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Sen-oku Hakuko Kan
泉屋博古館
The museum houses one of the world's greatest collections of ancient Chinese bronzes and mirrors, donated by the Sumitomo family, set in a beautiful modernist building in Kyoto.
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The Sen-Oku Hakukokan Museum (泉屋博古館) is located in Kyoto, Japan and houses a large collection of Chinese bronze vessels, Chinese and Japanese mirrors, and a few Chinese bronze Buddhist figures.
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Exhibitions
Past and present exhibitions aggregated by artible.
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Past exhibitions (24)
- Past
ブロンズギャラリー「中国青銅器の時代」 〔特集展示〕日本台湾共同企画「殷周青銅器 解体新書（仮）」
2025Sep27(Sat)–Dec14(Sun)Special feature on the latest research into the casting technology of Yin and Zhou bronzeware, a Japan-Taiwan collaboration.
SEARCHブロンズギャラリー#Chinese Bronzes#Shang-Zhou Dynasty#Casting Techniques#Bronze Ware - Past
特別展「生誕151年目の鹿子木孟郎 （仮）」 (Special Exhibition "Kanokogi Takejiro's 151st Birthday (tentative)")
2025Sep27(Sat)–Dec14(Sun)Explore the life's work of Takejiro Kanokogi, from early sketches to French-influenced art and post-return activities.
NEWS企画展示室鹿子木孟郎#Takejiro Kanokogi#Western Style Painting#Oil Painting#French Art - Past
ブロンズギャラリー「中国青銅器の時代」 (Bronze Gallery "Age of Chinese Bronzes")
2025Apr26(Sat)–Aug17(Sun)Explore ancient Chinese bronzes, including new research on Shang and Zhou casting techniques, at the Bronze Gallery.
NEWS青銅器館#Chinese Bronzes#Shang Dynasty#Zhou Dynasty#Bronze Casting - Past
リニューアル記念名品展Ⅱ「続・帰ってきた泉屋博古館 近代の美術、もうひとつの在り方」 (Renewal Commemoration Masterpiece Exhibition II "Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Returns, Continued: Modern Art, Another Way")
2025Jun21(Sat)–Aug3(Sun)A wide range of modern art from the 19th century onwards, including Western paintings, Japanese paintings, sculptures, and crafts.
NEWS企画展示室#Modern Art#Western Painting#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Sculpture - Past
リニューアル記念名品展Ⅰ「帰ってきた泉屋博古館 いにしえの至宝たち」 (Renewal Commemoration Masterpiece Exhibition I "Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Returns: Ancient Treasures")
2025Apr26(Sat)–Jun8(Sun)Experience ancient treasures from the Sumitomo collection, including Buddhist art, paintings, and tea utensils.
NEWS企画展示室#Buddhist Art#Painting#Calligraphy#Tea Ceremony Utensils - Past
特別展 表具の美 －ある表具師のものがたり（仮）
2023Nov3(Fri)–Dec10(Sun)A special exhibition exploring the beauty of mounting and the story of a mounting craftsman.
SEARCH#Mounting#Mounter#Japanese Art#Art Crafts - Past
泉屋ビエンナーレ2023 Re-sonation 響きあう聲
2023Sep9(Sat)–Oct15(Sun)The Sen-oku Biennale 2023, titled "Re-sonation," exploring resonating voices.
SEARCH#Contemporary Art#Resonance#Voice#Sound Art - Past
企画展 歌と物語の絵 －雅やかなやまと絵の世界
2023Jun10(Sat)–Jul17(Mon)Explore the elegant world of Yamato-e through Uta-e (pictures of poems) and Monogatari-e (story pictures).
SEARCH#Yamato E#Uta-e Painting#Narrative Painting#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) - Past
企画展 光陰礼讃 －近代日本最初の洋画コレクション－
2023Mar14(Tue)–May21(Sun)An exhibition celebrating light and time, featuring Japan's first collection of modern Western-style paintings.
SEARCH#Western Style Painting#Modern Japanese Art#Western Painting#Collection - Past
特別展 木島櫻谷 ―山水夢中―
2022Nov3(Thu)–Dec18(Sun)A special exhibition dedicated to Kijima Okoku, focusing on his landscape paintings.
SEARCH泉屋博古館木島櫻谷#Kijima Okoku#Landscape Painting#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) - Past
特別展 木島櫻谷―旅・風景・山水
2022Nov3(Thu)–Dec18(Sun)Explore the evolving sansui paintings and landscapes of Kijima Okoku, a modern Kyoto Nihonga painter.
SEARCH企画展示室木島櫻谷#Kijima Okoku#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Landscape Painting#Landscape Painting - Past
泉屋博古館東京リニューアルオープン記念展Ⅲ 古美術逍遙 ―東洋へのまなざし
2022Sep10(Sat)–Oct23(Sun)Explore ancient East Asian art from the Kyoto and Tokyo collections at the Izumiyabunkokan Tokyo.
SEARCH泉屋博古館東京#East Asian Art#Antique Art#Asian Art#Japanese Art - Past
特別展 生誕150年記念 板谷波山の陶芸－近代陶芸の巨匠、その麗しき作品と生涯－
2022Sep3(Sat)–Oct23(Sun)Discover the works and life of Itaya Hazan, a master of modern ceramics, celebrating his 150th birth anniversary.
SEARCH泉屋博古館板谷波山#Hazan Itaya#Ceramic Art#Modern Ceramics#Japanese Ceramics - Past
生誕 150 年記念 板谷波山展 ～日本近代陶芸のパイオニア～
2022Sep3(Sat)–Oct23(Sun)Commemorating Itaya Hazan's 150th birth anniversary, this exhibition explores his pioneering modern Japanese ceramics.
SEARCH企画展示室板谷波山#Hazan Itaya#Ceramic Art#Modern Japanese Ceramics#Sculptural Techniques - Past
泉屋博古館東京リニューアルオープン記念展Ⅱ 光陰礼讃 ―モネからはじまる住友洋画コレクション
2022May21(Sat)–Jul31(Sun)Part 2 of the Tokyo branch's renewal open exhibition, showcasing the Sumitomo's Western painting collection, with a focus on Monet.
SEARCH泉屋博古館東京クロード・モネ#Claude Monet#Western Style Painting#Western Painting#Sumitomo Collection - Past
漆 ―東洋の美を彩る技
2022May28(Sat)–Jul3(Sun)Explore the beauty of lacquer in oriental art, focusing on its history, techniques, and restoration.
SEARCH企画展示室#Lacquer#East Asian Art#Crafts#Technique - Past
漆 ー東洋の美を彩る素材
2022May28(Sat)–Jul3(Sun)Explore lacquer (urushi) as a material that adorns Eastern beauty.
SEARCH泉屋博古館#Lacquer#East Asian Art#Crafts#Material - Past
旅スル絵画 ー 住友コレクションの文人画
2022Mar26(Sat)–May15(Sun)An exhibition showcasing literati paintings from the Sumitomo Collection, evoking a sense of travel.
SEARCH泉屋博古館#Bunjinga#Sumitomo Collection#Travel#Painting - Past
近世の文人画 ―上方 文雅の交わり
2022Mar26(Sat)–May15(Sun)Edo period literati painting, calligraphy, and literature, highlighting the Sumitomo collection and intellectual exchanges.
SEARCH企画展示室#Bunjinga#Edo Period#Calligraphy and Painting#Literature - Past
伝世の茶道具―珠玉の住友コレクション
2021Nov6(Sat)–Dec12(Sun)Exquisite tea utensils from the Sumitomo Collection, passed down through generations.
SEARCH企画展示室#Tea Ceremony Utensils#Sumitomo Collection#Tea Ceremony#Crafts - Past
木島櫻谷 四季の金屛風 －京都画壇とともに－
2021Sep11(Sat)–Oct24(Sun)Explore Kijima Okoku's Four Seasons Golden Folding Screens and works from the Kyoto art scene.
SEARCH企画展示室木島櫻谷#Kijima Okoku#Gold Leaf Folding Screen#Four Seasons#Kyoto School - Past
泉屋ビエンナーレ2021 Re-sonation ひびきあう聲
2021Sep11(Sat)–Oct24(Sun)Contemporary casting artists draw inspiration from ancient Chinese bronzes in the Sumitomo Collection.
SEARCH泉屋博古館, 青銅器館#Contemporary Art#Casting#Bronze#Ancient Chinese Art - Past
特別展「ゆかた 浴衣 YUKATA すずしさのデザイン、いまむかし」
2021Jun5(Sat)–Jul19(Mon)Explore the designs and history of yukata, examining their role in coolness from past to present.
SEARCH泉屋博古館#Yukata#Design#Japanese Costume#Summer - Past
開館60周年記念名品展Ⅱ「泉屋博古 #住友コレクションの原点」
2020Oct30(Fri)–Dec6(Sun)Masterpieces from the Sumitomo Collection, featuring Japanese and Chinese paintings, calligraphy, crafts, and Buddhist art.
SEARCH泉屋博古館#Sumitomo Collection#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Chinese Painting#Calligraphy
Museum basics
- Founded
- 1960
- Architect
- —
- Building completed
- 1970
- Renovated
- 2025
- Director
- 廣川守
- Operated by
- 公益財団法人泉屋博古館
- Annual visitors
- 93,232(2025)
- National treasures
- 2
- Important cultural properties
- 13
- Site area
- —
- Floor area
- 1,740 m²
- Exhibition area
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- Architectural features
- 戦後モダニズム建築
- Awards
- 第67回全国カタログ展 図録部門銀賞 (2025)
- 第67回全国カタログ展 上條喬久賞 (2025)
Visit info
- Hours
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- Tickets
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- Avg. visit time
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- Reservation
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- Nearest station
- 東京メトロ南北線 六本木一丁目駅1番出口より徒歩2分
- Address
- 〒106-0032 Sakyō-ku 東京都港区六本木1丁目5-1
Rules & amenities
- Photography
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- Audio guide langs
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- Wheelchair
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- Kid-friendly
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- Café
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- Shop
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Collection
- Collection size
- 3,500 works
- Top departments
- 中国古代青銅器、日本・中国の銅鏡、仏像、明・清時代の中国書画
- Featured artists
- 木島櫻谷
- 岸田劉生
- 鹿子木孟郎
- クロード・モネ
- 伊藤若冲
More info
- Official site
- sen-oku.or.jp/kyoto ↗
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia ↗
Sources
— Official website — sen-oku.or.jp ↗ · Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikipedia (English) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikidata — Q3478488 ↗ (CC0) · Official PDF — 2025年度年報 ↗ (52 pages) · Official PDF — 図録一覧をダウンロード ↗ (3 pages) · Official PDF — 定款 ↗ (9 pages)artible is an independent guide and is not affiliated with this museum. Facts are surfaced with attribution to the sources below.
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