Okyo & Rosetsu - Edo Paintings for Beginners -

2020.05.23 - 2020.07.13

When it comes to the paintings of Edo era (1603 - 1868), you should not miss these two great artists of Kyoto, Maruyama Okyo and his subordinate Nagasawa Rosetsu.
We exhibit their various works including this cute dogs drawings, hoping anyone can enjoy their fabulous artworks.

ONE HUNDRED POETS, ONE POEM EACH

2020.01.29 - 2020.04.05

The ‘Hyakunin Isshu Exhibition’ has been designed in the hope of allowing visitors to appreciate the world of these hundred poems, and Japanese poetry more generally, from a wide range of perspectives.

The ending day should be changed due to the temporary closure from 2nd March. We will keep you updated the latest information on our website.

Takehisa Yumeji, the Super Creator

2019.10.26 - 2020.01.13

Takehisa Yumeji(1884-1934) is well-known to his paintings of beautiful women, however he is beyond a painter. He designed a book, covers of the music scores and covers of magazines. He even made lyrics and Haiku. In terms of paintings, he used multiple materials such as oil, watercolor, pastel, pen, etc.

We are happy to exhibit various Yumeji works which prove how talented he was.

2019.10.21 - 2019.10.25

We will be tentatively closed from October 21th to 25th due to the replacement of the exhibition.
We look forward to seeing you soon at our next exhibition “Yumeji Takehisa , The Super Creator“ from October 26th.

Birds, Birds, Birds!

2019.07.27 - 2019.10.20

What are birds made of?
Fluffy feather
and wings flying to wherever!

And the colors of their feathers also catch our attentions. The common birds of Japan tend to be conservative, such as sparrows and crows. On the contrary, the birds living in the tropics are very colorful, such as parrots and parakeets. Those tropic birds were shipped to Japan before the 17th century Edo period and fascinated the people as well as the artists.

In this exhibition, we introduce the Japanese paintings related with birds such as infamous chickens drawings of Ito Jakuchu. By comparing the birds in the paintings and the real birds, you will be enchanted by birds.