Okura Shukokan Museum of Fine Arts - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Okura Shukokan Museum of Fine Arts. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
"Paper Materials" Exhibition
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[0]- Media: Other - Crafts
- 2008-08-01 - 2008-10-12
Ever since the birth of papermaking in China about 2000 years ago, paper has served to record human activities through text and pictures and also utilized to create objects, supporting the development (...)
"Treasures of Todaiji Temple" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy
- 2008-05-24 - 2008-07-21
"Gorgeous Japanese Swords" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Other
- 2008-04-06 - 2008-05-18
Tessei Tomioka Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-10-06 - 2007-12-16
Tessei Tomioka (1836-1924) was an innovative painter who contributed to the Bunjin school of painting. He was born at the end of the Edo Era and patiently improved his skills as a painter during his 89 (...)
13th Treasured Works from the Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-08-01 - 2007-08-24
This is the 13th time this charity event has been held, putting 100 works of painting from the 19th to 20th centuries. On display will be portraits, still lives and landscapes from the Barbizon School (...)
Paintings of Flora and Fauna from the Museum Collection
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2007-01-02 - 2007-03-18
This style of painting that celebrates nature was originally developed as one of the major genres in China at the end of the Tang Dynasty. In China, the approach towards the motifs was objective and they (...)
"The Lives and Dreams of Ancient China - Architecture, People and Animals" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2006-10-07 - 2006-12-10
The people of ancient China believed that the souls of the dead remained in their tombs until eternity. This exhibition presents the "Meiki" ceramics and other materials that were entombed with the deceased (...)
Gold Artworks from the Museum Collection
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2006-08-03 - 2006-10-01
This exhibition presents Buddhist and Shinto artifacts made of gold. During the exhibition period, from 3rd August to 3rd September a collection of poetry written on scrolls will also be on display.
"Japan and Europe" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-08-03 - 2006-08-24
The 12th exhibition of it's kind, taking "scenes of flora and fauna" as its theme, this show brings together Japanese Nihonga painting, European oil paintings and Japanese-made Western-style oil paintings (...)
Zuijin Scrolls - The Art of Men
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-06-03 - 2006-07-30
A "zuijin" (attendant) refers to the person who accompanies members of the Imperial Family as a bodyguard when they go out. They are known for their incredibly refined good looks. The zuijin scrolls which (...)
Edo Painting connected to Harima - Focussing on Okyo, Rosetsu and Jakuchu
[0] [2]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Crafts
- 2006-04-01 - 2006-05-28
The Harima area, present day Hyogo prefecture, is situated almost in the middle of Japan in between the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea. Prosperous because of its location, it was visited by many (...)
The "Noh" Part
[0] [2]- Media: Fashion - Crafts
- 2006-01-02 - 2006-03-13
This spring, the Okura Shukokan Museum and the Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Bunkan work together for a second time on an exhibition about Noh. This time, aside from masks and costumes, other attributes and accessories (...)
Painting of Kano School
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-10-07 - 2005-12-18
"Those who set their heart on becoming a painter call on the Kanoh school at least once in their life", or so it is said of the Kanoh school, which generation after generation produced some of the most (...)
Fashion and the Silk Road
[0] [2]- Media: Fashion
- 2005-08-06 - 2005-09-30
This exhibition will introduce the beautiful different fashion styles found on the Silk Road from ancient times to present day. The history of the Silk Road is one of colorful exchange, which can be seen (...)
Akiko Yosano Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Prints - Other
- 2005-06-24 - 2005-07-31
The "female writers in Japan" exhibition celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, with Akiko Yosano exhibition. She's had a great influence on Japan's literary world. On display will be 80 of her tankas (...)
The World of Mandara
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2005-04-01 - 2005-06-19
This exhibition's aim is to share a world view of Tibetan Buddhism Art, which Baron Kihachiro Okura, the founder of the museum, regarded as being of the highest value. Besides Tamashige collection that (...)
The Noh
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2005-01-02 - 2005-03-13
Okura Shukokan Museum of Fine Arts is willing to spice up the opening of 2005. In cooperation with Sen-oku Hakuko Kan, which is located a couple minutes walk from Okura Shukokan, they exhibite the works (...)
Joryuri and Edo Culture- Okura Collection II
[0] [0]- Media: Calligraphy - Graphics
- 2004-10-05 - 2004-12-19
Over 400 pieces of script books for bunraku from Edo Period.
2D
- Graphics (20)
- Illustration (39)
- Painting (233)
- Drawing (44)
- Calligraphy (9)
- Photography (106)
- Prints (39)
- Other (72)
3D
- Architecture (14)
- Sculpture (74)
- Installation (59)
- Furniture (13)
- Fashion (26)
- Product (23)
- Crafts (50)
- Ceramics (26)
- Other (48)
Screen
- Film (9)
- Video installation (22)
- Digital (3)
- Other (4)
Misc.
- Art Party (60)
- Art Talk (89)
- Performance Art (9)
- Art Competition (2)
In & Around:
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