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PAST SPECIAL EXHIBITION

2020

No. 118; Katagami—Japanese Paper Stencil Techniques; 型紙精美なる技
2021.1.12–3.19　POSTPONED
Details for Open Lecture 111th Open Lecture Title: "Depictions of Disease in the Late Edo Period" Lecturer: Dr. M. William Steele, Professor Emeritus, International Christian University Date/Time: January 30 (Sat), 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 Place: Online via ZOOM Webinar Lecture is in Japanese. / reservation is requested.

No. 117; Japanese Lacquerware from the Yuasa Museum Collection; 日本のうるし工芸
2020.9.23–11.13　POSTPONED
Details for Open Lecture 110th Open Lecture Title: "Collecting Japanese Art in the US—Its Development in the 20th Century" Lecturer: Dr. Yukiko Shirahara, Curator, Visiting Professor, International Christian University Date/Time: October 31 (Sat), 2020, 14:00 – 15:30 Place: Online via ZOOM Webinar Lecture is in Japanese. / reservation is requested. Related to the 115th Special Exhibition, "Exploring Hidden ICU Collections" [Gallery Tour Video in English]

No. 116; Memories of Ritual Prayer on Miyako Island: The Photographs of Uwai Sachiko and Higa Yasuo; よみがえる宮古島の祭祀　写真家、上井幸子と比嘉康雄が写した記憶
2020.4.14 - 7.4　CANCELLED
Organized by the Committee for Listening to Voices from the Ryukyus (Principle investigator: Dr. Sachiyo Fujita-Round) and the ICU Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum, in cooperation with the Mabuigumi Committee, Supported by the Cultural Association of Miyakojima city, The Public Utilities Foundation for Cultural Promotion of Okinawa prefecture, Okinawa prefecture. This project was made possible by support and funding from the Japan ICU Foundation.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) Booklet (PDF, in Japanese and English)
Movies Trailer movie Gallery Tour Vol.1 (1/3) Gallery Tour Vol.2 (2/3) Gallery Tour Vol.3 (3/3)
"Memories of Ritual Prayer on Miyako Island" Live Talk Session
Details for Open Lecture 109th Open Lecture “Memories of Ritual Prayer on Miyako Island” Live Talk Session Panelists: Dr. Sachiyo Fujita-Round, Visiting Associate Professor, International Christian University Dr. Robert Eskildsen, Director of Yuasa Museum, Professor, International Christian University Date/Time: June 13 (Sat), 2020, 14:00 – 15:30 Place: Online via ZOOM Webinar Lecture is in Japanese. / reservation is requested.

Memories of Ritual Prayer on Miyako Island: The Photographs of Uwai Sachiko and Higa Yasuo

2019

No. 115; Exploring Hidden ICU Collections; ICUに眠るコレクション探訪
2020.1.7 - 3.13
The Othmers contributed to the development of ICU, including the building of the Othmer Library. Selected for display were their collection of Japanese arts and crafts also donated and housed in the Yuasa Museum.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) List of Exhibits (PDF)
Student Gallery Tour: "Exploring Hidden ICU Collections"
Details for Open Lecture 108th Open Lecture Title: "Collecting Japanese Art in the US—Its Development in the 20th Century" Lecturer: Dr. Yukiko Shirahara, Curator, Special Assignment, Nezu Museum Date/Time: February 22 (Sat), 2020, 14:00 – 15:30 *CANCELLED due to the global spread of COVID-19. Place: Museum Entrance Hall Lecture is in Japanese./reservation is requested.

No. 114; YAGU—Japanese Bedding Items; 夜具－夜のしつらい
2019.9.10 - 11.8
Selected were boldly designed yogi and bedding fabrics from the Museum collection, as well as Japanese lighting devices used in the long evenings before sleep.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) List of Exhibits (PDF)
Details for Open Lecture 107th Open Lecture Title: "Night Scenes in Kabuki" Lecturer: Dr. Kenji Yanai, Senior Associate Professor, International Christian University Date/Time: October 26 (Sat), 2019, 14:00 – 15:30 Place: Museum Entrance Hall Lecture is in Japanese./reservation is requested.

No. 113; The World of Late 19th Century Japan as Seen in Satirical Prints; 諷刺画にみる幕末から明治の庶民
2019.4.9 - 7.12
Exhibited were satirical prints issued at the time of the Meiji Restoration, between the return of governing authority to the emperor and the surrender of Edo Castle. They were valuable historical documents, but also a repository of the feelings of common people at the time.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) List of Exhibits (PDF)
Details for Open Lecture 106th Open Lecture Title: "The Floating World of the Meiji Restoration: A Bottom-Up View of Modern Japanese History at a Crossroad" Lecturer: Dr. M. William Steele, Professor Emeritus, International Christian University Date/Time: June 1 (Sat), 2019, 14:00 – 15:30 Place: Museum Entrance Hall Lecture is in Japanese./reservation is requested.

2018

No. 112; Stencil Creations: Katazome and Inbande; 型染と印判手
2019.1.8 - 3.8
This show will display items on which designs are applied using stencils, such as indigo-dyed textiles and inbande ceramics.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese)
Details for Open Lecture 105th Open Lecture Title: "Katazome and lnbande from the Yuasa Collection" Lecturer: Reiko Hara, Curator of ICU Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum Date/Time: February 9 (Sat), 2019, 14:00 – 15:30 Place: Museum Entrance Hall Lecture will be in Japanese./reservation is requested.

No. 111; Bicentennial Anniversary of the Birth of Matsuura Takeshirō
The One-Mat Room at ICU; 松浦武四郎生誕二百年記念　ICUに残る一畳敷
2018.9.11 – 11.9
This exhibition will feature the One-Mat Room created by Matsuura Takeshirō. It is part of one of the buildings designated as Tangible Cultural Properties located on the ICU Campus.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) Program for the Symposium
Catalog: The One-Mat Room Matsuura Takeshirō's Private Study
Symposium commemorating the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Birth of Matsuura Takeshirō, "Exploring the World of the One-Mat Room"
Details for Symposium Symposium commemorating the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Birth of Matsuura Takeshirō "Exploring the World of the One-Mat Room" Date/Time: October 6 (Sat), 2018, 14:00 – 15:30 Place: ICU Diffendorfer Memorial Hall The event will be in Japanese./reservation is requested.

No. 110; Unpacking Japanese Food Boxes; 携帯の形・ひらく弁当箱
2018.4.10 – 7.6
Lunch boxes and portable food boxes from the museum collection that show a rich variety of shapes, designs, as well as storage and nesting systems are selected for display.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) List of Exhibits (PDF)
Details for Open Lecture 104th Open Lecture Title: "Shape of Solids and Beauty of Patterns" Lecturer: Dr. Yuji Shimizu, Professor, International Christian University Date/Time: July 6 (Sat), 2018, 14:00 – 15:30 Place: Museum Entrance Hall Lecture will be in Japanese./reservation is requested.

2017

No. 109; Japanese Paper at Work; 紙の仕事
2018.1.9 – 3.9
We hope to feature the light but strong quality and the beauty of items made of Japanese washi paper.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) List of Exhibits (PDF)

No. 108; Checks and Stripes; 縞と格子
2017.9.12 – 11.10
A variety of items in checks and stripes from the Museum collection will be selected for this exhibition.
List of Exhibits (PDF)

No. 107; Banks' Florilegium; ICU図書館所蔵　バンクス植物図譜4
2017.4.4 – 6.17
The ICU Library houses the complete set of the Banks’ Florilegium. 91 prints from the New Zealand section will be displayed.
List of Exhibits (PDF)

2016

No. 106; Birds in Form and Design; とり、とりどり
2017.1.10 – 3.10
To commemorate the New Year, or the Year of the Rooster, we will show a variety of items from the Museum collection with the "bird" motif.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) List of Exhibits (PDF) Video introducing items from the exhibition
Open Lecture: 100th Open Lecture "The Unknown Life of Birds on Campus"

No. 105; Indigo-dyed Work Clothes; 藍の仕事着
2016.9.6 – 11.11
Hanten coats with shop names applied using the tsutsugaki technique, kimono in kasuri, as well as work clothes with sashiko stitching―this show will introduce the functional indigo-dyed cotton kimono made after the Edo period.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) List of Exhibits (PDF)

No. 104; Japanese Sake Utensils; 酒の器
2016.4.12 – 7.1
This exhibition features Japanese sake utensils and related items from the Museum's lacquer and ceramics collection.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese)

2015

No. 103; Japanese Design X — PATTERNS AND MEANINGS; 日本の文様10「意匠を読む」
2016.1.12 – 3.11
Design motifs and patterns are not merely decorative. This exhibition will show items with designs and patterns that hint stories and meanings.
Press Release (PDF, in Japanese) Video introducing items from the exhibition

No. 102; Japanese Lighting Devices; 昔のあかり
2015.9.8 – 11.13
Japanese traditional lamps, lanterns and candlestands from the Museum collection will be displayed. These lighting devices were created as a result of small inventions and improvements.

No. 101; Children and Folk Toys of Japan; 子どもと遊び
2015.4.7 – 7.3
Children's kimono, folk toys, as well as ukiyo-e from the Meiji to the early Showa period will be displayed. We hope to show the manners and customs of Japanese children through items selected from the Museum Collection.

2014

No. 100; Japanese Red and Black; 日本の色－赤・黒
2015.1.6 – 3.13
Red and black are colors popularly used in Japanese arts and crafts. Items such as bowls, trays and boxes from the Museum's lacquerware collection will show the effect and beauty of these colors.

No. 99; The Beauty of Japanese Recycled Fabrics; よみがえる布－寄裂・裂織
2014.9.9 – 11.14
This exhibition will feature yosegire, or patchwork fabrics, and will introduce the ingenuity of the Japanese people who economized cloths. Items will reflect the sentiments of the people who saved the lives of tiny pieces of the precious fabrics.

No. 98; Japanese Hand-painted Ceramics; 描かれた器
2014.4.8 – 7.4
Blue and white plates, ishizara "stone" plates, sake utensils and lantern plates are selected from the Museum collection to show the variety of design on ceramics.

2013

No. 97; BANKS' FLORILEGIUM from the ICU Library Collection; ICU図書館所蔵による『バンクス植物図譜III』
2014.1.7 – 3.14
Banks’ Florilegium is a set of copperplate engravings of exotic botanical illustrations collected by Sir Joseph Banks and his scientific team when they joined Captain James Cook’s first expedition around the world on HMS Endeavour (1768–1771). The ICU Library houses the complete set of the Florilegium in its collection, and this exhibition will feature prints from the flora of New Zealand.

No. 96; History of ICU through Its Buildings (ICU's 60th Anniversary Exhibition in Cooperation with the ICU Archives Special Collections); 献学60周年記念展　建物に見るICUの歴史
2013.9.10 – 11.15
2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of ICU. The exhibition will focus on the architecture on campus and will reveal some of its interesting history.
Catalog: History of ICU through Its Buildings
Open Lecture: 90th Open Lecture "Before ICU – The Nakajima Aircraft Mitaka Research Institute" Special Guided Tour: "History of ICU through Its Buildings" Special Lecture: "ICU History and Campus Archaeology"

No. 95; Counter Culture; コンビニ・これって民藝？
2014.4.9 – 7.4
This exhibition features Museum’s mingei collection and items one encounters in a konbini, or a “convenient store.” Organized in collaboration with Prof. Gavin H. Whitelaw (ICU), we bring together items that we tend to overlook at a konbini in everyday life, and attempt to see if we are able to extract elements of mingei from them.

2012

No. 94; Japanese Ikat—Techniques and Beauty; 絣の技と美
2013.1.8 – 3.15
Kasuri are “splash-patterned” fabrics made by dyeing threads before they are woven. Various patterns, from geometric to pictorial, may be produced by carefully combining dyed and undyed parts of warp and weft threads. This exhibition will feature Japanese Indigo-dyed kasuri.

No. 93; Poking Fun at the Restoration: Satirical Prints in Late 19th Century Japan; 幕末から明治の諷刺画
2012.9.4 – 11.16
Japanese satirical prints (fushiga) will be selected from the Museum and private collections. These prints depict the social and political concerns of the commoners of the Bakumatsu-Meiji period.
Catalog：Poking Fun at the Restoration: Satirical Prints in Late 19th Century Japan

No. 92; Packables and Portables; はこぶ知恵
2012.4.3 – 7.13
This exhibition features “packable and portable” items from the Museum collection. Portable food boxes, lunchboxes, lighting devices as well as wrapping cloths will be displayed.

2011

No. 91; Cosmetic Utensils of the Edo Period; 江戸の化粧道具
2012.1.10 – 3.16
Edo period cosmetic utensils such as bronze mirrors with handles, makie-lacquered, mirror stands and items especially used for teeth-blackening (a popular custom until the early Meiji period) will be displayed.

No. 90; The Design of Katagami; 型紙のデザイン
2011.9.6 – 11.18
Today, it is well known that Japanese paper stencils (katagami) have influenced Western artists when Japonisme was popular. We will introduce the variety of stencils from the Museum collection.
Catalog: Japanese Paper Stencil Designs

No. 89; Japanese Design IX — Landscapes; 日本の文様９「風景・風物」
2011.4.5 – 7.15
The Museum has held special exhibitions featuring traditional Japanese design since 1986, starting with the "Pine, Bamboo and Plum," and this exhibition marks the ninth in the series. We have selected about 100 items mostly from the Museum collection with landscape designs.

2010

No. 88; Children's Kimono and Folk Toys; 子供の着物と玩具
2011.1.11 – 3.18
Children's kimono, ranging from indigo-dyed everyday items to formal wear will be displayed. Folk toys and dolls from the Museum collection will be shown as well.

No. 87; Japanese Lamps and Lanterns; あかり展
2010.9.7 – 11.20
Japanese lamps and lanterns will be selected from the Museum collection for this special exhibition.

No. 86; Inbande Patterns; 印判手にみる文様
2010.4.13 – 7.2
Decoration for blue and white ceramics is either hand done, in which case no two pieces are identical, or applied with the aid of transfers or stencils, thereby reproducing identical patterns many times over. The latter is referred to as inban, and a term inbande is given to the pottery or porcelain decorated by this method. This exhibition features 430 inbande items selected from the Yuasa Collection.

2009

No. 85; Banks' Florilegium; バンクス植物図譜～ICU図書館所蔵資料より～
2010.1.12 – 3.19
The ICU Library houses the complete set of Banks Florilegium in its collection. Following the 2006 exhibition which displayed 157 prints from the section of Australia, the Museum plans to show the next set of prints in sequence.

No. 84; Tsutsugaki: The Art off Freehand Design; 筒描
2009.9.8 – 11.20
Tsutsugaki is one of the traditional Japanese hand-painted resist-dye techniques. Indigo-dyed bedding fabrics, wrapping cloths as well as some ceramic examples that use similar techniques will be displayed.

No. 83; Exhibition of Festive Utensils; 宴の器
2009.4.7 – 7.3
Japanese people have enjoyed feasting both indoors and outdoors since the old times. For this special exhibition, items such as bowls, trays, elaborate lunch boxes and sake utensils made for parties and special occasions are selected for display from the lacquerware collection of the Yuasa Museum.

2008

No. 82; CHIKANOBU: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints; 帰ってきた浮世絵　CHIKANOBU－米国スクリプス大学コレクションより
2009.1.13 – 3.19
For the first time in Japan, this exhibition will show the ukiyo-e prints by Chikanobu in the collection of Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College (Claremont, California). It will be based on the special exhibition entitled "CHIKANOBU—Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints" curated by Prof. Bruce A. Coats. It will also show Meiji period ukiyo-e prints from the Museum collection.

No. 81; The Art of Japanese Stitching; 刺子の技と美
2008.9.9 – 11.21
Sashiko wrappers and bags as well as kogin kimono from Tsugaru region will be on display. These items will show the beauty of design and pattern created by stitching that was originally done for mending and reinforcing.

No. 80; Form and Function of Japanese Ceramics; やきもの・用と形
2008.4.8 – 7.4
Plates, bowls, storage jars, lighting devices, sake utensils—today, ceramics are indispensable in our daily life. Featuring items from the Museum collection, the exhibition is designed to show and to recognize the interesting forms and designs brought about by function. (Sherds from areas such as Kyushu, Seto and Mino regions will be on display as well.)

2007

No. 79; Ukiyo-e Prints from the Late Edo to the Meiji Period; 幕末・明治の浮世絵
2008.1.8 – 3.19
This exhibition will show ukiyo-e prints, mainly fushiga (political cartoons) from the university collection together with the collection on loan to the Museum.

No. 78; Ikats from Indonesia; インドネシアのイカット
2007.9.11 – 11.22
This exhibition will feature Indonesian ikats from the Museum collection.

No. 77; 25 Keys to Understanding the Museum Collection; 湯浅コレクションに親しむ　25の鍵
2007.4.10 – 7.6
The ICU Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary year since its inauguration in 1982. This special exhibition is designed to show the essence of the Museum collection with 25 key items.
Catalog: 25 Keys to Understanding the Museum Collection

2006

No. 76; Japanese Design VIII — Characters; 日本の文様８「文字」
2007.1.9 – 3.23
This exhibition will introduce items from the Museum collection with design of characters and calligraphy. It will show a variety of items from fabrics, paperwork, ceramics and metalwork collections.

No. 75; Japanese Patchwork: Yosegire; 日本のパッチワーク　寄裂
2006.9.5 – 11.18
This exhibition will feature items such as work kimono, childrens' kimono and futon, all of which were made by sewing together tiny pieces of priceless fabric.

No. 74; Banks' Florilegium from the ICU Library Collection; バンクス植物図譜～ICU図書館新収蔵資料より
2006.4.4 – 7.14
The ICU Library has been collecting the Banks' Florilegium, aiming at the acquisition of the complete set. This exhibition will show the first 157 prints from the section which covers the flora of Australia.

2005

No. 73; Children's Kimono and Baby Towels; 子供の着物と孫ごしらえ
2006.1.10 – 3.24

No. 72; Ingenuity of Japanese Lunch Boxes; 弁当箱の工夫
2005.9.6 – 11.19
Catalog: Ingenuity of Japanese Lunch Boxes

No. 71; Mingei and Hachiro Yuasa; 湯浅八郎の民藝
2005.4.5 – 7.1

2004

No. 70; Selected Items from the Yuasa Collection; 収蔵品展
2005.1.11 – 3.4

No. 69; Japanese Bedding: Yogi and Yagu; 夜具と夜着
2004.9.7 – 11.20

No. 68; Japanese Sake Utensils; 酒器展
2004.4.6 – 7.2

2003

No. 67; UCHIORI: The World of Miniature Kimono Woven with Homespun Silk Threads; うち織－縮小された着物にみる縞模様
2003.12.9 – 2004.3.5

No. 66; Photo Exhibition: Flowers on the ICU Campus; 写真展：ICUキャンパスに息づく植物・言葉
2003.9.2 – 11.22

No. 65; Japanese Blue; 日本の色－藍
2003.4.3 – 7.4

2002

No. 64; The Art of Japanese Paperworks; 紙の工芸
2002.12.3 – 2003.3.7

No. 63; Japanese Design VII — Geometric Patterns and Utensils; 日本の文様７「幾何・器物」
2002.9.3 – 11.22
Catalog: Geometric Patterns and Design of Utensils

No. 62; Japanese Chests and Boxes; 日本の箱
2002.4.3 – 7.5

2001

No. 61; Japanese Mirrors and Sword Guards; 鏡と鐔
2001.12.4 – 2002.3.8

No. 60; Ceramics from the Museum Collection; やきもの・せともの
2001.9.4 – 11.22

No. 59; Seeing the Other; 異国を観る
2001.4.4 – 7.6

2000

No. 58; Japanese Dolls; 郷土の人形
2000.12.5 – 2001.3.9

No. 57; Fabrics from the Islands; インドネシアの染織－イカットを中心に
2000.9.5 – 11.22

No. 56; Japanese Lacquerware; 漆の器
2000.4.4 – 6.30

1999

No. 55; Japanese Arts and Crafts from the Othmer Collection; オスマー氏寄贈コレクションによる日本の工芸
1999.12.7 – 2000.3.10

No. 54; Crafts from Papua New Guinea; パプア・ニューギニアの工芸
1999.9.2 – 11.20

No. 53; Yuasa Hachiro and Mingei; ICU: the First 50 Years — FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TOMORROW; 湯浅八郎と民藝; ICU創立50周年記念特別展「明日の大学をめざして」
1999.4.2 – 7.9

1998

No. 52; Japanese Wrapping; 日本の美－包む
1998.12.8 – 1999.3.12

No. 51; Japanese Cake Molds; 菓子の木型
1998.9.11 – 11.21

No. 50; Banks' Florilegium; ソシエテ諸島の植物
1998.6.2 – 7.17

No. 49; Edo Period Painted Banners from the Kitamura Collection; 北村勝史氏所蔵　江戸期の絵幟
1998.4.4 – 5.23

1997

No. 48; Japanese Daily Ceramics; 暮らしの中のやきもの
1997.12.2 – 1998.3.12

No. 47; Japanese Ikat; 織田コレクションによる日本の絣
1997.9.2 – 11.22

No. 46; Japanese Lunch Boxes and Picnic Utensils; 物見遊山の道具と器
1997.4.3 – 7.11

1996

No. 45; Japanese Design VI — Birds and Animals; 日本の文様６「動物文」
1996.12.3 – 1997.3.14

No. 44; Japanese Lighting Devices; 灯火とくらし
1996.9.3 – 11.22

No. 43; Children's Kimono; こどもの着物
1996.4.3 – 7.12

1995

No. 42; Banks' Florilegium from the ICU Library Collection; ICU図書館所蔵　バンクス植物図譜
1996.1.9 – 3.22

No. 41; Peace Art Show: Art from the Birthplace of the Atomic Bomb ~ New Mexico USA; 平和美術展
1995.12.5 – 12.12

No. 40; Japanese Quilting Sashiko and Kogin; 刺子とこぎん
1995.9.5 – 11.18
Catalog: Japanese Quilting: Sashiko and Kogin

No. 39; Japanese Cosmetic Utensils; みだしなみ－江戸時代の化粧道具を中心に
1995.4.4 – 7.14

1994

No. 38; Kitchen Utensils; 台所の道具
1994.12.6 – 1995.3.3

No. 37; Japanese Design V — KARAKUSA; 日本の文様５「唐草」
1994.9.6 – 11.19
Catalog: KARAKUSA―Japanese Traditional Design from the Museum Collection

No. 36; Japanese Auspicious Forms; 祝いのかたち
1994.4.5 – 7.15

1993

No. 35; Exhibition of Seto Plates; 瀬戸の絵皿
1993.12.1 – 1994.3.4

No. 34; Indonesian Ikats from the Oda Collection; インドネシアの絣
1993.9.7 – 11.20
Catalog: Indonesian Ikats from the Oda Collection

No. 33; Japanese Design IV — FLOWERS; 日本の文様４「花による文様」
1993.4.6 – 7.16

1992

No. 32; Tunnel Tombs: The Road to the Nether World; 黄泉の国への路－その造形・横穴墓
1993.2.16 – 3.23

No. 31; New Acquisitions; 新収蔵品展
1992.12.8 – 1993.2.5

No. 30; Stenciled and Molded Patterns; 型による文様
1992.9.8 – 11.21

No. 29; Mingei: Function and Beauty; 開館10周年記念展　用と美
1992.4.1 – 7.17

1991

No. 28; American Antique Quilts from the Fumie Ono Collection; 小野ふみえコレクションによるアメリカン・アンティーク・キルト展
1992.3.3 – 3.19

No. 27; Yokohama Prints and Illustrations from the ICU Library Collection; ICU図書館所蔵　横浜絵・挿絵
1991.12.3 – 1992.2.22

No. 26; Packables and Portables; 収納と携帯の工夫－いれる・かさねる・はこぶ
1991.9.10 – 11.22

No. 25; Japanese Recycled Fabrics; 裂織・屑織・寄せ裂－ぼろから生まれた宝物
1991.4.2 – 7.19

1990

No. 24; Daily Utensils from an Edo Site; 江戸の出土品
1990.12.1 – 1991.3.1

No. 23; Japanese Lamps and Lanterns; あかりの道具
1990.9.1 – 11.22

No. 22; Japanese Ikat Weaving; 日本の織物－絣
1990.4.3 – 6.30

1989

No. 21; Japanese Design III — Auspicious Symbols; 日本の文様３「吉祥文」
1989.12.1 – 1990.2.24

No. 20; Japanese Cakes and Cake Molds; 菓子型展
1989.9.1– 11.22

No. 19; Japanese Blue and White Inbande; 明治のうつわ　印判の染付
1989.4.1 – 6.30

1988

No. 18; ICU ARCHAEOLOGY 1986–1988; ICU発掘調査の成果1986 – 1988
1988.12.1 – 1989.3.4

No. 17; Japanese Traditional Design II — AUTUMN; 日本の文様２　「秋」
1988.9.1 – 11.26

No. 16; Japanese Traditional Woodwork; 木とくらし
1988.4.1 – 6.30

1987

No. 15; Exhibition of Sake Utensils; 酒のうつわ
1987.11.10 – 1988.3.26

No. 14; Japanese Indigo Textiles; 藍染展
1987.6.2 – 11.7
Catalog: Japanese Indigo Textiles

1986

No. 13; New Acquisitions; 新収蔵品展
1986.12.9 – 1987.5.30

No. 12; Cosmetic Articles: Japanese Mirrors & Teeth-blackening Utensils; 粧いの道具－柄鏡とお歯黒道具
1986.5.1 – 11.29
Catalog: Cosmetic Articles: Japanese Mirrors & Teeth-blackening Utensils