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Spotlight on Okoku Konoshima - The Series Folding Screens of the Four Seasons and Okoku’s Impressive Realism
Sen-Oku Hakukokan Museum Tokyo
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Okoku Konoshima
This exhibition displays the entire series Folding Screens of the Four Seasons, which was painted by Okoku Konoshima in 1917 to decorate the main residence of the Sumitomo family in the Chausuyama area of Tennoji Ward in Osaka. Measuring 180 centimeters in height and featuring varied representations of flowers of each season on a ground of fine gold leaf, the four pairs of massive folding screens drew so much publicity at the time that they even received newspaper coverage during their production.
In the 1910s and ’20s, Konoshima attempted to create a feel like that of oil paintings by using paint with a unique sense of color, thickly building up pigment, and leaving three-dimensional brushstrokes. This led to him being nicknamed a painter of the “finesse” school, “the Matsumura Goshun of the early twentieth century,” and ”the last artist of the Shijo school.” However, the true value of his art extends far beyond this and can be found in his transference of timeless modernity and realistic human emotions to classical motifs. The flowers, birds, and animals in his paintings are brought to life by his brushstrokes, becoming bright and animated. His animals in particular sometimes show an expressiveness that leaves a deep impression on viewers. This exhibition shines a spotlight on the quality of Konoshima's lifelike representations by also presenting bird-and-flower paintings by leading artists of the Maruyama Shijo school of painting founded in late-eighteenth-century Kyoto.
In the 1910s and ’20s, Konoshima attempted to create a feel like that of oil paintings by using paint with a unique sense of color, thickly building up pigment, and leaving three-dimensional brushstrokes. This led to him being nicknamed a painter of the “finesse” school, “the Matsumura Goshun of the early twentieth century,” and ”the last artist of the Shijo school.” However, the true value of his art extends far beyond this and can be found in his transference of timeless modernity and realistic human emotions to classical motifs. The flowers, birds, and animals in his paintings are brought to life by his brushstrokes, becoming bright and animated. His animals in particular sometimes show an expressiveness that leaves a deep impression on viewers. This exhibition shines a spotlight on the quality of Konoshima's lifelike representations by also presenting bird-and-flower paintings by leading artists of the Maruyama Shijo school of painting founded in late-eighteenth-century Kyoto.
Schedule | Mar 16 (Sat) 2024-May 12 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000, University and High School Students ¥600, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Website | https://sen-oku.or.jp/program/20240316_spotlightonokoku/ | ||||
| Venue | Sen-Oku Hakukokan Museum Tokyo https://sen-oku.or.jp/tokyo/ | ||||
| Location | 1-5-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 4 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi-itchome Station on the Namboku line, 6 minute walk from exit 4b at Kamiyacho Station on the Hibiya line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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