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special Exhibition
Kiyokata and Literature:Respect for Ozaki Kōyō and Friendship with Izumi Kyōka
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- 14 September,2023 – 18 October,2023
Kiyokata and literature are deeply related. When he was a young painter, the literary group Ken-yūsha led by Ozaki Kōyō had extended their influence in the literary world. Acquainted with Kōyō and Izumi Kyōka, a promising young novelist of Ken-yūsha, Kiyokata paved his way to a famous illustrator. During his long career, he had produced many works inspired by literature.
This special exhibition shows a relationship of Kiyokata and Ken-yūsha with his works depicted scenes of novel or drama.【Admission】
Adults ¥450
Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥220【Closed】Mondays(excepd for 18 Sept. and 9 Oct.)、10 Oct.
Thematic Exhibition
Genial and Grateful Spring in Kiyokata’s Landscape Paintings
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- 4 March,2022 – 10 April, 2022
In the background or around people’s feet, Kaburaki Kiyokata had painted various flowers in his paintings. His delicate and rich expressions of nature were based on his daily drawing sketches.
This exhibition shows Kiyokata’s works of women in spring and his sketches of flowers and landscape.【Admission】
Adults ¥200
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥100【Closed】
Mondays(except for 21 Mar.),22 Mar.Thematic Exhibition
Beautiful Women through Kiyokata`s Eyes
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- 14 january,2022 – 27 February, 2022
Renown as a painter of beautiful women, Kaburaki Kiyokata had painted thousands of women in his career. Women found in the town, spectators at the theater, female-role players in kabuki and his wife and daughters — he observed closely and carefully their figure, features and movement.
This exhibition shows Kiyokata’s various paintings and sketches of women with his wife Teru and pupils’ works.【Admission】
Adults ¥200
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥100【Closed】
MondaysSpecial Exhibition
Flowery Women on the Stage in Kiyokata’s Works
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- 2 December,2021 – 19 December, 2021
22 December,2021 – 10 January,2022
In the Meiji period, common people in downtown Tokyo were familiar with theatrical entertainment as their pastime. Kiyokata also loved the theatre as a child.
When he was an illustrator, his illustrations and sketches on play magazines was well-received for his sharp observation and pertinent expression.
This exhibition introduces his works of beautiful flowery women on the stage with works expressed the New Year season.【Admission】
Adults ¥200
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥100【Closed】
Mondays(except for10 Jan.), 29 Dec.-3 Jan.Special Exhibition
Refined Sentiment in Autumn and Winter with Kiyokata’s Works and Words
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- 23 October – 28 November, 2021
Japanese art, in its history, has been producing and developing by refined sensibilities to nature. Inspired by beauties of nature changing seasonally, Kaburaki Kiyokata created not only paintings, but also essay and haiku poem.
This special exhibition introduces Kiyokata’s paintings expressing sense of seasons from autumn to winter and haiku poem with materials shown to the public for the first time.【Admission】
Adults ¥300
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥150【Closed】
Mondays, 9 Nov.Thematic Exhibition
Kiyokata’s Encounter with Kyōka: Invitation to Subtle and Profound Beauty
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- 28 August – 19 October, 2021
Kiyokata was an admirer of the novelist, Izumi Kyōka and had a close relationship with him. Undoubtedly, a certain part of Kiyokata’s art is influenced by Kyōka’s literary world. There are many illustrations, frontispieces, and cover designs for Kyōka’s books. What is more, there are some masterpieces of paintings such as “Chūmon-chō” based on his novel.
Commemorating the 120th anniversary of the encounter of two artists, the exhibition shows Kiyokata’s works and illustrations related with Kyōka and his literary world.【Admission】
Adults ¥200
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥100【Closed】
Mondays (except for 20 Sep.), 21 Sep.Thematic Exhibition
Beauties in the Summer in Kiyokata’s Works
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- 2 July – 22 August,2021
Although he was a well-known painter of beautiful women, Kiyokata got inspiration for his painting from the beauties of nature rather than women’s beauties. Above all, he love to paint summer features: indigo-dyeing yukata, windchimes, morning-glory and so on.
The exhibition shows works and materials related with summer features of the good old days.【Admission】
Adults ¥200
Elementary and Junior High School Students are free of charge.【Closed】
Mondays (except for 9 Aug.), 10 Aug.Special Exhibition
Kiyokata’s Deep Nostalgia for Daily Life in Edo, Tokyo
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- 22 May-27 June, 2021
2021 marks 60 years since publication of Koshikatanoki which is the most important collected essays by Kiyokata Kaburaki who is also a prominent writer. Koshikatanoki is a compilation of essays and memoir of his boyhood and young adulthood. His description of culture, custom, art world as well as publishing world back then in these essays have been regarded valuable social and cultural references.
His essays carry the feeling of nostalgia and sorrow for Tokyo in Meiji period and it is reflected in his art works such as Choseki Ankyo that depicts daily lives of the common people around 1887.
This exhibition will introduce people and views of Tokyo in Meiji period in which the remains of Edo period were still found here and there along with Kiyokata’s essays.【Admission】
Adults ¥300
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥150【Closed】
Mondays, 8 JuneSpecial Exhibition
Kiyokata and His Fellows: New Era for Young Painters of Ukiyo-e Descent
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- 15 April-19 May, 2021
Kiyokata and his fellows launched small art study group Ugō-kai in 1901. They were working hard together to create new art suitable for the new era.
This special exhibition shows Kiyokata’s early works including Ichiyō Joshi no Haka (Grave of Higuchi Ichiyō) exhibited at the 5th Ugō-kai exhibition, and some works by other painters of Ugō-kai to trace young painters of Ukiyo-e descent by their works and materials.【Admission】
Adults ¥300
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥150【Closed】
Mondays(except for 3 May)Thematic Exhibition
The Golden Age of the Woodblock Print Illustration
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- 13 March – 11 April, 2021
Colorful and elaborate woodblock frontispieces had appeared on the front page of books and magazines from the Meiji period to the early Taisho period. Kaburaki Kiyokata, as a popular illustrator, created many frontispieces and illustrations with carvers and printers in his youth.
This exhibition shows his beautiful works of woodprints and also works of the pioneers he admired.【Admission】
Adults ¥200
Elementary and Junior High School Students¥100【Closed】
Mondays
- 2 December,2021 – 19 December, 2021