Kaburaki Kiyokata had loved to read since childhood. And the exchange with famous novelists of his time, such as Izumi Kyōka and Ozaki Kōyō made him grow as a major illustrator. Even after becoming a Japanese style painter, he had painted the works based on a literature again and again. His deep affection for literature had enriched his art.　

　The exhibition celebrates the New Year with Kiyokata’s works and hagoita (battledore) with raised cloth pictures made bay Nagai Shūzan.

　Kiyokata had strong memory in his hometown, downtown area of Tokyo. In this area, even after the opening the country, manners and customs of departed era had remained. The exhibition highlights his works depicting Tokyo in those days.

　"Tabletop Art" is an art form proposed by Kaburaki Kiyokata in the Taisho period. It contains scroll paintings, picture books, or printed frontispieces and illustrations: you could enjoying to see a lot of details on your hands or on the tabletop. This exhibition features tebletop art and also shows Kiyokata’s works expressed the autumn.

　This exhibition shows impressive summer scenery in Kiyokata’s works: beautiful women in yukata, calm days in his cottage. The making process of Japanese style paintings is also introduced.

　Kiyokata wrote about his life of the Taisho to Showa period in his autobiographical essay Zoku Koshikata-no-ki published in 1967. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the essay’s publication, the exhibition introduces his masterpieces of the Taisho to Showa period.

　Kiyokata had visited Kanagawa many times and fascinated with amazing view of this area.
The special exhibition is centered on his works representing natural scenery and beautiful women.