Tucked away behind the main museums in Ueno, the Tokyo University Art Museum may not be on most people's radar, but it is definitely one of the city's top museums in terms of curatorial quality. Whenever I go there, I am always delighted by the effort that has been taken to arrange exhibits and to make the exhibition experience as enlightening and attractive as possible.
This is the case with the museum's latest show, "The National Treasure Butto (Buddha Head) of Yakushi Nyorai and Masterpieces from Kohfukuji." This provides a temporary home to a number of stunning artefacts from one of Japan's most famous temples, which is now undergoing extensive renovation, including the rebuilding of its "Central Golden Hall," where most of these objects come from.
The show is also a successor to the 2009 exhibition "National Treasure ASHURA and Masterpieces from Kohfukuji," but this time, emphasis is on showing other aspects of the temple's collection.