{"id":478,"date":"2026-02-13T10:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/?post_type=exhibitions&#038;p=478"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:30:51","slug":"2024moonandwater","status":"publish","type":"exhibitions","link":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/exhibitions\/2024moonandwater","title":{"rendered":"Nature\u2019s Splendor: Scenes of the Moon and Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-sp-revert is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"status\"><li class=\"status__item is-past\">Closed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-h2 wp-block-heading is-style-single\">Nature\u2019s Splendor: Scenes of the Moon and Water<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"location\"><span class=\"location__tag is-shozokan\">At the Museum<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<table class=\"period-location\">\n<tr class=\"period-location__tr\">\n<th class=\"period-location__th\">Dates<\/th>\n<td class=\"period-location__td\"><time datetime=\"2024-09-10\/2024-10-20\">September 10 (Tues.) \u2013 October 20 (Sun.), 2024<\/time><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"period-location__tr\">\n<th class=\"period-location__th\">Venue<\/th>\n<td class=\"period-location__td\">The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full is-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2024kathofugetsu_top.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"main image of the exhibition\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2024kathofugetsu_top.jpg 565w, https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2024kathofugetsu_top-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\">\u3000The Museum is pleased to present <em>Nature\u2019s Splendor: Scenes of the Moon and Water<\/em>, an exhibition exploring the beauty of the natural world through the lens of two of its most admired subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\">\u3000Scenes of nature and the four seasons have long inspired Japanese artists, with water celebrated in art and verse for its life-sustaining qualities. Rain is revered as the \u201cmother and father of flowers,\u201d nourishing plants as it falls. As precipitation accumulates, it flows into rivers that swell into waterfalls before returning to the sea in a continuous, life-giving cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\">\u3000Historically, the moon\u2019s importance to humanity has rivaled that of the sun, serving as a marker for the seasons and the basis of lunar calendars. Texts from the Edo period (1615\u20131868) hailed the appearance of the moon in autumn, saying the season\u2019s clear night skies allowed for the best views of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\">\u3000Visitors are invited to view scenes of nature\u2019s splendor brilliantly captured in these masterpieces preserved by the Imperial Household.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-button is-external is-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/pr-shozokan.nich.go.jp\/2024moonandwater\/index_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n    Exhibition Website<\/a>\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-button is-external\" href=\"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2024moonandwater_list_English_0902.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" download>\n    List of works(PDF 1,327 KB)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full is-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2024kathofugetsu_top.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"main image of the exhibition\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2024kathofugetsu_top.jpg 565w, https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2024kathofugetsu_top-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"anchors is-exhibitions\" aria-label=\"anchor link\">\n    <ul class=\"anchors__list\">\n                <li class=\"anchors__item\">\n            <a href=\"#about\" class=\"anchors__link\">Exhibition Overview<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"about\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-h2 wp-block-heading is-style-single\">Exhibition Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n<table class=\"definition-table\">\n  <tbody class=\"definition-table__tbody\">\n    \n<tr class=\"definition-table__tr\">\n  <th class=\"definition-table__th\" scope=\"row\">Exhibition Dates<\/th>\n  <td class=\"definition-table__td\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><time datetime=\"2024-09-10\/2024-10-20\">September 10 (Tues.) \u2013 October 20 (Sun.), 2024<\/time><\/p>\n\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<tr class=\"definition-table__tr\">\n  <th class=\"definition-table__th\" scope=\"row\">Hours<\/th>\n  <td class=\"definition-table__td\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><strong>9:30 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m. <\/strong>\u3000<br>(Last admission 4:30 p.m.)<br>*On September 10, the Museum opens at 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\">Extended hours: On Fridays and Saturdays, the Museum opens until 8:00 p.m. (last admission 7:30 p.m.) except Fridays, September 27 and October 18.<\/p>\n\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<tr class=\"definition-table__tr\">\n  <th class=\"definition-table__th\" scope=\"row\">Closed<\/th>\n  <td class=\"definition-table__td\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><strong>Mondays; September 17, 24, and October 15<br>Exceptionally open on Mondays: September 16, 23, and October 14 \u3000<br>(When a national holiday falls on a Monday, the museum will be closed the following Tuesday instead.) <\/strong>\u3000<br>Subject to change.<\/p>\n\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<tr class=\"definition-table__tr\">\n  <th class=\"definition-table__th\" scope=\"row\">Venue<\/th>\n  <td class=\"definition-table__td\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><strong>The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan<\/strong> \u3000<br>1-8 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0001 (within the Imperial Palace East Gardens)<\/p>\n\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<tr class=\"definition-table__tr\">\n  <th class=\"definition-table__th\" scope=\"row\">General Admission<\/th>\n  <td class=\"definition-table__td\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><strong>Adults: 1,000 \u3000\u3000<br>students: 500<\/strong><br>*Free admission for high school students, visitors under 18, and visitors aged 70 years or more. Please show valid ID or other documentation.<br>*Visitors with disabilities (along with the one assistant) will be admitted for free without a booking.<\/p>\n\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<tr class=\"definition-table__tr\">\n  <th class=\"definition-table__th\" scope=\"row\">Number of objects in the exhibition<\/th>\n  <td class=\"definition-table__td\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><strong>27 works (All housed in The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<tr class=\"definition-table__tr\">\n  <th class=\"definition-table__th\" scope=\"row\">Organizer<\/th>\n  <td class=\"definition-table__td\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><strong>The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<tr class=\"definition-table__tr\">\n  <th class=\"definition-table__th\" scope=\"row\">Website<\/th>\n  <td class=\"definition-table__td\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr-shozokan.nich.go.jp\/2024moonandwater\/index_en.html\">https:\/\/pr-shozokan.nich.go.jp\/2024moonandwater\/index_en.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-p\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":479,"template":"","exhibition_year":[48],"exhibition_location":[8],"class_list":["post-478","exhibitions","type-exhibitions","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","exhibition_year-48","exhibition_location-shozokan"],"exhibition_period_from":"2024-09-10","exhibition_period_to":"2024-10-20","event_period_from":"","event_period_to":"","event_date_list":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibitions\/478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibitions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/exhibitions"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibitions\/478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2239,"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibitions\/478\/revisions\/2239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"exhibition_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibition_year?post=478"},{"taxonomy":"exhibition_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shozokan.nich.go.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibition_location?post=478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}