Two-handled cup with lid and saucer with lapis lazuli base color decorated by gold gilding and bird motifs, 1759, Private collection
Plate, 1776-83, Private collection
Cup & saucer, 1750-51, Private collection
Square tray, 1759, Masa’s Collection
Footed stand, 1758, Masa’s Collection
Figurine Biscuit, LaBergeren de Alpes, model: 1766, production: ca. 1770, Private collection
Plate, 1781, Private collection
Cup & saucer, 1784, Private collection
Footed broth bowl and stand, 1804, Private collection
Plate, 1821, Private collection
Cup & saucer, 1760, Collection of Machida City Museum (KAWAHARA Katsuhiro Collection)
Sèvres porcelain, with its magnificent colors and painting-like brush strokes, depicting flowers and birds, personages, and landscapes fashionable at the time, epitomizes the image Japanese people have of Western porcelain. The foundation of Sèvres porcelain manufactory is deeply connected to Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV of France, and while it used to be a favorite of royalties and aristocrats, it is highly appraised until the present day.
This exhibition showcases pieces from domestic collections, dating mostly from the rule of Louis XV of France until the Napoleonic era, and introduces Sèvres porcelain dearly beloved by queens, empresses, and royal mistresses such as Madame de Pompadour, Marie-Antoinette, Joséphine Bonaparte, and Marie-Louise.
Information
| Duration | April 5 (Saturday) – June 8 (Sunday), 2025 |
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| Admission | General: 800 yen (640 yen); University Students: 640 yen (510 yen); High-School Students/Seniors 60 and Older: 400 yen (320 yen); Elementary/Junior-High-School Students: 100 yen (80 yen)
*Numbers inside parentheses ( ) are admission fees for groups of ten or more and for Shibuya residents. *Elementary and junior-high-school students are admitted free of charge on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays. *Shibuya residents are admitted free of charge on Fridays. *Persons with disabilities and up to one attendant are admitted free of charge. *Admission fees can only be paid in cash or with the Shibuya Ward cashless payment app "HachiPay". |
| Closed | Monday (except for May 5, 2025), April 30 (Wed.), and May 7 (Wed.), 2025 |
| Organized by The Shoto Museum of Art
With the cooperation of Machida City Museum and L’HOMME DE CHINE Co., Ltd. With planning assistance from AsHI | |