FROM THE 151st YEAR: KANOKOGI TAKESHIRO RETROSPECTIVE – RETURN TO REALISM –
January 17 (Sat.) – April 5 (Sun.) 2026
Open Hours
11:00~18:00* 11:00~19:00 on Fridays
(Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Day Closed
Mondays during the exhibition
(Open on public holidays, closed on the following weekday)
KANOKOGI Takeshiro (1874-1941) brought authentic “realistic” expression to Japanese Western-style painting of the modern era. This special exhibition, marking the 151st anniversary of his birth, traces his footsteps. It introduces the lineage of French classical realistic expression, and its destiny, through works by KANOKOGI and LAURENS.
Beach in Normandy. KANOKOGI Takeshiro. Meiji period,dated 1907. SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO
Austrian Army Staff by General Marceau's Body. Jean-Paul Laurens. Dated 1877. SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO
Admission Fee
Adults ￥1,500
Students with ID ￥800
Under 18 years old : Free
* A group discount applies for a party of 20 or more.
* Free for people with disability ID
Thematic Exhibition
Spotlight on KONOSHIMA Okoku Ⅲ
In Search of Color in Okoku Accompanied by the Series Folding Screens of the Four Seasons
Concurrent Exhibition: Feature Exhibition of “Results of Cultural Property Restoration Supported by the Sumitomo Foundation: Preserving Cultural Properties for Eternity 2026”
April 25 (Sat.) - July 5 (Sun.) 2026
Open Hours
11:00~18:00* 11:00~19:00 on Fridays
(Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Day Closed
Mondays during the exhibition
(Open on public holidays, closed on the following weekday)
As reevaluation of Japanese-style painter KONOSHIMA Okoku (1877-1938) progresses in recent years, this exhibition series goes in search of the special nature of his painting expression. This, Part 3, shines the spotlight on Okoku’s coloring, and introduces his artworks alongside materials such as the paints he used.
Additionally, we will exhibit artworks restored through the cultural property maintenance and restoration grant program supported by the Sumitomo Foundation, offering a glimpse into the forefront of cultural property restoration.
Irises. KONOSHIMA Okoku. Taisho period, 1917. SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO
Landscape in Autumn. KONOSHIMA Okoku. 20th century. SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO
Admission Fee
Adults ￥1,200
Students with ID ￥600
Under 18 years old : Free
* A group discount applies for a party of 20 or more.
* Free for people with disability ID
Special Exhibition
100th Anniversary of the Death of SUMITOMO Shunsui: Fortunate Encounters of The Sumitomo Modern Art Collection
August 29 (Sat.) - October 12 (Mon. public holiday) 2026
Open Hours
11:00~18:00* 11:00~19:00 on Fridays
(Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Day Closed
Mondays during the exhibition
(Open on public holidays, closed on the following weekday)
The foundation stone of the Sen-oku Hakukokan collection was laid by fifteenth head of the Sumitomo family, SUMITOMO Kichizaemon Tomoito (pseudonym: Shunsui; 1864-1926). This commemorates the 100th anniversary of his death by introducing artworks connected to him. It traces his exchange with artists who were his contemporaries, focusing on Japanese-style paintings, Western-style paintings as well as craftworks from the collection. It also provides an opportunity to reflect upon his discernment through the artworks that drew his interest, and further to reevaluate the history of the formation of the collection in terms of the backdrop and specific era of its acquisition.
Felicitous Morning. FUJISHIMA Takeji. Meiji period, 1908. SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO
Myna on Magnolia Branch. OTAKE Chikuha. Meiji period, 1912. SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO
Admission Fee
Adults ￥1,500
Students with ID ￥800
Under 18 years old : Free
* A group discount applies for a party of 20 or more.
* Free for people with disability ID
Special Exhibition
The Birth of Chinese Imports（Karamono）:
Exploring the Origins of Chanoyu Designs (tentative title)
November 3 (Tue. public holiday) - December 13 (Sun.) 2026
Open Hours
11:00~18:00* 11:00~19:00 on Fridays
(Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Day Closed
Mondays during the exhibition
(Open on public holidays, closed on the following weekday)
Chinese imports played a large role in the formation of chanoyu, the tea ceremony, in the late medieval period in Japan. This exhibition looks to the Chinese Yin and Chou-dynasty bronze vessels, crowning items in the Sumitomo Collection, as the original Chinese imports, and attempts to reconsider chanoyu designs from the perspective of East Asian cultural history which has spanned over 3,000 years. It focuses on Chinese metal flower containers called old bronzes, following the process of the birth of “famous works of art”, and by displaying them alongside paintings and other craftworks, it closes in on the spatial and aesthetic changes displayed by Chinese imports.
Wine container, Zun. China, BCE11c. SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM
Flower container, with elephant-shaped handles, known as“Kinenari". China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO
Admission Fee
Adults ￥1,500
Students with ID ￥800
Under 18 years old : Free
* A group discount applies for a party of 20 or more.
* Free for people with disability ID
Directions
Open Hours
11:00～18:00 *11:00-19:00 on Fridays
(Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Admission Fee
Adults ￥1,200 ★(￥1,500)
Students with ID ￥600 ★(￥800)
Under 18 years old : Free ★(admission for special exhibitions)
* A group discount applies for a party of 20 or more.
* Free for people with disability ID
Day Closed
Mondays during the exhibition
(Open on public holidays, closed on the following weekday)
Access
3minutes walk from “Roppongi-itchome Station” (Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line.)
10minutes walk from “Kamiyacho Station”〔Exit 4b〕(Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.)
Address
1-5-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-0032
+81-50-5541-8600(Hello Dial)
Email: t-info@sen-oku.or.jp
Parking
The museum has no parking lot.
About the museum
SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM and SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM TOKYO are art museums focusing on the collection of the Sumitomo family.
The Sumitomo Collection contains works in a broad range of fields, including ancient Chinese bronzes; Chinese and Japanese paintings and calligraphy; Western paintings; modern ceramics; tea ceremony utensils; stationeries for Chinese literati; and Noh masks and costumes.
Located in Kyoto and Tokyo, the two museums hold exhibitions taking advantage of the characteristics of their respective locations.
Most of the items in the Sumitomo Collection were acquired by the fifteenth head of the Sumitomo family, SUMITOMO Kichizaemon Tomoito (pseudonym: Shunsui), during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Shunsui laid the foundation for the modern Sumitomo Group by expanding the family business from copper mine operation into various fields and promoting modernization. Meanwhile, he also showed a high degree of interest in art and culture. He left a significant mark on cultural social enterprises, including the donation of construction and book purchasing costs for a library in Osaka Prefecture in 1900.
At the same time, he was fond of the tea ceremony, as well as classical Japanese performing arts such as Noh, and decorated the alcoves of his residence with Japanese paintings of the four seasons. Motivated by admiration for the Chinese literati, he enjoyed Chinese-style sencha tea ceremonies and seal engraving in his study, surrounded by the stationeries that he collected. He was also an active supporter of Japanese Western-style painters in his day and built a Western-style villa on the scenic Suma coast, where he enjoyed a Westernized lifestyle that was progressive for its time. With his wide-ranging interest in culture, Shunsui collected fine artworks from all different eras and parts of the world.
At the center of the Sumitomo Collection are Chinese bronze vessels highly prized both in Japan and abroad. The Sen-Oku Hakukokan Museum was established in 1960 with the donation of more than 500 Chinese bronze vessels and mirrors by the Sumitomo family. Rather than stashing his collection away, Shunsui shared it widely through various means such as exhibitions, increasing public recognition of Chinese bronzes. He also made significant contributions to the research field through the publication of splendid catalogs.
The attitude and ideals of Shunsui’s social contributions through culture have been handed down to posterity and form the basis of the museum’s current operations.
The collection has been further enhanced through the addition of works by masters of late Ming and early Qing Chinese painting, such as Bada Shanren and Shitao, as well as the great modern Japanese Western-style painter KISHIDA Ryusei, acquired by Shunsui’s eldest son Kan’ichi, along with works by leading twentieth-century Western painters such as Picasso and Renoir, as well as Japanese painters from the same period, collected by the sixteenth head of the Sumitomo family, Tomonari.
