Past Exhibitions

Thematic Exhibition

Passing the Beauty from Kiyokata to His Disciples

Kiyokata had created his painting style by the study of traditional Japanese paintings such as ukiyo-e or Nanga and also the latest manners and customs influenced by western culture in the Meiji period.
Succeeding Kiyokata’s essence of beauty, his disciples carried out their creating activities in each way.
This exhibition introduces the interaction of Kiyokata and his disciples with Kiyokata’s bijinga (paintings of beautiful women).

31 August-22 October, 2019

【Admission】
Adults ¥200(¥140)
Elementary and Junior High School Students¥100（¥70）
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays (except for 16 and 23 Sept., 14 Oct.),17 and 24 Sept.,15 Oct.

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Thematic Exhibition

Kiyokata’s Works in His Early Days

Kiyokata had started his career as an illustrator at 16. And then, he had become aspiring to be a painter. In 1901, he and his fellows formed the painting study group “Ugo-kai.”
This thematic exhibition introduces Kiyokata’s works in his early days including the frontispieces for books and magazines.

6 July-25 August, 2019

【Admission】
Adults ¥200(¥140)
Elementary and Junior High School Students are free of charge
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays (except for 15 Jul. and 12 Aug.),16 Jul. and 13 Aug.

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Special Exhibition

The 180th Anniversary of Sanyūtei Enchō’s Birth: Kiyokata, Encho, Recalling the Edo Period

Kiyokata aged 13 was pushed by his father and a famous rakugoka (story-teller) Sanyūtei Enchō to become a painter. Young Kiyokata had learned a great deal from Enchō’s attitude toward his work.
In this special exhibition, we introduce little-known relationship of Kiyokata and Enchō with Kiyokata’s paintings of theatrical culture.

18 April – 22 May, 2019

【Admission】
Adults ¥300(¥210)
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥150(¥100)
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays, 4 June

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Special Exhibition

Kiyokata and “Kinreisha”, Neo-Japanese Style Paintings in the 1920’s

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of our museum, this special exhibition introduces Kaburaki Kiyokata’s wide range of his creative activities: illustrations, genre paintings, bijin-ga, portraits and shibai-e paintings.

18 April – 22 May, 2019

【Admission】
Adults ¥300(¥210)
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥150(¥100)
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays(Except for 29 Apr. and 6 May), 7 May

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Thematic Exhibition

Kiyokata’s Passion for Drawing and Painting

Kaburaki Kiyokata is well-known as a Bijin-ga (paintings of beautiful women) painter. But he also created various works such as outstanding potraits and paintings of theatrical play.
This exhibition introduces his various art works from his youth up to his later years.

2 March – 14 April, 2019

【Admission】
Adults ¥200(¥140)
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥100(¥70)
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays

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Thematic Exhibition

Graceful Women by Kiyokata

This exhibition shows the variety of women in Kiyokata’s bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women): women in prevalent fashion in the Meiji-Taisho period, the female characters in the literature and women in the Edo period as seen in Ukiyoe.

19 January – 24 February, 2019

【Admission】
Adults ¥200(¥140)
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥100(¥70)
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays(except for 11 Feb.), 12 Feb.

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Thematic Exhibition

The 110th Anniversary of Mizuno Toshikata’s Death Lineage of Beauty:From the Master to the Disciples

Since Kiyokata was 13 when he had become Mizuno Toshikata’s disciple, he had deep respect for his master all his life.
And Kiyokata also had initiated his disciples into the technique of paintings and the mental attitude when producing the art works as their master.
This exhibition introduces Kiyokata’s lineage of beauty by showing the works of Kiyokata, Mizuno Toshikata, and Kiyokata’s disciples.

1 December, 2018 – 14 January, 2019

【Admission】
Adults ¥200(¥140)
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥100(¥70)
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays(except for 24 Dec., 7 and 14 Jan.), 25 Dec., 29 Dec.-3 Jan.

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Special Exhibition

The 145th Anniversary of Izumi Kyōka’s Birth: the Art of Kiyokata for Kyōka’s World

Izumi Kyoka, who was a novelist born 145 years ago, had a close relationship with Kiyokata.
This exhibition mainly shows Kiyokata’s works inspired by Kyoka’s novel and frontispieces for his novels.

20 October – 25 November, 2018

【Admission】
Adults ¥300(¥210)
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥150(¥100)
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays, 6 Nov.

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Thematic Exhibition

Colored Autumn, Colorful Autumn: Beauty in Kiyokata’s Works

Kiyokata painted beautiful women with sense of seasons. He enjoyed the autumn by hearing insects’ singing, seeing a rag of crowds in clear sky, and smelling the fragrance of chrysanthemums. His style is characterized by fine sense of appreciation of seasons.
This exhibition shows the works conveying rich poetic sentiment of autumn.

1 September-17 October, 2018

【Admission】
Adults ¥200(¥140)
Elementary and Junior High School Students are free of charge
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays(except for 17 and 24 Sep.,8 Oct.), 18 and 25 Sep.,9 Oct.

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Thematic Exhibition

Kiyokata’s Summer at Kanazawa-Hakkei

Kiyokata went to the villa in Kanazawa-Hakkei of Yokohama in the summer. And he did sea bathing and fishing with a family and spent happy time.
This exhibition introduces the picture which Kiyokata painted beautiful nature of Kanazawa-Hakkei in addition to picture diaries when he stayed in the villa.

1-16 August, 2018

【Admission】
Adults ¥200(¥140)
Elementary and Junior High School Students are free of charge
*Group discount fee for 20 or more people is shown in parentheses
【Closed】
Mondays

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