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Irises and Wisteria Screens

The Nezu Museum
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Artists

Korin Ogata, Okyo Maruyama et al.
Spring approaches, and with it, the annual display of the National Treasure “Irises screens.” In this year’s display, “Irises” by Kōrin Ogata (1658–1716) will vie for the title of most beautiful alongside the “Wisteria” screens painted some 70 years later by another Kyoto artist, Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795). The iris screens present a stylized quality reminiscent of textile designs rendered in sumptuous pigments, while the wisteria screens fuse close observation of the subject with novel technical prowess. With this opposing pair of works as a focal point, the gallery will enchant visitors with the beauty of pre-modern paintings in its selection of Rimpa School gold-ground screens and works by the Maruyama-Shijō School painters who followed Ōkyo.

[Related Event]
Lecture “Iris Screens and Wisteria Screens”
Date: 4/26 14:00–15:30
Venue: Nezu Institute of Fine Arts Auditorium
Audience: 130
Reservations required

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Schedule

Apr 19 (Sat) 2014-May 18 (Sun) 2014 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-17:00
Closed
Monday
Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice
Closes at 19:00 on 5/13 (Tues)–5/18 (Sun).
Fee[Collection Exhibition] Adults ¥1100, University and High School Students ¥800. [Special Exhibition] Adults ¥1300, University and High School Students ¥1000, Junior High School Students and Under free.
VenueThe Nezu Museum
http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/
Location6-5-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Access8 minute walk from exit A5 at Omotesando Station on the Ginza, Hanzomon and Chiyoda lines.
Phone03-3400-2536
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