In Praise of Animals: The Double-sheep Zun from the British Museum
動物礼讃 大英博物館から双羊尊がやってきた！
2015Jan10(Sat)–Feb22(Sun)About this exhibition
未年にちなみ、羊をはじめとする動物モチーフを扱った絵画・工芸の作品約70件をご覧いただく特別展「動物礼讃 ―大英博物館から双羊尊がやってきた！」を開催いたします。テーマは４つ。最初は、大英博物館や京都・泉屋博古館が所蔵する中国古代の青銅器の名品です。続いて、神仏に仕える霊獣たちを表わす仏教絵画、権威や吉祥の動物がテーマとなった水墨画や屏風絵、最後は茶会や日常生活の場に用いる品々を飾る愛らしい動物たちが並びます。動物に対する畏怖や憧れ、身近な動物の愛らしさなど、多様な造形をお楽しみください。
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This exhibition has closed. Exhibitions coming up at museums within about 15 km of Nezu Museum.
- 黒の躍動2026Jul17(Fri)–Nov23(Mon)Taro Okamoto Memorial Museumunder1kmfrom Nezu Museum
- 森万里子展2026Oct31(Sat)–2027Mar28(Sun)Mori Art Museum1kmfrom Nezu Museum
- ロン・ミュエク2026Apr29(Wed)–Sep23(Wed)Mori Art Museum1kmfrom Nezu Museum
- 大志学園卒業制作展2027Feb23(Tue)–Mar7(Sun)Sato Museum of Art2kmfrom Nezu Museum
- 百花精彩 明から清までの中国陶磁2026Oct27(Tue)–2027Feb7(Sun)Matsuoka Museum of Art3kmfrom Nezu Museum
- 粧い眠る 秋と冬の日本画名品選2026Oct27(Tue)–2027Feb7(Sun)Matsuoka Museum of Art3kmfrom Nezu Museum
- マリメッコ展 模様のちから2026Oct3(Sat)–Dec20(Sun)Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum3kmfrom Nezu Museum
- リトアニアの手工品展（仮称）2027Jan16(Sat)–Mar28(Sun)Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum3kmfrom Nezu Museum
- “Ku-Ten” (Works of Meguro City Citizens)2026Sep16(Wed)–Sep27(Sun)Meguro Museum of Art3kmfrom Nezu Museum
- ぐるぐる展2026Mar28(Sat)–Sep23(Wed)MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives4kmfrom Nezu Museum
- いのちの未来＋2026Jul25(Sat)–Sep25(Fri)MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives4kmfrom Nezu Museum
The red line is today. Where bars overlap, those shows are open at the same time.
In September, 5 of these are open at the same time.
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