| Period | October 30, 2021 (Sat) - December 5, 2021 (Sun) |
|---|---|
| Place | Miyakonojo City Museum of Art |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last admission at 4:30 p.m.) |
| Closed | Mondays |
| Admission | Adults: 1,000 (800) yen; university and high school students: 600 (400) yen; free admission for junior high school students and younger Free Pass: 1,300 yen (unlimited admission during the exhibition period) *Prices in parentheses are discount ticket prices for advance purchase, for senior citizens aged 65 or older, or for groups of at least 20 people. *Free admission for all visitors on Culture Day (November 3); free admission for accompanying family members of high-school age or younger on Family Day (November 21) |
| Organizer | Miyakonojo City Museum of Art Special Exhibition Executive Committee (Miyakonojo City Museum of Art and MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting) |
| Special Cosponsor | Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd. |
| Cosponsor | MINAMI NIHON RAKUNO KYODO CO., LTD. |
| Backed by | Miyazaki Prefecture; Miyakonojo Art & Culture Association; Miyakonojo Tourism Association; Miyazaki Nichinichi Shimbun; Minami-Nippon Shimbun; The Asahi Shimbun Company; The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd.; The Yomiuri Shimbun Western Head Office; The Nishinippon Shimbun; NHK Miyazaki; Minaminihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.; Kagoshima Television for Smile; Kagoshima Broadcasting Corporation; Kagoshima Yomiuri Television; FM Miyazaki; FM Kagoshima; BTV Co., Ltd. |
| With Aid from | Agency for Cultural Affairs (FY2021 Program to Support Exhibitions Utilizing Local Cultural Resources); Center for Local Government |
| With Cooperation from | National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties |
| Website | Miyakonojo City Museum of Art https://www.city.miyakonojo.miyazaki.jp/site/artmuseum/ |
Tracing the history and origins of Japanese art
Exhibition Highlights
This special exhibition to commemorate the Museum’s fortieth anniversary looks back on the history of Japanese art from the perspectives of Miyakonojo and southern Kyushu.
The first part introduces paintings that follow in the tradition of the Muromachi-period artist-monk Sesshu, while also giving visitors a sense of the style of medieval ink-wash paintings that spread through the provinces of Hyuga, Satsuma, and Osumi. The second part introduces early modern paintings with a focus on the Kano school, one of the most dominant forces in Japanese art history, while also including others such as the Maruyama and Shijo schools. This was the era when the Satsuma-born painter Kimura Tangen and painters from Miyakonojo, the private estate of the Shimazu clan, who studied under the Kano school were active as well. The third part examines Japanese modern art, which was steered in new directions by the influx of Western art, through artists with connections to southern Kyushu
We hope that this exhibition will allow visitors to rediscover the origins of Japanese art as it continues to change and to appreciate the appeal of southern Kyushu’s history and culture, which are tied to those origins.
A Girl, Yukiko, at the Age of Eleven by Kuroda Seiki Tokyo National Museum
Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons (right-hand screen) By Kano Tsunenobu Collection of the Itabashi Art Museum
National Treasure Autumn and Winter Landscapes by Sesshu Toyo
Two hanging scrolls, ink on paper Muromachi period, late 15th to early 16th century 47.7 by 30.2 cm each Tokyo National Museum
This is an opportunity to view high-resolution reproductions of hanging scrolls in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum that have been designated as National Treasures in a tokonoma alcove, a traditional architectural style that has existed in Japan since the Muromachi period (1336–1573).
Nowadays, hanging scrolls are usually viewed through display cases in museums, but they were originally hung in rooms and replaced according to the season or occasion. This exhibition will allow visitors to enjoy close-up views of high-resolution reproductions of hanging scrolls nearly identical to their originals hung in an installation modeled after a tokonoma alcove.
The exhibition is provided by the National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties as part of the FY2021 Program to Promote Regional Deployment of Local Cultural Resources (Project to Create Cultural Resource Content Utilizing Advanced Technology).
The exhibition of high-resolution reproductions