Landscapes of the Heart – Bunjinga and Nanga Paintings

Finished

During Japan’s Edo period (1603– 1867), the landscapes depicted in paintings imported from China were imagined scenes that emphasized the “xie-yi” style of freedom and expressiveness. Eventually, the "shakei zu" style of painting, which incorporated actual landscapes, came into vogue, and was passed down to later “Bunjinga” literati painters as a method of painting landscapes that could not be achieved by simply imitating their predecessors.

After the opening of Japan to the outside world and the Meiji Restoration (1868-1912), a variety of foreign cultures came into the country and landscape painting in the Bunjinga and Nanga (Southern School) styles were greatly influenced by Western painting. This exhibition focuses on the differences and similarities between the expression of landscapes in Bunjinga, which flourished during the Edo period, and Nanga paintings from the Meiji period onward.

Schedule

Apr 16 (Sat) 2022-Jun 26 (Sun) 2022

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. Open on public holidays but closed on the following day (unless this falls on a Saturday or Sunday when the venue will open).
Notice	Closed on May 6.

Fee

Adults ¥260, Under 18s and University Students free.

Website

https://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/nakahechibijutsukan/exhibitions/R4nakahechi_kyoucyuu.html