Situated next to the Balcony Café, this gallery gives visitors a fascinating insight into the breadth of our outstanding ceramic collections, celebrating the creativity that is reflected in pieces from around the world. Art of CeramicsĬeramics are the earliest man-made materials and have been a global artistic medium for around 30,000 years. Showcasing over 1,200 objects, 40% of which have not been on display in over a generation, these two galleries were created in spaces within the National Museum which were not previously open to the public.
Colour woodblock print entitled Shinagawa, from the series Tokaido gojusan-tsugi no uchi (53 Stations of the Tokaido), with the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo V as Tonbei the ferryman, from the play Shinrei yaguchi no watashi: Japan, by Utagawa Kunisada, 1852.
