Independent guide by artible. Not affiliated with Engravings Museum.
Japan · Koga
Engravings Museum
篆刻美術館
日本初の篆刻専門美術館であり、大正9年に建てられた国の登録有形文化財である重厚な石蔵の雰囲気を楽しみながら、貴重な篆刻作品や印材を鑑賞できる点。
Hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the official site.
Visit official site →ABOUT
The Engravings Museum in Koga, Japan, is the country's first museum dedicated specifically to the art of
Source: Official site
Exhibitions
Past and present exhibitions aggregated by artible.
Now & upcoming (6)
- 第10回 毎日展篆刻会展2026Aug29(Sat)–Oct25(Sun)
- 開館35周年記念収蔵品展2026Aug29(Sat)–Dec6(Sun)
- 第36回 全日本篆刻連盟役員展2026Oct28(Wed)–Dec6(Sun)
- 第35回 古河市小学生古文字書道展2026Dec8(Tue)–2027Feb17(Wed)
The red line is today. Where bars overlap, those shows are open at the same time.
- Now
第10回 毎日展篆刻会展
2026Aug29(Sat)–Oct25(Sun)The 10th Mainichi Exhibition featuring works by the Tenkoku (Seal Carving) Society.
OFFICIAL#Tenkoku#Seal#Calligraphy#Japanese Art - Now
開館35周年記念収蔵品展
2026Aug29(Sat)–Dec6(Sun)The Tenkoku Museum celebrates its 35th anniversary with a special exhibition of its seal engraving collection.
OFFICIAL#Tenkoku#Seal#Calligraphy#Collection - Soon
第36回 全日本篆刻連盟役員展
2026Oct28(Wed)–Dec6(Sun)An exhibition showcasing seal carving works by officers of the All Japan Tenkoku Federation.
OFFICIAL#Tenkoku#Seal#Calligraphy#Japanese Traditional Crafts - Soon
第35回 古河市小学生古文字書道展
2026Dec8(Tue)–2027Feb17(Wed)The 35th Koga City Elementary School Ancient Character Calligraphy Exhibition.
OFFICIAL#Koga City#Elementary School Student#Ancient Script#Calligraphy - Soon
第29回 古河市中学生卒業記念篆刻展
2027Mar2(Tue)–Apr21(Wed)An exhibition at Tenkoku Museum featuring graduation commemorative seal carving works by Koga City junior high students.
OFFICIAL#Tenkoku#Seal#Calligraphy#Middle School Student - Soon
第28回 許我篆刻会展
2027Mar16(Tue)–Mar21(Sun)An exhibition showcasing seal carvings by the Koga Tenkoku-kai.
OFFICIAL#Tenkoku#Seal#Calligraphy#Japanese Art
Past exhibitions (2)
- Past
第1回 U18篆刻展
2026Jul29(Wed)–Aug30(Sun)OFFICIAL#Tenkoku#Seal#Calligraphy#Young Artists - Past
第18回 日本篆刻家協会役員展
2026Jun27(Sat)–Aug23(Sun)The 18th exhibition by officers of the Japan Tenkoku Artists Association, showcasing contemporary seal carving art.
OFFICIAL#Tenkoku#Japan Seal Engravers Association#Seal#Calligraphy
Museum basics
- Founded
- 1991
- Architect
- —
- Building completed
- 1920
- Renovated
- —
- Director
- —
- Operated by
- 古河市
- Annual visitors
- —
- National treasures
- —
- Important cultural properties
- —
- Site area
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Exhibition area
- —
- Architectural features
- 国の登録有形文化財
- 大正9年に建設された3階建て石蔵を改修
- Accreditations
- 国の登録有形文化財（篆刻美術館裏蔵棟） (1998)
- 国の登録有形文化財（篆刻美術館表蔵棟） (1998)
- Awards
- ミュージアムキャラクターアワード2023 グランプリ (2023)
Visit info
- Hours
- —
- Tickets
- —
- Avg. visit time
- —
- Reservation
- —
- Nearest station
- —
- Address
- 〒306-0033 Koga 中央町2-4-18
Rules & amenities
- Photography
- —
- Audio guide langs
- —
- Wheelchair
- —
- Kid-friendly
- —
- Café
- —
- Shop
- —
Collection
- Collection size
- —
- Top departments
- 古河の篆刻家・生井子華の作品を中心に、石井雙石、二世中村蘭台などの著名な篆刻家の作品、封泥や石印材などを所蔵・展示している。
- Featured artists
- 二世中村蘭台
- 石井雙石
- 生井子華
More info
Sources
— Official website — city.ibaraki-koga.lg.jp ↗ · Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikidata — Q17229236 ↗ (CC0) · Official PDF — 第1回 U18篆刻展作品募集要項(PDFファイル:164KB) ↗ (2 pages) · Official PDF — 第1回 U18篆刻展出品票(PDFファイル:3.9MB) ↗ (1 pages)artible is an independent guide and is not affiliated with this museum. Facts are surfaced with attribution to the sources below.
This page is an independent guide by artible — not affiliated with Engravings Museum.
Are you from this museum? Claim this listing →
Image from Wikimedia Commons via Wikidata (Q17229236), CC-licensed