Special exhibition
Yukio Yashiro and the Museum Yamato Bunkakan at His 50th Death Anniversary: The Joy of Loving Art
Session April 12(Saturday),2025 to May 25(Sunday),2025
A history of East Asian art research by an art historian who loved art, and whose ideal was to create a museum where people could view artworks while enjoying the beauty of nature.
Yukio Yashiro was an art historian who researched Botticelli’s works. He compiled an East Asian art collection that has become the core exhibit of the Museum Yamato Bunkakan, where he served as its first director. The exhibition traces the footsteps and viewpoints of studies on East Asian art from Yashiro's perspective of appreciation of art.
Designated National Treasure WOMEN ENGAGED IN VARIOUS AMUSEMENTS （Left of pair of six-fold screens）BOSHANLU（HILL CENSER）, WHITE PORCELAIN
Representations of Weather in East Asian Art
Session May 30(Friday),2025 to July 6(Sunday),2025
The exhibition explores how constantly changing meteorological phenomena have been represented in East Asia: blowing wind, pouring rain, falling snow, floating clouds and haze, and calm sunny skies.
SCHOLAR VIEWING MAPLE LEAVESCLOUDY MOUNTAINS
Compare and Enjoy Art Works of the Rinpa School
Session August 22(Friday),2025 to September 28(Sunday),2025
The exhibition compares the works of Kōetsu, Sōtatsu, Kōrin, Kenzan, Hōitsu, and other artists of the Rinpa school with classical works and those of different schools of the same period to explore their respective characteristics and appeals.
Designated Important Cultural Property FLUTE CASE WITH DESIGN OF DEER, MAKIE LACQUER, PEWTER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAYFLOWERS IN VASE
Special exhibition
Beauty of the Performing Art Traced through Bugaku Masks and Drawings
Session October 4(Saturday),2025 to November 9(Sunday),2025
Bugaku is a performing art with the longest history in Japan, having been performed at ceremonies of the imperial court, temples, and shrines since the Nara period (710–794). This exhibition presents the art developed in the imperial court, Nanto, and Tennoji through Bugaku masks and drawings.
Session November 14(Friday),2025 to December 25(Thursday),2025
Many paintings depict representations of water - from the rushing current that splashes onto the gently shimmering surface. Visit the waterside paintings at the Museum Yamato Bunkakan, which is situated by a pond.
Designated Important Art ObjectRAPIDSLANDSCAPE （Left of pair of six-fold screens）
Character Representations and Stories in East Asia
Session January 6(Tuesday),2026 to February 15(Sunday),2026
The exhibition introduces diverse representations of people and stories that developed in East Asia through works depicting Chinese myths and legends, historical tales, and anecdotes based on Confucian and Buddhist teachings.
LADY WENJI （CAI YAN） RETURN TO CHINAWARRIOR WITH CHILD IN BOAT
Asian Pottery
Session February 20(Friday),2026 to April 5(Sunday),2026
The exhibition features Asian potteries from China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. They have both similarities and differences. Notice the influences between the areas or developments unique to each area.
BOTTLE WITH PAINTED AND INCISED DESIGN OF BIRDS AND WILLOW TREES, WHITE BRUSH SLIP, AND IRON BLACK, BUNCHEONG WAREBOWL WITH DESIGN OF FIGURES AND LANDSCAPE, UNDERGLAZE BLUE
