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Highlights of Japanese Art

Cleveland Museum of Art · Dec 7, 2025 – Jun 14, 2026

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Works in this exhibition

The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu SchoolJapan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) · early 1300s
Fire-flame Cooking Vessel (Ka'en Doki)Japan, Jōmon period (c. 10,500–300 BCE) · c. 2500 BCE
Haniwa HorseJapan, Kofun period (300–710 CE) · 400s–500s CE
Zaō GongenJapan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) · 1200s
Dōtaku

Japan, Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE–300 CE) · 100–200 CE

Susuki GrassJapan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) · c. 1525

Susuki GrassJapan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) · c. 1525

Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615) · c. 1600

Susuki GrassJapan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) · c. 1525

Small Dish (Kozara) with Waves and ReedsJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1600s

Small Dish (Kozara) with FireworksJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) · mid-1600s

Ginkgo Leaf-Shaped Small Dish (Kozara) with Stylized Key-Fret DesignJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) · mid-1600s

Small Dish (Kozara) with Hemp-Leaf Pattern and Bellflower RimJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1670

Small Dish (Kozara) with Cherry Blossoms in BasketsJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1670‒1710

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of EdoUtagawa Hiroshige · 1857

South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount FujiKatsushika Hokusai · early 1830s

Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615) · c. 1600

Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615) · c. 1600

Otani Tokuji I as the Retainer Sodesuke in "Flowering Irises: A Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era"Tōshūsai Sharaku · 1794

Ichikawa Ebizō IV (Danjurō) as Takemura Sadanoshin in The Loving Wife's Parti-Colored ReinsTōshūsai Sharaku · 1794

Beauty Receiving a VisitorTamura Suio · late 1600s–early 1700s

Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the TokaidōUtagawa Hiroshige · 1833

Medicine BottleJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1670s

Iconographical Sketch (Zuzō) for the "Benevolent Kings Sutra Mandala"Japan, Heian period (794–1185) · 1100s

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of WomenKitagawa Utamaro · c. 1793

Zaō GongenJapan, Heian period (794–1185) · 1100s

The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya, from Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double MirrorsKitagawa Utamaro · c. 1800

The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in EdoUtagawa Hiroshige · 1857

Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in "Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival"Shunbaisai Hokuei · 1832

Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of ŌmiUtagawa Hiroshige · c. 1835

Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Susaki, from Famous Places in EdoUtagawa Hiroshige · mid-1830s

Tide-Changing Jewel with DragonJapan, Meiji period (1868–1912) · early 1900s

Shimosuwa, from Sixty-Nine Stations of the KisokaidōUtagawa Hiroshige · 1835–38

Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old NurseKatsushika Hokusai · 1835–36

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the NurseKatsushika Hokusai · 1835–36

Splendid View at Futamigaura BayUtagawa Kuniyoshi · 1854

Ichikawa Ebijūrō II as Horiguchi Manzaemon (right), Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke, Nakayama Bunshichi III as Hayashi Sanzemon (center), and Asao Gakujurō as the Ferryman Sanjūrō (left) from the Kabuki Play "Eight Views of the Kizu River by Boating Song"Shunshosai Hokuchō · 1829

Meguro Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in EdoUtagawa Hiroshige · 1857

A Low Tide PentaptychUtagawa Kuniyoshi · c. 1830

Welcoming Descent of Amida with Twenty-Five BodhisattvasJapan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92) · mid-1300s

Gozu Tennō (Ox-Headed Plague Deity)Japan, Heian period (794–1185) · 1100s