Tokyo University of the Arts University Museum
This is a valuable opportunity once a year to appreciate a collection that is a mixture of various fields unique to Tokyo University of the Arts.
Tokyo University of the Arts has been collecting works and materials for 135 years since the establishment of its predecessor, Tokyo Fine Arts School. The content ranges from antique art to current student productions. The Tokyo University of the Arts holds an exhibition of the Tokyo University of the Arts every year as an opportunity to open this diverse collection to the public.
In 2022, the exhibition will focus on the masterpieces selected from the approximately 30,000 collections, entitled “Exploring Spring Masterpieces”. In addition, this time, a special exhibition that reminds us of Tenpei’s art is also a highlight.
The “Moonlight Bodhisattva sitting statue”, which conveys the dignity while suffering significant damage, is one of the representative Buddha statues of Tenpyo sculpture. In addition, this exhibition sheds new light on the fragments of the dry lacquer Buddha statues and the remnants of the Todaiji Hokkedo canopy. The latest research results will reveal the techniques of Nanto Buddhist masters.
And the special feature is “Joruri-ji Kisshoten Kitchen Painting” (Important Cultural Property). In this exhibition, we will try a three-dimensional exhibition of the kitchen and all seven sides drawn on the inside of the kitchen, as well as the auspicious heavenly statue (imitation). You can also see the remnants of Tenpei in this masterpiece made in the Kamakura period.
◆ Highlight ◆
1. Expanding Joruri-ji Temple Kisshoten Kitchen
“Joruri-ji Kisshoten Kitchen Painting” (Important Cultural Property) was originally a kitchen door and back plate containing a wooden Kisshoten statue of Joruri-ji Temple in Kyoto, and was owned by the Tokyo Art School in 1889. have become. In this exhibition, all 7 pages will be exhibited at once, including the kitchen (imitation) and the auspicious heavenly statue (imitation) that were initially fitted. We will try a three-dimensional exhibition where you can see the image of stepping into the kitchen that is open in front of you.
2. A round of masterpieces
From the approximately 30,000 works and materials held by the university, masterpieces from antique art to contemporary art will be displayed so as to surround the exhibition space. Beginning with antique art such as “Yukimi Ono Emaki” (Important Cultural Property) and Tsunenobu Kano “Phoenix Figure”, Kotaro Nagahara “Irimichiun”, which will be exhibited for the first time in about 10 years, and Ichiro Shirakawa “Fu” You can see gems of modern Western paintings such as “Kannon” and masterpieces of modern Japanese paintings such as “Kanou Hōgai” (important cultural property) and Masakuni Hashimoto “Kouju Hakuun” (important cultural property).
3. The quest for modern Tenpei
Hōgai Kano, who accompanied Fenollosa and Tenshin Okakura to the Nara ancient shrines and temples, drew sketches of the collections and buildings surveyed at the 31 shrines and temples. The “Nara Kan Yuchitori” exhibited in this exhibition is a 12-volume scroll of this sketch. The Tenpyo art rediscovered in the investigation at that time is copied there. According to the testimony of Hogai’s disciples, the study of antique art at that time led to the facial expression of Hogai’s writing “Sorrowful Mother Kannon.” By exhibiting at the same time as “Nara Kannon Yuchitori”, we will guide you on a journey that reminds you of the source of “Sorrowful Mother Kannon”.
◆ Event information ◆
Session: April 2nd (Sat) -May 8th (Sun), 2022
Closed: Monday (however, open on May 2nd)
Opening hours: 10 am to 5 pm (admission is until 4:30 pm)
* This exhibition does not require advance reservations, but may change or restrict admission depending on future circumstances.
Venue: Tokyo University of the Arts, University Art Museum, Main Building, Exhibition Room 1
(12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714)
Transportation: 10 minutes walk from JR Ueno Station (park exit), Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Nezu Station (Exit 1) Keisei Ueno Station (Main Exit), Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line / Ginza Line Ueno Station (Exit 7) 15 minutes There is no parking lot at the hotel.
Admission fee: General 440 (330) yen, University student: 110 (60) yen * Free for high school students and younger and under 18 years old * Group fee for 20 or more people in () * Free for 1 leader for every 20 group viewers * Free for those who have a disability certificate (including one caregiver)
Organizer: Tokyo University of the Arts
Inquiries: 050-5541-8600 (Hello dial)
Homepage: https://museum.geidai.ac.jp/
Article provided by: Kokoshiru Ueno
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