This exhibition highlights Kiyokata’s early works of Japanese-style painting. Around that time,
he decided to change his job from a popular illustrator to a painter.
This thematic exhibition shows Kiyokata’s works, including one of his most important works Chosekiankyo (Daily Life of the Common People in Meiji Period), throughout his career
as a Japanese style painter.
Kiyokata had been pursuing consistently the beauty of women in his career.
The exhibition features his works from Kihara-bunko noted for its bijin-ga (paintings of beautiful women)
collection.
The exhibition features making of Kiyokata’s Nihonga. "Sakura-momiji," one of his masterpiece is exhibited with its preparatory drawing. Many paintngs and drawings would show you intresting process of Nihonga.