| Period | October 27, 2020 (Tue) - December 5, 2020 (Sat) |
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| Place | Kujokan Teahouse, Museum Garden, Tokyo National Museum |
| Viewing Hours | 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. *The Museum Garden may be closed due to bad weather. |
| Closed | Mondays *Closed the next weekday if Monday falls on a holiday *Even on days when the Museum is open, the exhibition may not be held if the teahouse is being used for another event. For details of the artworks and their display periods, please refer to “Details and display periods of the high-resolution reproductions” on this page. |
| Fee | This exhibition is accessible with a ticket for the regular or special exhibitions (if visited on the same day). *Admission fee for regular exhibitions: Adults: 1,000 yen; university students: 500 yen; free admission for high school students or younger *Online reservations (timed-entry tickets) are required for all visitors. |
| Inquiries | 03-5834-2856 (National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties) |
High-resolution reproductions of the National Treasures Pine Forest by Hasegawa Tohaku and Cooling Off by Kusumi Morikage and the Important Cultural Properties Kabuki Theater by Hishikawa Moronobu and Autumn Grasses by Tawaraya Sosetsu in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, as well as Chinese and European Ships by Kano Takanobu in the collection of the Kyushu National Museum, have been created as part of the thirteenth stage of the Tsuzuri Project (official name: “Cultural Heritage Inheritance Project”), a joint project by the Kyoto Culture Association and Canon Inc., and donated to the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage.
The high-resolution reproductions of Cooling Off, Autumn Grasses, and Kabuki Theater will be unveiled at the Kujokan Teahouse in the Museum Garden of the Tokyo National Museum. Visitors will be able to enjoy viewing these high-resolution reproductions of folding screens inside the teahouse.
Details and display periods of the high-resolution reproductions
| Display period | Tuesday, October 27, to Saturday, October 31 Sunday, November 1, to Saturday, November 7 |
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A family of three enjoys the evening cool under a calabash-vine arbor while silently gazing at the moon. The young boy seated next to his father has a peaceful expression, and the work strongly conveys the parents’ love for their son.
High-resolution reproduction of the National Treasure Cooling Off
Original: By Kusumi Morikage Edo period, 17th century Tokyo National Museum
| Display period | Tuesday, November 10, to Saturday, November 14 Tuesday, November 17 |
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Autumn plants such as bush clover, pampas grass, golden lace, and cotton rose bloom across a field represented by the gold ground. The dynamic arrangement of the plants and the rhythmically overlapping swellings of the ground invite the viewer to imagine a clear autumn sky.
High-resolution reproduction of the Important Cultural Property Autumn Grasses (right-hand screen)
Original: By Tawaraya Sosetsu Edo period, 17th century Tokyo National Museum
| Display period | Thursday, November 26, to Friday, November 27 Sunday, November 29, to Saturday, December 5 |
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The right-hand screen shows the entrance to the Nakamura Theater, a kabuki playhouse, along with the entire cast on stage performing the splendid Taiheiraku dance and the audience watching. The left-hand screen shows a dressing room and a teahouse adjoining it. The meticulous depictions and composition create a sense of actually being at the theater. With its vivid portrayal of 285 different figures, this is one of the best-known works of Moronobu’s final years.
High-resolution reproduction of the Important Cultural Property Kabuki Theater (left-hand screen)
Original: By Hishikawa Moronobu Edo period, 17th century Tokyo National Museum
About the CPCP’s joint research project with Canon Inc.
The National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties (CPCP) and Canon Inc. have been engaged in a joint research project on the creation and utilization of high-resolution reproductions of cultural properties since 2018. The project uses the same technology as the Tsuzuri Project to create high-resolution reproductions of Japanese masterpieces, along with conducting joint research and proof-of-concept testing to develop new methods of utilizing them.
The Tsuzuri Project is a public improvement project co-sponsored by the Kyoto Culture Association and Canon. The project aims to preserve original cultural properties by making high-resolution reproductions of them. In this project, Canon’s advanced digital tools are combined with Kyoto’s expertise in traditional arts to provide high-resolution reproductions of Japanese masterpieces such as folding screens, painted sliding screens, and picture scrolls, which are then donated.
Launched in 2007, cultural properties are chosen for use in the Tsuzuri Project annually based on two themes. The first theme is for reproductions of cultural properties that have found their way overseas. These reproductions are then donated to the previous owners of such art. The second theme is for reproductions of cultural properties featured in textbooks. These reproductions are used to bring history to life in educational environments.
- Tsuzuri Project
- https://global.canon/ja/tsuzuri/