2019年10月26日（土） - 2020年01月13日（月）
A large collection of original paintings, original sheet music covers and design drawings by Japanese multi-creator Takehisa Yumeji!
What kind of works do you think of when you hear the name Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934)?
Most people probably think of high-coloured women in Western-style clothing or melancholy beauties in kimonos.
However, Yumeji's artistic activities were not limited to this. He was a multi-talented artist who also worked on book bindings, music scores, magazine covers and illustrations, and even wrote lyrics. He used a wide range of painting materials, including oil, watercolour, pastel and pen.
This exhibition will showcase a number of rare original paintings, such as the Seno-o scores, and other works that showcase Yumeji's versatility, divided into the first and second halves of the exhibition.
Please enjoy the wide range of Yumeji's 'handiwork' from his early years to his later years.
| Title | Takehisa Yumeji, the Super Creator |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 26 2019 - January 13 2020 1st term: October 26 - December 2 2nd term: December 4 - January 13 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (last entry 4:30 pm) |
| Closed | Tuesday, Year-end Holidays(December 30 - January 1) |
| Entry Fee | General / University student: ¥900 High school student: ¥500 Elementary / Junior high school student: ¥350 Disabled person and up to one helper: ¥500 * We give discount for groups of 20 or more * Free for preschool children |
| Organizer | Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Cutulre |
| Supported by | Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City Board of Education |
| Related documents | List of Works |
Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934)
Painter and poet from Okayama Prefecture.
He published a series of illustrations and poems in newspapers and magazines, and became famous in 1909 with the publication of Yumeji's Art Collection: Spring Volume. Blessed with a literary talent, he wrote many tanka poems, haiku and novels in addition to poetry.
In 1914, he opened Minato-ya shop, which sold postcards, envelopes, chiyogami paper, half collars and other items of his own design, and he was also popular as a designer, binding books and sheet music.
He was self-taught in painting, and his range of work was diverse, including oil paintings, watercolours and Japanese-style paintings, and he is known for having established a distinctive style of portraits of beautiful women, using familiar female models.
Lantern
Black Cat
Seno-o Score
