From the Museum Collection: Winter Exhibition

Hiratsuka Museum of Art

Finished

Artists

Kojin Kudo, Kyujin Yamamoto, Hiroshi Hanatani et al.

Many paintings depicting the beauty of four seasons have been created since the ancient times in Japan. Winter scenes depict the harshness of nature as well as the warmth found in signs of spring. After the Meiji period, the European style of painting was introduced to Japan. However, Japanese artists maintained their sensibility and expressed the subtleties of the seasons in various genres of art.

This exhibition presents around 40 paintings and photographs from the museum collections that deal with winter scenes. For example, Kojin Kudo's "Stairs of Butterflies" and Kyujin Yamamoto's "Almost Spring" portray severe winter scenes, and Hiroshi Hanatani's "Yukiguni" (snow country) series are photographs showing the lifestyles of people in winter. A wide range of works from Nihonga, oil painting, to photography will be on display.

[Image: Kojin Kudo "Stairs of Butterflies" (1967)]

Schedule

Nov 29 (Thu) 2007-Jan 27 (Sun) 2008

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-17:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.
Notice	Closed on Mondays, New Year's Holidays (December 29th to January 3rd) and January 15th (Tues). Open December 24th and January 14th.

Fee

Adults ¥200, University & High School Students ¥100

Venue

Hiratsuka Museum of Art

Location

1-3-3 Nishiyawata, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 254-0073

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Access

20 minute walk from the North exit of Hiratsuka Station on the JR Tokaido line; From the North exit of JR Hiratsuka Station, take the Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu bus and get off at Bijutsukan Iriguchi.

Phone

0463-35-2111

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