Special Exhibition | Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture

Past Exhibitions

Amazing Japanese Classics Hyakunin Isshu & Tales of Ise

2023年01月28日（土） - 2023年04月09日（日）

In this exhibition featuring works based on Hyakunin Isshu and The Tales of Ise, we hope you will enjoy becoming more familiar with Japanese classical literature.

Bashō & Buson, Buson & Jakuchū

2022年10月22日（土） - 2023年01月09日（月）

The Fukuda Art Museum and the Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture are jointly organising an exhibition to commemorate the rediscovery of Matsuo Basho's valuable self writing and painting, "Nozarashi Kikō" (Journal of Bleached Bones in a Field), after a half century. With Yosa Buson as the key person, the exhibition traces the footsteps of Matsuo Bashō, whom Buson admired, and Itō Jakuchū, who was born in the same year as Buson.

Animal Art Museum

2022年07月16日（土） - 2022年10月10日（月）

Animals often appear in Japanese painting.
The theme that many painters have tackled since ancient times has been how to depict moving creatures by observing wild animals that live close at hand, such as deer and raccoon dogs, as well as domestic animals that have supported people's lives as livestock, such as cows and horses.
This exhibition introduces a variety of animal paintings, including the thoughts of painters who were fascinated by animals and the background to their work.

Seasonal Flowers Painted in Pictures

2022年04月23日（土） - 2022年07月03日（日）

Flowers beguile the seasons with scent and color. Since painting began, people have used the brush to capture the fleeting beauty of flowers. This exhibition features flowers and fruits painted by Yokoyama Taikan, Hishida Shunsō, and other masters of modern Japanese painting. Even at this moment of year, these pictures allow you to enjoy the passing seasons of Japan.

Hyakunin Isshu & the Pillow Book

2022年01月29日（土） - 2022年04月09日（土）

Mt. Ogura is said to have been the mountain villa of Fujiwara Sadaie, the selector of the Hyakunin Isshu poem (One hundred poets, one poem each). Situated at the foot of the mountain, the museum introduces the history and appeal of the Hyakunin Isshu and mainly holds exhibitions of Japanese paintings. In this exhibition, we present works related to the Hyakunin Isshu, as well as Japanese paintings which brings to mind the scenes of each stage of the "Pillow Book", written by Sei Shonagon, one of the 100 poets of Hyakunin Isshu.