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Pax Tokugawa | Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art | Exhibition review

Pax Tokugawa | Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art | Exhibition review

by kristan hauge | Nov 8, 2016 | exhibition review

Pax Tokugawana was a wide-ranging exhibition. There was never a dull moment as we were swept through some of the Tokugawa (Edo) period’s best painted works. The exhibition was held at the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, a palatial, inviting space situated in the...
Rimpa of Kyoto: Enjoyment of Beauty | Hosomi Museum | Exhibition Review

Rimpa of Kyoto: Enjoyment of Beauty | Hosomi Museum | Exhibition Review

by kristan hauge | Sep 30, 2016 | exhibition review

Showcasing its strong holdings of Kyoto Rimpa (Rinpa) school artwork, the Hosomi Museum is staging an exhibition: ‘Rimpa of Kyoto: The Enjoyment of Beauty’. On entering the exhibition, we are greeted by a pair of six-fold screens bearing the seal of Innen. Flowering...
Sumitomo Museum | Japanese Modern Arts & Crafts | Exhibition review

Sumitomo Museum | Japanese Modern Arts & Crafts | Exhibition review

by kristan hauge | Sep 17, 2016 | exhibition review

Sen-oku Hakuko Kan, also known as the Sumitomo Collection, exhibits and preserves art objects collected by the Sumitomo family. The museum is located in Kyoto’s Shishigatani, close to the eastern end of the famed Philosopher’s Path. The exhibition space dedicatedly...
Jakuchu: A True Kyoto Painter | Hosomi Museum | Japanese painting review

Jakuchu: A True Kyoto Painter | Hosomi Museum | Japanese painting review

by kristan hauge | Jul 8, 2016 | exhibition review

In continuation of the year-long celebration of the Japanese screen and scroll paintings of Ito Jakuchu, the Hosomi Museum is hosting the exhibition Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of His Birth Ito Jakuchu a True Kyoto Painter. The Hosomi Museum has traditionally...
Hasegawa Tohaku | Crows & Herons | Japanese screen comparison

Hasegawa Tohaku | Crows & Herons | Japanese screen comparison

by kristan hauge | Jun 21, 2016 | exhibition review

I recently visited the Idemitsu Museum of Art to attend the second stage of the 50th Anniversary Exhibition ‘Celebrating the Beauty of Japanese Art II : Sublimity of Suiboku’. I was grateful for the opportunity to be able to directly compare two works of art, both...
Kakutei (1722-1785) | Kobe City Museum | Exhibition review

Kakutei (1722-1785) | Kobe City Museum | Exhibition review

by kristan hauge | Jun 1, 2016 | exhibition review

The Kobe City Museum’s recent art exhibition celebrated the Japanese bird and flower paintings of Kakutei (1722-1785), the Nagasaki born Obaku monk and artist. As a consequence of the Tokugawa shogunate’s isolationist policies, Nagasaki was the only place in Japan...
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