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"Mt. Fuji - Japanese Symbol in the Modern Times" Exhibition
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
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Mt. Fuji is a familiar icon, often seen as a subject of worship, which appears in various stories and as a motif in art. How was this collective image of Mt. Fuji developed over time?
Since the old times, Mt. Fuji has been employed in painting, but especially since the late Edo period, artists began to embrace a more modernized view of the mountain, in addition to its traditional image. In the Meiji period, various crafts were exported overseas and many of them depicted Mt. Fuji as a symbol of Japan. From the Taisho to Showa period, the image of Mt. Fuji was used to represent the idea of national polity, frequently appearing on posters in the mass media. However, in the postwar era, Mt. Fuji began to portray an antithesis of tradition, a meaningless motif, undermining Japan's complicated history.
Throughout different time periods, Mt. Fuji always appeared in various art forms. This exhibition presents various ways Mt. Fuji has been depicted in modern and contemporary contexts through paintings, crafts, and everyday items.
Related Events
-Opening Event: Mt. Fuji in the Bathhouse: Live Painting!
Mt. Fuji is often painted on the walls of bathhouses in Japan. Live painting by Kiyoto Maruyama.
Date: June 7th (Sat) 13:30
Location: Museum entrance, Gallery Echo
(No reservation required, free)
-Lecture "Art of Mt. Fuji" by Akira Hirabayashi, Sachiko Wada (museum curators)
Date: June 29th (Sun) 14:30
Location: Lecture room
(No reservation required, free)
-Gallery Talk by Museum Curator
Dates: June 8th (Sun) 14:30, July 12th (Sat) 14:00
Location: gallery
(No reservation required, exhibition ticket required to enter)
-Silver Art Lecture
Date: July 12th (Sat) 13:00-13:30
Location: Lecture room
(No reservation required, free)
-Lecture for Junior High School Students
Date: June 28th (Sat) 10:00-11:30
Reservation: June 11th - 18th
-Come and Join! Art Adventure
For 4th to 6th grade elementary school students
Date: July 5th (Sat) 10:00-11:30
Reservation: June 18th - 25th
-Art Lecture for Parents and Children
For 1st to 3rd grade elementary school students and their parents
Date: July 5th (Sat) 14:00-14:30
Reservation: June 18th - 25th
[Image: Tiger Tateishi "Micro Fuji" (1984) Mori Art Museum]
Since the old times, Mt. Fuji has been employed in painting, but especially since the late Edo period, artists began to embrace a more modernized view of the mountain, in addition to its traditional image. In the Meiji period, various crafts were exported overseas and many of them depicted Mt. Fuji as a symbol of Japan. From the Taisho to Showa period, the image of Mt. Fuji was used to represent the idea of national polity, frequently appearing on posters in the mass media. However, in the postwar era, Mt. Fuji began to portray an antithesis of tradition, a meaningless motif, undermining Japan's complicated history.
Throughout different time periods, Mt. Fuji always appeared in various art forms. This exhibition presents various ways Mt. Fuji has been depicted in modern and contemporary contexts through paintings, crafts, and everyday items.
Related Events
-Opening Event: Mt. Fuji in the Bathhouse: Live Painting!
Mt. Fuji is often painted on the walls of bathhouses in Japan. Live painting by Kiyoto Maruyama.
Date: June 7th (Sat) 13:30
Location: Museum entrance, Gallery Echo
(No reservation required, free)
-Lecture "Art of Mt. Fuji" by Akira Hirabayashi, Sachiko Wada (museum curators)
Date: June 29th (Sun) 14:30
Location: Lecture room
(No reservation required, free)
-Gallery Talk by Museum Curator
Dates: June 8th (Sun) 14:30, July 12th (Sat) 14:00
Location: gallery
(No reservation required, exhibition ticket required to enter)
-Silver Art Lecture
Date: July 12th (Sat) 13:00-13:30
Location: Lecture room
(No reservation required, free)
-Lecture for Junior High School Students
Date: June 28th (Sat) 10:00-11:30
Reservation: June 11th - 18th
-Come and Join! Art Adventure
For 4th to 6th grade elementary school students
Date: July 5th (Sat) 10:00-11:30
Reservation: June 18th - 25th
-Art Lecture for Parents and Children
For 1st to 3rd grade elementary school students and their parents
Date: July 5th (Sat) 14:00-14:30
Reservation: June 18th - 25th
[Image: Tiger Tateishi "Micro Fuji" (1984) Mori Art Museum]
Schedule | Jun 7 (Sat) 2008-Jul 21 (Mon) 2008 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000, University & High School Students ¥500, Junior High & Elementary School Students ¥260 | ||||||
| Venue | Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art http://www.art-museum.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/  | ||||||
| Location | 1-4-27 Kugawa, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi 400-0065 | ||||||
| Access | From the South exit of Kofu Station on the JR Chuo line, take the bus for Shikishima Eigyosho or Nirasaki Station or Kugawa Danchi and get off at Yamanashi Kenritsu Bijutsukan-mae. The venue is a short walk from there. | ||||||
| Phone | 055-228-3322 | ||||||
| Related images | Click on the image to enlarge it |
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