Installation view of Gallery 9 ("Glass and Light")
Collection Exhibition
(Jiyu Area)
The Glimmer of Gilt and Glaze
[Corridor / Free Admission]
After the opening of Yokohama Port in 1859, a range of goods were being produced nearby—for export and selling to the residents of the new foreign settlement in the city. Ceramics were one of them.
For this exhibition, ceramics works have been chosen from the collection focusing on the “light” emitted by gilt and glaze. Tiny gilt dots lend an indescribable sparkle to the pieces, while their glassy-surfaced glazes glitter sometimes vividly and sometimes faintly. The longer you look at them, the more their personalities are revealed.
NARUSE Seishi
Pair of small lidded jars with figure design
Meiji Era (late 19th century–early 20th century)
ceramic, set of two
each H. 12.1 x 8.7 x 8.7 cm
Long-term loan from Tanabe Tetsundo Collection
Glass and Light
[Gallery 9 (Jiyu Area) / Free admission]
During its recent major renovation, the museum got a brand new glass-walled gallery. Bright, sunlit and offering views both in and out, this compact new gallery will now host an exhibition of glass objects from the collection. Even the museum curators gasped at the beauty of the natural light playing on the assembled artworks. Viewed in the morning or the evening, and from inside or outside, the works appear different every time you look at them. So please stop by whenever you can－even if you’re just out for a walk or shopping.
Stanislav LIBENSKY / Jaroslava BRYCHTOVA
"Arcus"
1991
glass, cast
76.0 x 100.0 x 10.0 cm
Purchased
OMURA Shunji
"Naissance"
1997
glass, welding
56.5 x 42.0 x 42.0 cm
Purchased
Outline
- Dates
- November 1 (Fri.), 2024 – November 3 (Mon., nat. hol.), 2025
- Venues
- Grand Gallery, Corridor, Gallery 9
- Hours
- 10:00 – 18:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing time)
- Closed
- Thursdays
- Admission
- Free
