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Current events
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Keiko Fukayama “Come and Go Between This World and Next World”
Location: E Wing LobbyMore »
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Legendary Iwasa Matabei and His Three Epic Scrolls of Tales
A seventeenth-century artist, Iwasa Matabei (1578–1650, aka Katsumochi), enjoyed a successful career as a painter, famous for his characteristic drawing of people with roundish, elongated heads and the...More »
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Yashinoko Kawakami Exhibition
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Hananokori – University Nihonga @ Unpel IV
Works by two graduate students of Nihonga painting at Kanazawa College of ArtMore »
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Shigemi Yasuhara Exhibition
Drawing the viewer’s eye with their ultramarine hues, Shigemi Yasuhara’s works explore the elements of traditional beauty that make up Nihonga. Each possesses an elegant, dignified beauty that is expressed...More »
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Chizuru Abe “Framboise Garden”
Nihonga with delicate brush work and vibrant watercolors with a light touchMore »
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Rensui “The Color of Kotodama”
New works by Rensui, an artist who uses ink, gold leaf, and resins in collages incorporating nail art materialsMore »
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Chiba City Museum of Art Collection Selections
The Chiba City Museum of Art Collection, which focuses on “artists with ties to Chiba City and the Boso region,”“modern and contemporary Japanese paintings and prints,” and “contemporary art since 1945”...More »
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Tamabi DNA
The Nihonga (Japanese Painting) division of Tama Art University began as one of the three pillars―the others were Western Painting, and Design & Craft―of the Art and Design Department of the Teikoku...More »
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Buson Yosa Exhibition
This exhibition introduces the work of Edo period poet Buson Yosa, who was also a popular painter. The exhibition is divided into two periods with changes in content exhibited. First period: 3/13...More »
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Gifts from the People 2020 - Reiwa Year One New Collection
This exhibition showcases recently collected documents and items about the history and culture of Edo/Tokyo. More »
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Maritime Empire of Ryukyu—Analyzing the “Medieval” through Yaeyama, Miyako, and Amami History
The brilliant history of the Ryukyu Kingdom is widely known; however, its invasion of the surrounding islands, Yaeyama, Miyako, and Amami Island, is not well known. These islands had different languages...More »
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Spring Masterpieces: Classical Calligraphy
Featuring fifty works including classical calligraphy from the Heian and Kamakura periods as well as paintings and crafts. More »
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Toko Shinohara: Things Transient – Colors of Sumi, Forms of the Mind
Eighty works surveying the career of the abstract sumi ink painter Toko Shinoda. More »
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Tomiyuki Kaneko “Apotropaic Tiger”
Tomiyuki Kaneko depicts the “hekija” mythological tiger believed to ward off endemics in ancient China and India. More »
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Ayashii: Decadent and Grotesque Images of Beauty in Modern Japanese Art
Japan in the Meiji period (1868–1912) received Western knowledge and technology in every field. Inspired by the Western counterpart, Japanese art also adapted itself to the new era. Many works produced...More »
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Collection Additions
Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art has added seven works to its collection – four purchases and three donations. This exhibition introduces these and related works.More »
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Collection Exhibition: Colors of Chiba
This exhibition presents works from the museum collection portraying the history and scenery of Chiba Prefecture. Works by Sakura-affiliated artists are also featured. More »
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Collection: 4 Water Patterns
Introducing the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama’s extensive collection, centered around four pieces that represent the museum, including Paul Signac’s The Bank of the Asnieres, which was recently acquired....More »
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Losers in Ukiyo-e
Kabuki plays and novels depicting the transience and sorrow of those who lost battles and fell, such as Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Akechi Mitsuhide, seem to have struck a chord with the people of Edo....More »
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MOMAT Collection
This spring, we mark 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck the Tohoku region in northeastern Honshu. In May 2011, shortly after the earthquake and tsunami, the museum presented a special...More »
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Stories – What We Curators Know About the Artworks
Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art curators reveal what they have learned about artworks in the collection through research, encounters with artists, and more. What kinds of experiences have these works...More »
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The National Treasure Irises Screens—The Allure of Color
In his Irises folding screens, Ogata Kōrin (1657-1716) depicted clusters of irises on a large gold-foiled picture plane using only azurite blue and malachite green pigments. These three colors, blue, green,...More »
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Mai Inoue “At the End of Wandering”
Presenting work by the award-winning Osaka-based artist Mai Inoue, a 2019 graduate of the Nihonga painting department at the Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School. Inoue composes her works rooted...More »
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Term 1 Collection Exhibition
Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art’s collection includes some 2,800 works by artists with ties to Chiba Prefecture. This exhibition arranged in three sections spotlights: Nihonga paintings, crafts, and other...More »
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Watanabe Seitei: Brilliant Birds, Captivating Flowers
- at The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Ends in 34 days
Seitei Watanabe was born in 1852 in the Kanda Sakuma-cho district of Edo. At the age of 16 he entered the studio of Kikuchi Yôsai, renowned for his history paintings, and there honed his painting skills....More »
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270th Anniversary of the Birth of Matsudaira Fumai: The Esthetics of Cha no Yu
The practice of drinking tea was introduced to Japan with Zen Buddhism during the Kamakura period. It formed into a tea culture in Japan over the Muromachi, Momoyama and Edo periods, reflecting Japanese...More »
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Edo Sceneries on Doro-e from the Polak Collection – Distant Views on the Backdrops
The present exhibition showcases various sceneries from the Edo period drawn from a distant viewpoint, combining “doro-e” pictures such as “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido” with actual maps drawn...More »
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National Treasure: Frolicking Animals
The National Treasure “Frolicking Animals” is one of the most famous works in the history of Japanese painting. It depicts the activities of anthropomorphized animals and people in energetic monochrome...More »
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The Sento: The History and Culture of Bathhouses in Tokyo
*Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is temporarily closed until April 21(Wed). Since the Edo period, public bathhouses have been centers of rest and relaxation, and have evolved throughout the...More »
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Colorful Paper - The World of Ryoshi Paper
“Ryoshi” is paper used for calligraphy. This exhibition showcases “colorful paper” made from ryoshi, including paper for paintings. In this exhibition, we will introduce the Daishomu, a solemn sutra...More »
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Hokusai: The World-Acclaimed Ukiyo-e Artist
Exhibited works by Hokusai include landscapes such as “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” from “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji,” as well as his “Hokusai Manga” series, early actor prints, Western-style works,...More »
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“Departure” in Arts
In 2022 Seikado will move its art gallery to the Meiji Seimei Kan building (an Important Cultural Property) in Marunouchi. This exhibition will be the last one held at the present venue of Okamoto in...More »
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Cross-scapes: Interconnecting Art
Keio Museum Commons (KeMCo) is a new university museum designed to foster exchange. The inaugural event series, Cross-scapes, will allow people to encounter many of the objects which the University has...More »
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150 Years of Japanese-style Painting: From Meiji to the Present
Online reservations required.More »
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All our stories are incomplete… Colours of the imagination Collection Exhibitions curated by Ryan Gander
The England-based artist Ryan Gander puts his own spin on the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery collection. Gallery 1, 2, 3, 4 More »
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Tamabi DNA
The Nihonga (Japanese Painting) division of Tama Art University began as one of the three pillars―the others were Western Painting, and Design & Craft―of the Art and Design Department of the Teikoku...More »
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A Profusion of Flowers ―The Splendid Floral World
The Yamatane Museum of Art marks its 55th year in 2021. To celebrate, it presents a special exhibition of paintings depicting flowers.More »
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Kanchoro Gems – What Ogai Loved
Featuring around 70 cherished items including ink brushes, paintings, ceramics, and books from Kanchoro, the home of novelist Ogai Mori. More »
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Masterpieces from the Japanese Painting Collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art, commonly known as MIA, was established in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1883 by the citizens and business people of Minneapolis. Today, MIA has a collection of more than 90,000...More »
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Art and Faith: Amitābha Buddha
Introducing eight art items, mainly paintings, associated with the spread of Pure Land Buddhism.More »
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Shining Green
An exhibition of collection works in celebration of Greenery DayMore »
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Renaissance of Japanese Classics—Exploring Tradition and Innovation in the Literary Works of the Edo and Early Meiji Periods
Printing that became widespread in the Edo period in Japan played an important role in bridging the tradition of classics. For example, the manuscript of The Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu was...More »
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Japanese Paintings from East to West: Taikan, Shunso, Shoen and More
Spotlighting Taikan Yokoyama (1868-1958), a master hand of Mt. Fuji paintings, Shoen Uemura (1875-1949) and Kiyokata Kaburaki(1878-1972), who devoted themselves to beauty portraits (bijin-ga), and Kagaku...More »
Upcoming events
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Rika Oshima
Venue: 2nd-floor ACT3More »
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Nihonga Exhibition: A Day With Flowers
- at Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi - 6th Floor Art Gallery
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi area
- Starts in 2 days
The fifth exhibition of Nihonga paintings by Toyohiko Nishijima at Mitsukoshi NihonbashiMore »