A Bounty of Art

Hara Museum ARC

Finished

Artists

Okyo Maruyama, Shen Namping, Kokan Shiba, Tetsuzan Mori, Toshimitsu Imai et al.

During the long history of Japanese art, a great many painters have left behind a legacy of exquisite masterpieces. The Kano painters stand out as the largest school and one whose dominance lasted more than 400 years. One of the major centerpieces of the Hara Rokuro Collection is a series of picture scrolls originally created by Kano-school artists as fusuma-e (partition paintings) for the Nikko-in guest hall at Mi’idera (Onjoji) temple. Japanese art evolved through contact with the culture of continental China, with the influence of one Qing dynasty painter, Shen Nanping, having a particularly deep effect on many Japanese painters, such as Okyo Maruyama and Kokan Shiba. Kokan, who also researched Western-style painting and the use of oil paints, was a forerunner of modern painting in Japan. The richness of expression by this varied group of masters awaits you.

Venue: Kankai Pavilion (Traditional East Asian Art)
Part I: Sep. 16 (Sat), 2017 – Nov. 15 (Wed), 2017
Part II: Nov. 17 (Fri), 2017 – Jan. 8 (Mon), 2018

Schedule

Sep 16 (Sat) 2017-Jan 8 (Mon) 2018

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-16:30
Closed	Thursday Open on public holidays. Open every day during August. Closed in between exhibitions and during winter. May close in case of bad weather.

Fee

Adults ¥1100, University and High School Students ¥700, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥500, Over 70 years old ¥550. Please see the museum website for more information.

Venue

Hara Museum ARC
https://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/arc/

Location

2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027

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Access

10 minutes by taxi from Shibukawa Station on the JR Joetsu line; From JR Shibukawa Station, take the Kan-etsu Kotsu bus towards Ikaho Onsen and get off at Green Bokujo-mae. The venue is 7 minute walk from there.

Phone

0279-24-6585

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