[2024 Winter] Collection Room
Special Display: World-famous Kyoto Ceramics—Superhuman Skill of the Meiji Period
2025/1/10-2025/2/24
Venue [ Main Building（South Wing）1F ]
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Seifu Yohei III, Pot with Underglazed Magnolia and Peony Design, c. 1897-1914
Collection of Mr. Kazuo SekiThe Museum Collection currently consists of approximately 4,400 works of Kyoto modern art comprising Japanese paintings, Western-style paintings, sculpture, prints, crafts, and calligraphy. In particular, the Collection includes masterpieces representative of Japanese painting made by Kyoto artists between the Meiji and Showa periods, making it one of the leading collections of such works in Japan.
In the Meiji period, when the powerful nations of Europe and America were closing in on Japan, Kyoto produced ceramics that astonished the world. Due to their popularity at international expositions and the fact that many pieces were exported overseas, the existence of Kyoto ceramics from this period had long been shrouded in mystery, and only in recent years have they finally been introduced in Japan and overseas. Among them, the works of Seifu Yohei III, with their beautiful, otherworldly glazes and refined, exquisite carved reliefs, have attracted many Western collectors because of their rarity. This display will showcase the outstanding beauty and technical mastery born in Kyoto during the Meiji period, focusing mainly on the ceramic works of Seifu Yohei III and featuring works by Miyagawa Kozan I, Ito Tozan I among others.
Seifu Yohei III, Pot with Underglazed Magnolia and Peony Design, c. 1897-1914
Collection of Mr. Kazuo SekiInformation
- Period
- January 10 (Fri.) － February 24 (Mon. national holiday), 2025
- Time
- 10:00−18:00 (last admission 17:30)
- Venue
- Main Building（South Wing）1F
- Closed on
- Mondays (except public holidays)
- Admission
- Kyoto City residents: ¥520*
Non-residents: ¥730
Groups (of 20 or more): ¥620
Elementary, junior high and high school students: Free**
Non- resident elementary,
junior high and high school students: ¥300
Groups: ¥200
Children under elementary school: Free
*Admission is free for residents over 70 (with valid ID or senior boarding pass) and for those with disabilities (with valid disability certificates). Admission is ¥100 for students attending Kyoto universities registered as Kyoto City Campus Culture Partners.
** living or studying in Kyoto
Please bring a valid ID.
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Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, Fiscal Year 2024
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Seifu Yohei III, Pot with Underglazed Magnolia and Peony Design, c. 1897-1914 Collection of Mr. Kazuo Seki 
Miyagawa KozanⅠ, Incense Burner with Deer in Forest Design in Underglaze Enamel, Meiji Period Collection of Mr. Kazuo Seki -
Museum Cafe
The menu of seasonal sweets in Cafe ENFUSE will change four times a year, along with the seasons. Also the museum shop will continue offering new confectionary selections twice a month, every month.
