebrating the Year of the Tiger

January 2–February 13, 2022, Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Galleries 2F-1–3
2022 is the Year of the Tiger. The tiger has a rich history in Japanese art, despite thefact that it is not native to Japan. How did people depict an animal that they could notobserve in real life? Artists and craftsmen of the past relied on a mix of pictures, stories,
and fur pelts imported from distant lands as a basis for imagining what these ferocious
felines must have looked like. The tigers assembled in this exhibition represent a diverse
range of understandings that the people of Japan and East Asia brought to this mostmysterious of wild animals.
(By Mizutani Aki, Curator of Education; translation by Daniel Borengasser)

Kakeshita Obi (Sash Worn under an Uchikake) with Tigers and Bamboo, detail
Kyoto National Museum

Tiger
Attributed to Li Gonglin (1049?–1106)
Shōden-ji Temple, Kyoto

Feature Exhibition

New Acquisitions

January 2–February 6, 2022, Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Galleries 1F-3–5

The Kyoto National Museum regularly purchases art works and culturalproperties for the purposes of exhibition and research. The museum
also acquires valuable works that have been generously donated byprivate individuals and groups. This year’s exhibition of new acquisitions
introduces a wide range of approximately forty works of painting,calligraphy, textiles, lacquerware, metalwork, and ceramics acquired
during the 2019 ﬁscal year (2019–2020). Take your time to enjoy these
new additions to the collection of the Kyoto National Museum.
(By Miyakawa Teiichi, Curator of Archaeology; translation by Daniel Borengasser)

Important Cultural Property
Lotus Sutra
Kyoto National Museum

One Hundred Dogs
By Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800)
Kyoto National MuseumImportant Cultural Property
Dragon and Tiger, left screen
By Tan’an Chiden (dates unknown)
Jihō-in Temple, Kyoto, On view January 25–February 13, 2022

Thematic Exhibitions inThe Collection
Galleries
3F-1 Ceramics
A Taste for Plums
Ceramics of Japan and East Asia

Tiger TallyBronze
Gift of Matsui Hirotsugu
Kyoto National Museum

Feature Exhibition

Nishimiyayama Kofun Unearthed

Artifacts from the Tomb of a Harima Chieftain
January 2–February 13, 2022, Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Gallery 1F-2

The Nishimiyayama Kofun (tumulus) in Tatsuno, Hyōgo prefecture, is a rareexample of a keyhole-shaped tumulus from the latter part of the Kofun
period (ca. 3rd. c.–6th c.), which preserves the original contents of its burial
goods. This exhibition presents ﬁndings from a collaborative research project
carried out between the Kyoto National Museum and the Tatsuno History
and Culture Museum in 2019 and 2020. It features artifacts and documentsthat tell a new story of the tomb, as well as the history of Harima and its

January 2–March 13, 2022
(Closed March 15–21, 2022)

3F-2 Archaeological Relics
Special Viewing

Yayoi Pottery of Shikoku and Cinnabar andIron Production in the Yayoi and Kofun
Periods
January 2–March 13, 2022
(Closed March 15–21, 2022)

2F-1 Illustrated Handscrolls
Feature Exhibition

Hear Me Roar: Celebrating the Year of theTiger
January 2–February 13, 2022

Illustrated Legends of the Bodhisattva Jizō
February 15–March 21, 2022

2F-2 Buddhist Paintings
Feature Exhibition

Hear Me Roar: Celebrating the Year of theTiger
January 2–February 13, 2022

Parinirvāna: Picturing the Death of theBuddha

relation to central political structures during the age of ancient Japanese

February 15–March 21, 2022

state formation.

2F-3 Medieval Paintings(By Furuya Takeshi, Curator of Archaeology; translation by Daniel Borengasser)

Feature Exhibition

Hear Me Roar: Celebrating the Year of theTiger
January 2–February 13, 2022

God of Scholarship: Medieval Paintings ofTenjin
February 15–March 21, 2022

2F-4 Momoyama-Edo Paintings
The 840th Anniversary of Taira noKiyomori’s Death:
Tale of the Heike and the Genpei Wars
January 2–February 13, 2022

Cherry Blossom Viewing at Kyoto National
MuseumFebruary 15–March 21, 2022

Artifacts Excavated from Nishimiyayama Tumulus
Kyoto National Museum

2F-5 Chinese Paintings
Qing Painting

January 2–February 13, 2022

Famous Landscapes of China
February 15–March 21, 2022

Thematic Exhibitions inThe Collection Galleries
December 7–26, 2021:
March 23–April 10, 2022:

1F-1 Sculpture
Bishamonten and the Four Heavenly Kings
Japanese Sculpture

Admission to the Museum Gardens and Outdoor Exhibits

Adult 300 Univ. Student 150
Outdoor exhibits only. Admission is free for high school ageand below, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one
caretaker, and for Campus Members including faculty. Pleaseshow I.D. Guide booklet is provided with adult admission only.

January 2–March 21, 2022

1F-2

Feature Exhibition

Nishimiyayama Kofun Unearthed:
Artifacts from the Tomb of a Harima Chieftain

January 2–March 21, 2022:

Admission to the Museum Collections Galleries

January 2–February 13, 2022
Feature Exhibition

Adult 700 Univ. Student 350

February 19–March 21, 2022

Admission is free for high school age and below, seniors over70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus
Members including faculty. Please show I.D.

Celebrating the Japanese Doll Festival

December 7–26, 2021:
February 15–April 10, 2022:
9:30 am– 5:00 pm (Entrance until 4:30 pm)
January 2–February 13, 2022:

1F-3 Calligraphy

Tue., Wed.,Thu. and Sun.

9:30 am– 5:00 pm (Entrance until 4:30 pm)

Feature Exhibition

New Acquisitions

Hina Dolls with Palace

January 2–February 6, 2022

Kaō: Early Japanese Handwritten Ciphers
February 8–March 13, 2022
(Closed March 15–21, 2022)

1F-4 Textiles and Costumes
Feature ExhibitionFri. and Sat.

9:30 am– 8:00 pm (Entrance until 7:30 pm)
CLOSED ON MONDAYS*When Monday is a national holiday, the museum remains
open on Monday and closes the following Tuesday.
*The Museum will be closed on December 27, 2021–January 1,2022.

New Acquisitions

January 2–February 6, 2022

Kimono and Fashion: The Beauty of KosodeFebruary 9–March 13, 2022
(Closed March 15–21, 2022)

1F-5 Metalwork
Feature Exhibition

New Acquisitions

January 2–February 6, 2022

Divine Reﬂections:Medieval Japanese Votive Mirrors and Plaques
February 8–March 13, 2022(Closed March 15–21, 2022)

1F-6 Lacquerware
The Lacquer Arts of China and the Ryūkyū KingdomJanuary 2–February 6, 2022

The Perfect Pair: Shell-Matching Game Sets
February 8–March 13, 2022
(Closed March 15–21, 2022)

VIA JR OR SUBWAY

Get off at Kyoto Station. From bus platform D2 in front of thestation, take City Bus #206 or #208 to the “Hakubutsukan
Sanjusangendo-mae” bus stop. One-minute walk to theMuseum.

VIA KEIHAN RAILWAY

Get oﬀ at Shichijo Station. Walk east along Shichijo/Nanajo
Street (about seven minutes) to the Museum.

VIA HANKYU RAILWAY

Get oﬀ at Kyotokawaramachi Station. Walk east over thebridge to the Keihan Railway Gionshijo Station. Take Osakabound Keihan train to Shichijo Station. Walk east along
Shichijo/Nanajo Street (about seven minutes) to the Museum.

Upcoming
Exhibition
Special Exhibition

Commemorating the 1200th Anniversary of Saichō's Death

Buddhist Art of the Tendai School

April 12–May 22, 2022, Heisei Chishinkan Wing
Cover: Tiger and Bamboo, detail. By Ogata Kōrin. Kyoto National Museum. Kosode (ShortSleeved Kimono) with Lozenges and Tortoise Shells. Kyoto National Museum. Important
Cultural Property. On view February 9–27, 2022. Food Container with Textiles Pattern. By Eiraku
Wazen. Kyoto National Museum. One Hundred Dogs, detail. By Itō Jakuchū. Kyoto NationalMuseum.

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