Past Exhibition
Healing Japanese Art
―Jakuchū’s Solace and Togyū’s Comfort―
2 December (Sat.) 2023– 4 February (Sun.) 2024
(Closed on 29 Dec to 2 Jan, and Mondays, except for 8 Jan.)
Hours: 10 am - 5 pm (Last admission at 4:30 pm)
Admission Fees: Adults: 1,400 yen; middle school and younger children: free of charge; Disability ID holders and one accompanying person: 1,200 yen each
*Discount for those who are wearing kimono: Discount of 200 yen for adults
Winter Student Discount: University and high school students: 1,100 yen → 500 yen
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Organized by: Yamatane Museum of Art and Nikkei Inc.
Approximately 60 works in total are to be displayed.
Works are the property of the Yamatane Museum of Art.
Exhibition Overview
Today, when daily life is scrambled and the state of the world remains unstable, “Mindfulness,” “Well Being,” and “Chill” have become the current keywords, words bearing a sense of our emotional fluctuations. The context that has brought those terms to the fore is the need to consider our own interior state and find healing for our hearts. In these disturbing times, the Yamatane Museum of Art is holding an exhibition that will, through appreciating Japanese art, heal our spirits.
The gentle, charming images painted by Itō Jakuchū and Nagasawa Rosetsu are a delight. Jakuchū’s Hotei (private collection) and Fushimi Dolls, with their simple, kind expressions, and Rosetsu’s cute, frolicking Puppies with Chrysanthemums (private collection) are captivating. These richly humorous works bring smiles to our faces. Paintings of adorable animals and children, such as Okumura Togyū’s Rabbits and Koide Narashige’s Standing Figure of a Child, for which his own child was the model, communicate the affection that the artist has for the cherished subject of the painting. Those charming sights soothe the heart and kindle warm emotions.
Standing before Kawai Gyokudō’s After a Mountain Shower, with its depiction of the ever-inspiring Japanese natural world, and Uemura Shōen’s Listening to a Cuckoo’s Call, which makes one imagine delightful sounds, is a relaxing experience. The exhibits also include works such as Okumura Togyū’s Dainichi Buddha, which the artist himself created to soothe and heal his own heart.
Please enjoy a time of joyful healing in our pleasant galleries, where works of Japanese art that bring peace of mind are on display.
*All works are from the Yamatane Museum of Art collection unless otherwise noted.
Itō Jakuchū, Fushimi Dolls
Uemura Shōen, Listening to a Cuckoo's Call
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