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Okuda Genso and the Nitten Masters: From Fukuda Heihachiro to Higashiyama Kaii
Yamatane Museum of Art
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Genso Okuda, Gyokudo Kawai, Kaii Higashiyama, Yasushi Sugiyama, Tatsuo Takayama, Hoshun Yamaguchi, Kayo Yamaguchi et al.
In commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Genso Okuda (1912-2003), a leading figure in the post-war Japanese art world, this exhibition will introduce Okuda and the artists of the Nitten (Japan Art Exhibition), where his career took place. Born in Hiroshima, Okuda moved to Tokyo at the age of 19, where he was introduced to the distantly related Japanese painter Kibo Kodama, and in 1936 he was selected for the first time to participate in the Bunten exhibition (the art exhibition of the Ministry of Education), the predecessor of the Nitten exhibition. After the war, he established his own style of landscape painting, using the red color known as "Genso red" to depict magnificent nature. He also excelled in waka poetry, and in 1981 he was chosen to be a guest at the opening of the Imperial Court Poetry Festival.
This exhibition will simultaneously exhibit his large paintings "Oirase (Autumn)" and "Oirase (Spring)," both of which are distinguished by their "Genso red" color, as well as a work in which he wrote a waka poem at the opening of the Imperial Court Poetry Festival.
Looking back at the history of the Kanten (government exhibition), from the Bunten to the Teiten (Imperial Art Academy Exhibition) to the Nitten, the exhibition will also feature work by Heihachiro Fukuda, who was active during the Teiten period, Gyokudo Kawai's works exhibited at the first Nitten, Kaii Higashiyama, Yasushi Sugiyama, and Tatsuo Takayama, who were known as the "Three Mountains of the Nitten," as well as outstanding works by Hoshun Yamaguchi, Kayo Yamaguchi, and other famous artists who were active at the Nitten.
This exhibition will simultaneously exhibit his large paintings "Oirase (Autumn)" and "Oirase (Spring)," both of which are distinguished by their "Genso red" color, as well as a work in which he wrote a waka poem at the opening of the Imperial Court Poetry Festival.
Looking back at the history of the Kanten (government exhibition), from the Bunten to the Teiten (Imperial Art Academy Exhibition) to the Nitten, the exhibition will also feature work by Heihachiro Fukuda, who was active during the Teiten period, Gyokudo Kawai's works exhibited at the first Nitten, Kaii Higashiyama, Yasushi Sugiyama, and Tatsuo Takayama, who were known as the "Three Mountains of the Nitten," as well as outstanding works by Hoshun Yamaguchi, Kayo Yamaguchi, and other famous artists who were active at the Nitten.
Schedule | Apr 23 (Sat) 2022-Jul 3 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1300, University and High School Students ¥1000, Junior High School Students and Under free, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion ¥1100. | ||||||
| Website | https://www.yamatane-museum.jp/exh/2022/okudagenso.html | ||||||
| Venue | Yamatane Museum of Art https://www.yamatane-museum.jp/english/ | ||||||
| Location | 3-12-36 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0012 | ||||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from Ebisu Station on the Hibiya and JR line; From the West exit of JR Ebisu Station, take the bus and get off at Hiroo High School. The venue is 1 minute walk from there; From the East exit of JR Shibuta Station, take the bus and get off at Higashi 4-chome. The venue is 2 minute walk from there. | ||||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||||
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