What are the highlights of the "British Museum Japanese Art Collection"? Focus on about 200 excellent Japanese art pieces and three sets (four panels) of sliding doors to be displayed together for the first time in about 150 years.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will host an exhibition of the British Museum's Japanese Art Collection, featuring about 200 masterpieces and rare sliding doors.Summary
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will host the exhibition "Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 100th Anniversary Commemoration: The British Museum Japanese Art Collection: A Riot of Flowers - Edo Painting Across the Sea" from July 25 to October 18, 2026. This exhibition will showcase approximately 200 selected masterpieces from the British Museum's collection of 40,000 Japanese art objects, which is highly regarded for its quantity and quality. Highlights include works making their "first return to Japan" from the UK, such as Maruyama Okyo's "Screen Painting of a Tiger Crossing a River" (1781–82), as well as works by the eight great Ukiyo-e masters and precious brush paintings, revealing the full scope of the museum's Ukiyo-e collection. The exhibition also aims to rediscover the charms of diverse Japanese art through introductions to the figures who contributed to the collection's formation.
(Source：美術手帖)