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"Kano Hogai - The Track to Avalokitesvara as a Merciful Mother" Exhibition
The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts
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Kano Hogai
Kano Hogai (1828-1888), born as the legitimate child to a painter in Chofu (now Shimonoseki City) under the Tokugawa shogunate, is recognized as a renowned artist who laid the foundations of modern nihonga painting. Hogai, who along with Fenellosa and Tenshin Okukura, sought reform and experimental approaches in Japanese art through the adoption of Western painting techniques, made a lasting contribution to the development of nihonga. Hogai's last work, "Avalokitesvara" (designated an Important Cultural Property), occupies a monumental place as the work that heralded the approach of modernism in nihonga and greatly influenced subsequent younger generations of artists.
This year, 2008, marks the 180th anniversary of the birth of Kano Hogai and the 120th anniversary of his death. This exhibition not only features works from the late period of nihonga's period of reform and innovation, but also encompasses works from Kano's younger period-in-training in his hometown that traces the path of his art up until "Avalokitesvara".
This year, 2008, marks the 180th anniversary of the birth of Kano Hogai and the 120th anniversary of his death. This exhibition not only features works from the late period of nihonga's period of reform and innovation, but also encompasses works from Kano's younger period-in-training in his hometown that traces the path of his art up until "Avalokitesvara".
Schedule | Aug 26 (Tue) 2008-Sep 23 (Tue) 2008 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adult ¥500 (400), High School and University Students ¥300 (200), Junior High School Students and below free | ||||
| Venue | The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts https://museum.geidai.ac.jp/en/  | ||||
| Location | 12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from exit 1 at Nezu Station on the Chiyoda line, 10 minute walk from the Koen exit of JR Ueno Station, 15 minute walk from the Main exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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