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Feature Exhibition
Layered Histories: Renowned Tea Utensils and Their Boxes

 

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General Information

Exhibition Title

Feature Exhibition
Layered Histories: Renowned Tea Utensils and Their Boxes

Period

December 22, 2026–March 22, 2027

Venue

Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Gallery 1F-2

Transportation

JR, Kintetsu Railway, Keihan Railway, Hankyu Railway, City Bus / Map

Closed
  • Mondays, except January 11 and March 22, 2027
  • December 28, 2026–January 1, 2027
  • January 12, 2027
Museum Hours

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
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

For generations, the treasured utensils used by tea practitioners have been carefully passed down along with their storage boxes and protective wrappings. The complete set of storage materials accompanying a given object is known as its shidai. A shidai can have various components, including original custom-made storage boxes (tomobako) as well as silk pouches (shifuku) specially commissioned each time the object changed hands. Such accessories are traditionally cherished alongside the objects that they preserve. This exhibition presents a selection of outstanding tea utensils——including the National Treasure Ōido Type Tea Bowl named “Kizaemon” (Kohō-an Temple, Kyoto)——along with the accompanying boxes and wrappings for each object. We hope it offers an opportunity to encounter the layered histories and contexts that these tea masterworks have accumulated over time.

National Treasure. Ōido Type Tea Bowl, Named “Kizaemon.” Kohō-an Temple, Kyoto

National Treasure
Ōido Type Tea Bowl, Named “Kizaemon”
Kohō-an Temple, Kyoto

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