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When Flowers Sing
The Japanese Tradition of Flower Appreciarion
Dates
Sunday 26 April 2026 - Sunday 12 July 2026
Closed
Mondays (However, when a National Holiday falls on a Monday, the museum is open on that Monday), Friday 5 June 2026
Admission
Adult:1,100（1,000）yen
Junior high/elementary school students ［Those under the age of 15］: 400 (350) yen
* ( ) indicate discount fees for groups of 20 or more.
Flowers have long symbolized the seasons in Japan, their beauty and transience often likened to the shifting emotions and impermanence of human life. Living in close harmony with nature since ancient times, the Japanese have cultivated a refined sensitivity that finds expression in poetry, painting and the artwoks.
This exhibition, centered on the theme of “flowers,” presents works from the Sunritz Hattori Museum of Arts' collection, including a Heian period calligraphy fragment praising the fragrant plum blossom, a Muromachi period maki-e lacquered cosmetic box adorned with autumn grasses and Edo‑period paintings depicting seasonal flowers in vivid color. We hope these blossoms—so deeply rooted in Japanese culture—offer you a moment of enrichment and quiet delight.
Birds and Flowers
"Korenobu" seal
Pair of six-panel folding screens; color and gold on paper
Momoyama-Edo period, 16-17th c
【Art Treasure】
Kōya-gire by the First Calligrapher:
Poems from the Waka Anthology Kokin Wakashū
Poems from the Waka Anthology Kokin Wakashū
Attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki
Hanging scroll; ink on decorated paper
Heian period, 11th c
【Important Cultural Property】
Dish with Cotton Rosemallow and Chrysanthemum Design, Nabeshima Style
Hizen ware
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
Edo period, 17-18th c
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
Edo period, 17-18th c