9. Museums

In this week, I introduce museums of Japanese painting on Tokyo. I have been museum that I’m going to introduce. There are fascinations each museum.

Yamatane Museum 

Yamatane museum of art is located in Hiro, Tokyo. It is the museum that specializes in Japanese painting.

 Yamatane museum was founded on 1966 by Taneji Yamazaki who is progenitor of Yamatane security. It opened in Nihonbashikabutotyo, Tokyo at first.
 Taneji supported a lot of Japanese painters who became famous in later, for example Taikan Yokoyama who is virtuoso of modern Japanese painting. Taikan said Taneji that he should do something to contribute world. Taneji decided to found museum by this Taikan’s word.

 Yamatane museum have many Japanese painting. It has important cultural property too. For example, “hanbyo”(『斑猫』), “enbu”(『炎舞』) and “meijutiritsubaki”(『名樹散椿』).

hanbyo / Seiho Takeuchi

enbu / Gyoshu Hayami

meijutiritsubaki / Gyoshu Hayami

Exhibition

 Now, Yamatane museum is hold special exhibition from February 9 to March 31(the first term: 2/9～3/3 ,the second half: 3/5～3/31). It is the exhibition about Rimpa school (If you don’t know Rimpa, please read my blog on week 6!) and modern Japanese painting. There are works that is seen only the first term or the second half. So if you go to this exhibition, I recommend you to check works that you want to see.

Sato Sakura museum

 

Sato Sakura museum opened in Hukushima Prefecture on 2006. And it opened in Tokyo too on 2012. So Sato Sakura museum of Tokyo is new comparatively and unfamiliar. This museum specialize modern Japanese painting. It releases having works in form that is set theme every exhibition. And this museum has the concept that is “to please people by full cherry tree on Japanese paintings”. So there are a lot of paintings of cherry tree in this museum.
 The museum on Tokyo is located in Nakameguro. And it hold exhibitions four or five times a year.

Exhibition
Now, Sato Sakura museum hold the exhibition about animal. It is held to February 17. Next exhibition will be held from March 6 to June 9. And it is the exhibition about cherry blossom.

Nezu Museum

 

 Nezu museum is located in near Omotesandou Station.
 Nezu museum has whole works of Japanese art. It has not only paintings but also crafts, carvings, dyeing and old books. And it has many national treasure and important cultural property. For example, “Kakitsubata-zu byobu”that is painted by Korin Ogata. And “Nachinotaki-zu”that is national treasure was exhibited recently.


Kakitsubata-zu byobu / Korin Ogata

 

Nachinotaki-zu

Exhibition
 Next exhibition is about tools of tea that was used in Japan old.


If you had interest Japanese painting, I recommend you to go some museums!
I introduced three museums. But there are more museums of Japanese painting in whole Japan. My introduction is only part of it.
Next week is the last blog. I’m going to introduce state of Japanese painting class of my university. See you!