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Innovators of Nihonga - From Shunso Hishida, Shoen Uemura, and Ryushi Kawabata to Toshio Matsuo
Yamatane Museum of Art
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Shunso Hishida, Shoen Uemura, Gyoshu Hayami, Toshio Matsuo, Seiho Takeuchi, Taikan Yokoyama, Ryushi Kawabata, Kayo Yamaguchi, Matazo Kayama, Koichi Takeuchi, Keizaburo Okamura et al.
The history of Japanese painting since the modern era is also the history of painters who have pursued paintings appropriate to their times. This exhibition at the Yamatane Museum of Art traces the history of Japanese painting from the Meiji era to the present day, featuring works by painters who took up the challenge of creating a new style of Japanese painting.
In the Meiji period (1868-1912), as society was modernizing while adopting Western culture, painters strove to create Japanese paintings that would rival or even surpass Western paintings. In the art world, the government-led Kanten Exhibition and the influential Nihon Bijutsu-in (Japan Art Institute) became major players. In the Taisho and Showa eras, painters who wanted to oppose the existing forces tried to open a new phase of the art world by establishing art organizations.
In the postwar period, the defeat in World War II also caused a social reexamination of the conventional values of Japanese-style painting, leading some to advocate the "doom and gloom" theory of Japanese-style painting. With a strong sense of crisis and conflict, painters confronted the traditions of Japanese art and continued to explore various expressions and techniques to overcome the adversity.
This exhibition features "After the Rain" by Shunso Hishida, who used the "fuzzy style," a technique that does not use outlines, to express air; "Peony Snow" by Shoen Uemura, who paved the way for women to live as painters; "Naruto" by Ryushi Kawabata, who used the rare mineral pigments and exhibited his work at the first Seiryu Exhibition. Toshio Matsuo, who became one of Japan's leading painters despite facing the "doomsday theory" of Japanese painting in his youth, will be featured in this exhibition.
[Event]
Online Lecture: Painting Japanese-style Paintings with the Superb Technique of “Kirikane"
Lecturer: Hidetoshi Namiki (Kirikane goldsmith, Japanese-style painter, part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts)
Duration: August 6 (Sun) - October 1 (Sun) (tentative)
Running time: approx. 35 minutes
Participation fee: 500 yen
*For more information on the event and how to register, please visit the official website.
In the Meiji period (1868-1912), as society was modernizing while adopting Western culture, painters strove to create Japanese paintings that would rival or even surpass Western paintings. In the art world, the government-led Kanten Exhibition and the influential Nihon Bijutsu-in (Japan Art Institute) became major players. In the Taisho and Showa eras, painters who wanted to oppose the existing forces tried to open a new phase of the art world by establishing art organizations.
In the postwar period, the defeat in World War II also caused a social reexamination of the conventional values of Japanese-style painting, leading some to advocate the "doom and gloom" theory of Japanese-style painting. With a strong sense of crisis and conflict, painters confronted the traditions of Japanese art and continued to explore various expressions and techniques to overcome the adversity.
This exhibition features "After the Rain" by Shunso Hishida, who used the "fuzzy style," a technique that does not use outlines, to express air; "Peony Snow" by Shoen Uemura, who paved the way for women to live as painters; "Naruto" by Ryushi Kawabata, who used the rare mineral pigments and exhibited his work at the first Seiryu Exhibition. Toshio Matsuo, who became one of Japan's leading painters despite facing the "doomsday theory" of Japanese painting in his youth, will be featured in this exhibition.
[Event]
Online Lecture: Painting Japanese-style Paintings with the Superb Technique of “Kirikane"
Lecturer: Hidetoshi Namiki (Kirikane goldsmith, Japanese-style painter, part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts)
Duration: August 6 (Sun) - October 1 (Sun) (tentative)
Running time: approx. 35 minutes
Participation fee: 500 yen
*For more information on the event and how to register, please visit the official website.
Schedule | Jul 29 (Sat) 2023-Sep 24 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1400, University and High School Students ¥500, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.yamatane-museum.jp/exh/english/2023/elites.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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