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Special Exhibition
Kiyokata, Bijinga Painter of East and Uemura Shōen of West
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- 20 May – 25 June, 2023
Kiyokata was born in 1878 and blossomed out as a Japanese style painter in the end of Meiji period. In his career, he was pursuing ideal beauty and produced many masterpieces of bijinga, paintings of beautiful women.
In commemorating the 145th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition provides a chance for enjoying bijinga by Kiyokata’s works characterized by Edo-Tokyo style, with the works of Uemura Shōen who representative of bijinga painter in the west of Japan.【Admission】
Adults ¥450
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥220【Closed】
Mondays, 13 JuneSpecial Exhibition
Kiyokata’ｓ Last Year’s in Kamakura
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- 13 April – 17 May, 2023
In 1945, Kaburaki Kiyokata moved Kamakura from Gotemba where he had evacuated from the air raids on Tokyo. He had continued creation in Kamakura calmly until he died in 1972.
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the museum, this exhibition introduces his life and works in his last years.【Admission】
Adults ¥450
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥220【Closed】
Mondays,(except for 1 May)Thematic Exhibition
Blooming Flowers in Kiyokata`s Works, Sketch and Design
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- 3 March,2023 – 9 April,2023
Kiyokata found out the beauty of winter in scenes of daily life, natural scenery, or events in Year-end and New Year holidays.
This exhibition shows Kiyokata’s works of winter scenery and decorative Oshie Hagoita (battledore) based on Kiyokata’s work.【Admission】
Adults ¥300
Elementary and Junior High School Students are 150【Closed】Mondays
Thematic Exhibition
The Transition of the Time from Edo to Tokyo in Kiyokata`s Works
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- 2 December,2022 – 9 January,2023
Born and grown up in Tokyo, Kiyokata had seen changes of the city under rapid modernization with mixed feelings or emotions.
This exhibition shows Kiyokata’s works of sceneries in Tokyo and customs of the Edo period he was attracted.【Admission】
Adults ¥300
Elementary and Junior High School Students are 150【Closed】
Mondays, (except for 9 Jan.),29.Dec.-3.Jan.Thematic Exhibition
Gleaming in Winter －Biginga and Hagoita
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- 2 December,2022 – 9 January,2023
Kiyokata found out the beauty of winter in scenes of daily life, natural scenery, or events in Year-end and New Year holidays.
This exhibition shows Kiyokata’s works of winter scenery and decorative Oshie Hagoita (battledore) based on Kiyokata’s work.【Admission】
Adults ¥300
Elementary and Junior High School Students are 150【Closed】
Mondays, (except for 9 Jan.),29.Dec.-3.Jan.Special Exhibition
The 170th Anniversary of Watanabe Seitei’s Birth Kiyokata and Seitei :Followers of Edo Painters
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- 15 September – 19 October, 2022
For full of witness and sophistication of his works, Watanabe Seitei (1852-1918) is attracting more attention in recent years. Kaburaki Kiyokata had also been attracted and influenced by Seitei’s works.
In cooperation with Prof. Yamashita Yuji, art researcher and expert of Watanabe Seitei, this exhibition introduces Seitei and Kiyokata’s works to find some similarity as followers of Edo painters.【Admission】
Adults ¥450
Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥220【Closed】
Mondays(except for 19 Sept. and 10 Oct.),11 Oct.Thematic Exhibition
Beautiful Women Through Kiyokata`s Eyes
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- 2 january,2022 – 19 Feburuary, 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.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】
MondaysThematic Exhibition
New Year Celebration by Kiyokata
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Kaburaki Kiyokata enjoyed various events of the New Year with his family and disciples. And he painted the manners and customs seen in the New Year in Japan which almost had been disappeared today. The exhibition shows Kiyokata’s works whose subject is the New Year or New Year season of the good old days.
- 6 December,2019 – 13 January,2020
【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 13 Jan.),29 Dec.-3 Jan.
- 2 December,2021 – 19 December, 2021
