The Palace of Heaven on Earth: Works from the Palace Museum in Beijing ― Exhibition Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and China

Exhibition Period　Thursday, March 29 - Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Closed : Mondays (except April 30 - May 8)

Open : 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Reception closes at 4:30 p.m.)

Venue : Special Exhibition Galleries 1-4 in the Main Building of Tokyo Fuji Art Museum

ACCESS

Host : Tokyo Fuji Art Museum; The Asahi Shimbun
Supported By : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan; Agency for Cultural Affairs; Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China; Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Japan; Hachioji City; Hachioji City Board of Education
Special Courtesy Of : The Beijing National Palace Museum
Courtesy Of : Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK))) Educational Corporation; Yamato Logistics Co., Ltd.
Cooperating Organizer : KOUZAN Fine-Arts Company
Organized By : Tokyo Fuji Art Museum

OVERVIEW

A special exhibition held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, “The Palace of Heaven on Earth: Works from the Palace Museum in Beijing” introduces some 200 paintings, craftwork, garments and jewelry, including 19 national treasures, from more than five centuries of dynastic rule in China, works which relate in particular to the women of the imperial court. A major highlight of the two-part exhibition is artworks pertaining to Empress Dowager CiXi and the children of the imperial palace, or the Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing. The Palace Museum, which administers the Forbidden City today, is China’s largest museum, and its collection of some 1.8 million pieces make it the largest of its kind in the world. Since opening in Japan in July 2011, the exhibition drew more than 800,000 visitors in a ten-month period.