{"id":6258,"date":"2022-12-19T13:46:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T04:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shoga.info\/?p=6258"},"modified":"2022-12-19T13:54:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T04:54:32","slug":"vol-001-notable-japanese-art-exhibitions-from-december-2022-to-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shoga.info\/?p=6258","title":{"rendered":"Vol. 001 | Notable Japanese Art Exhibitions from December 2022 to March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

01. ‘Ukiyoe and China’<\/h2>\n

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Dates: 5 (Thu) – 29 (Sun) January 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Ota Memorial Art Museum<\/p>\n

URL: http:\/\/www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp\/eng<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: Japanese culture has been heavily influenced by Chinese culture. This is also true of Ukiyo-e, with many of the subjects originating from China. This exhibition features Ukiyo-e works influenced by China. The focus is on the The Water Margin (classic of Chinese literature) series, a series of works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi<\/a>, known as the ‘Kuniyoshi of Samurai Painting’. Enjoy these powerful works.<\/p>\n

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02. ‘Masterpieces of Chishakuin, Kyoto’.<\/h2>\n

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Dates: 30 Nov (Wed) 2022 – 22 Jan (Sun) 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Suntory Museum of Art<\/p>\n

URL: https:\/\/www.suntory.com\/sma\/exhibition\/2022_5\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: A rare opportunity to see the masterpieces of Kyoto’s Chishakuin Temple in Tokyo. The main attractions are the works of Hasegawa Tōhaku<\/a> and his son Hasegawa Kyūzō<\/a>, who were active in the Azuchi-Momoyama period and who threatened the Kanō school led by Kanō Eitoku (狩野永徳)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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03. ‘National Treasure: Snow Pines by Maruyama Ōkyo and Auspicious Arts’.<\/h2>\n

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Dates: Thursday 1 December 2022 – Saturday 28 January 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Mitsui Memorial Museum of Art<\/p>\n

URL: https:\/\/www.mitsui-museum.jp\/english\/english.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: In the mid-Edo period, Maruyama Ōkyo<\/a> remained the dominant king of the Kyoto art world. A rare opportunity to see the only national treasure of Ōkyo’s mastery of realism, the ‘Snow Pines’ folding screen.<\/p>\n

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04. ‘Paintings the Japanese Landscape – from Utagawa Hiroshige to Tabuchi Toshio’.<\/h2>\n

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Dates: 10 Dec (Sat), 2022 – 26 Feb (Sun), 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Yamatane Museum of Art<\/p>\n

URL: https:\/\/www.yamatane-museum.jp\/exh\/english\/2022\/landscapes.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: An exhibition featuring masterpieces of Japanese landscape paintings from the late Edo period to the present day. This is a genre in which the Yamatane Museum of Art specialises, and visitors can see works by renowned masters such as Yokoyama Taikan<\/a>, Hishida Shunsō<\/a>, Kawai Gyokudō<\/a> and Higashiyama Kaii<\/a> all at once.<\/p>\n

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05. ‘The Flowers of Edo Paintings: Itō Jakuchū and Edo Paintings’<\/h2>\n

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Dates: 〈Part 1〉 7 Jan (Sat) – 12 Feb (Sun), 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Idemitsu Museum of Arts<\/p>\n

URL: http:\/\/idemitsu-museum.or.jp\/en\/exhibition\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: An unveiling exhibition of works that made a splash when the Idemitsu Museum of Arts purchased part of the collection of the famous American collectors of Japanese art, Etsuko and Joe Price. Don’t miss Itō Jakuchū<\/a>’s ‘Chōjū Kaboku-zu Byōbu (folding screen painting of birds, animals, plants and flowers) ‘!<\/p>\n

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06. “The Flowers of Edo Paintings: The Kyoto Art World and the Edo Rimpa School”<\/h2>\n

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Dates: <Part 2> Tuesday 21 February – Sunday 26 March 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Idemitsu Museum of Arts<\/p>\n

URL: http:\/\/idemitsu-museum.or.jp\/en\/exhibition\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: Sequel to 05. There are many highlights in the second half, including works by Maruyama Ōkyo, the king of the Kyoto art world in the mid-Edo period, and Sakai Hōitsu<\/a>, the founder of the Edo Rimpa school. Don’t miss it.<\/p>\n

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07. ‘Ochiai Yoshiiku and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi – Two Great Rivals under Utagawa Kuniyoshi’.<\/h2>\n

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Dates: 25 Feb (Sat) – 9 Apr (Sun), 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Mitsubishi Ichigōkan Museum<\/p>\n

URL: https:\/\/mimt.jp\/ex\/yoshiyoshi\/<\/a> (Japanese Only)<\/p>\n

Description: An exhibition focusing on Ochiai Yoshiiku and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi<\/a>, fellow pupils under the ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kuniyoshi, who dominated the late Edo period. They both co-created the ‘Eimei 28 Shūkū’ series, which were known as ‘bloody paintings’. Although that made a strong impression on us, their other works are more numerous. Please enjoy the wide range of works by these two artists, both of whom have outstanding painting skills.<\/p>\n

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08. ” Tōfuku-ji Temple”.<\/h2>\n

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Dates: Tuesday 7 March – Sunday 7 May 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum<\/p>\n

URL: https:\/\/tofukuji2023.jp<\/a> (Japanese Only)<\/p>\n

Description: 50 monumental masterpieces by Kitsusan Minchō, a legendary painter-monk who dominated the early Muromachi period, i.e. before Sesshū Tōyō<\/a>, are on display for the first time in their repaired condition. This year’s most notable exhibition will also feature many other masterpieces from the Tōfuku-ji temple at once. Also exhibited at the Kyoto National Museum in autumn!<\/p>\n

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09. ‘Secrets of Important Cultural Assets’<\/h2>\n

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Dates: 17 Mar (Fri) – 14 May (Sun), 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo<\/p>\n

URL: https:\/\/jubun2023.jp\/<\/a> (Japanese Only)<\/p>\n

Description: For the first time ever, all the works on display are important cultural assets. 51 works! The works on display include Hishida Shunsō’s ‘Black Cat’, Takeuchi Seihō<\/a>’s ‘First modelling experience’ and Fukuda Heihachirō<\/a>’s ‘Ripple’, all of which were controversial at the time of their publication. These works show the spirits of painters who were willing to try new things.<\/p>\n

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10. ‘Tsubaki Chinzan Exhibition – Delicate and Light Colours and Brushstrokes’<\/h2>\n

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Dates: Saturday 18 March – Sunday 16 April 2023<\/p>\n

Region: Tokyo<\/p>\n

Venue: Itabashi Art Museum<\/p>\n

URL: https:\/\/www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp\/artmuseum\/4000016\/4001526\/4001539.html<\/a> (Japanese Only)<\/p>\n

Description: Tsubaki Chinzan<\/a> was one of the leading painters of the late Edo period, but has often been discussed as a set with his master Watanabe Kazan<\/a>, but this exhibition treats him as the main protagonist. We hope you will enjoy Tsubaki Chinzan’s realistic, light-coloured flower-and-bird paintings, which are characteristic of this talented painter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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