“Okoku Konoshima - The Genius of Kyoto Nihonga”

Sen-Oku Hakukokan Museum Tokyo

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Artists

Okoku Konoshima

In a retrospective of the work of nihonga legend Okoku Konoshima(1877-1938) this exhibition examines examples of his work and accompanying documents covering the various periods of his career across the Meiji to Showa era. Born in Sanjo-Muromachi, Konoshima studied under the Maruyama Shijo style of Keinen Imao, coming to develop a highly delicate description of animals and nature in his lyrical works, evolving into flower patterns between the late Meiji to Taisho period. He was at one point a leader of the Kyoto art scene but as the Showa period set in he came to take an increasing distance from the art world. He came to settle on a high quality of Southern school nihonga, while folding screen commissions for the Sumitomo family revealed his strength as a designer, from which point he also came to draw upon his early experiences fabric pattern design. This exhibition hopes to provide insightful reflection upon the varied career of this artist.
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Presenter: Kouichi Takeuchi(Nihonga Artist)
Date: 15th February(Sat) 15:00-
Venue: Gallery

Curator’s Gallery Talk
Dates: 11th, 18th, 25th January, 1st, 8th February 15:00-

Schedule

Jan 11 (Sat) 2014-Feb 16 (Sun) 2014

Opening Hours Information

Hours	11:00-18:00 Closes at 19:00 on Fridays.
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Notice	Open on 13th January, closed on 14th January

Fee

Adults ￥800, University and High School Students ￥500, Junior High School Students and below free

Venue

Sen-Oku Hakukokan Museum Tokyo
https://sen-oku.or.jp/tokyo/