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New Year’s Feature Exhibition
Goats and Lambs, Ewes and Rams: Celebrating the Year of the Sheep
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General Information
- Exhibition Title
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New Year’s Feature Exhibition
Goats and Lambs, Ewes and Rams: Celebrating the Year of the Sheep
- Period
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December 22, 2026–February 7, 2027
- Venue
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Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Gallery 2F-2
- Closed
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- Mondays, except January 11, 2027
- December 28, 2026–January 1, 2027
- January 12, 2027
- Museum Hours
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9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (entrance until 4:30 p.m.)
Open until 8:00 p.m. on Fridays (entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
- Admission
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Adult 700 yen University Student
(ID required)350 yen - Admission fee includes admission to all galleries in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing.
- Admission is free for high school students and other youths age 0–17, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus Members (including faculty). Please show ID.
- Admission for school groups: Admission to the Collection Galleries is free for elementary school, middle school, and high school students on school fieldtrips as well as teachers serving as their guides.
Description of Exhibition
The zodiac animal for 2027 is the sheep. Wool, a natural fiber made from its fleece, has long been used throughout the world. In Japan, however, sheep are not particularly familiar animals, as the country has limited pastureland outside of Hokkaidō. In contrast, sheep are common livestock in China and Europe, where mutton is widely consumed.
This exhibition presents artworks related to sheep——animals that, though rarely seen within Japan, have nonetheless been depicted in Japanese art in a variety of ways.
Birds, Animals, Flowers, and Plants
By Kunii Ōbun and Mochizuki Gyokusen
Kyoto National Museum
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