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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

A Mother and Child’s Story 2013

From November 16, 2019 (Sat) to January 5, 2020 (Sun), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno , the Ueno Artist Project 2019 “A Look to the Children” and Riki Matsumoto “Remember Memories” It is held.
The other day there was a joint press preview of these exhibitions, so I will report on the situation.
The highlights, composition, and featured works of each exhibition are featured.

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What is “a look toward children”?

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is popular as a place for the presentation of works by many publicly-recruited organizations, and is called the “Hometown of Public-Exhibited Exhibitions”.
From 2017, the “Ueno Artist Project” series, which introduces contemporary artists who are active in open recruitment groups, has decided the theme every year.
This year, the third edition, will be held under the theme of “A look toward children”.
Introducing a multi-layered image that is temporarily entrusted to children drawn through the works of six artists from young to veterans who are currently affiliated with art recruitment organizations.

Composition and featured works

The “Gaze to the Child” is roughly divided into 3 chapters.

Chapter 1 Being Beloved

Chapter 1 introduces the works of Shinsei Kana (Japan Art Academy) and Ayako Okubo (Ichiyokai) on the theme of beloved beings.

･ SHINJO Kana

Shina Kana draws a delicate human figure with a soft touch using warm colors and a female motif.
The work exhibited this time is a pure girl image that does not know the world’s dirt, and a warm mother and child image that touches an important part of the heart.
Through the existence of children and mothers and children, the rebirth that wants to draw the preciousness, beauty, and love of life is re-recognizing the kindness that I received from my surroundings when I was a child. Says.

(Comments from newborn)

“ I want to express the inside of a girl spreading like a universe, and I’m drawing a work”.

 

･ Ayako Okubo 

Ayako Okubo, an artist who consistently draws mother-child images.
The work exhibited this time is a mother-child image that gives a sense of the dynamics of moving children and a sense of unity between mother and child.
A large and generous mother gently wraps the babies and energetic children that are to be protected like the earth.

(Comment by Okubo)

With the theme of “spin life”, I have been making works for the last 10 years.
I hope I can express the energy of life through the children who fly around. “

 

Chapter 2 Growth and Conflict

Chapter 2 introduces the works of Tsubasa Shida (Independent Art Association) and Megumi Toyozawa (New Production Association) on the theme of growth and conflict.

・ Shida Tsubasa

While teaching at high school, Tsubasa Shida keeps drawing on the motif of modern junior and senior high school students.
The works on display this time are self-portraits depicting the inner faces of pure children who are looking at the inside of the aggression while struggling with the society created by adults, as well as the inner faces of society.
Unleash the real situation faced by today’s adolescent children.

(Comment by Shida)

“I want to express my child’s various psychology with my own paintings and connect with various people.”

 

･ Toyosawa Megumi 

Megumi Toyosawa keeps drawing high school girls who have projected themselves in the work.
Toyosawa draws about the feelings that she had in her adolescence that she wanted to deny herself, and that she continued to shake because of the influence of her surroundings.
It expresses the aching pains of the youth’s heart and evokes the emotions of the past that would have been felt when you were young.

(Comment by Toyosawa)

“There was a time when I made my work into a mold, but I reset it once to break that manner, and I drew the work with new feelings. I’m making ingenuity, so please enjoy it too. “

 

Chapter 3 Life Connection

Chapter 3 introduces the works of Akihisa Yamamoto (Main Art Association) and Masanori Kihara (Nikikai) on the theme of life’s connection.

 

･ Yamamoto Yasuhisa

We are the modern people who are covered with materials and information and want to destroy nature, but humans cannot live without symbiosis with nature.
Akihisa Yamamoto who continues to draw works as an antithesis to such a modern age.
The work exhibited this time is a human symposium centered on children and families who spend a calm time in abundant nature.
By touching the work, you should sympathize with the fundamental memory of human life.

(Comment from Mr. Yamamoto)

“I have consistently drawn works on the theme of abundance. This time I received the theme of an eye for children and made a new work based on that theme.

 

 

･ KIHARA Masanori

Masanori Kihara continues to draw a world in which the changing nature and the original nature of human beings with a rich sense of mass are intertwined.
The work on display this time is a world where nature and humans coexist without any boundaries and life circulates.
Using a unique color sensation and a sense of rhythm, we create a screen that is glossy and transparent, and asks viewers about the true richness.

(Comment by Kihara)

“I don’t draw the children directly, but through the richness of the colors, I’m making a work that I want to entrust with my life. Is an ugly work of my father who died two years ago.
My father passed away and my son and his wife had children, but through this work, it is a work that symbolically shows that life returns to the earth and a new life is born. “

Held at the same time Chikara Matsumoto “Remembering the Record”-Focusing on the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography

As a joint project with the “Look for Children”, Chikara Matsumoto “Remember Me” is held at the same time.

・ Matsumoto Chikara 

Matsumoto Chikara (1967 ~) is an artist who is active both in Japan and abroad as a painter / animation artist.
Draw drawings one frame at a time, without tracing, and produce video works by adding transmitted light to shoot video.
As video installations, three-dimensional works, live performances using audio, and original workshops using hand-made video equipment are held in schools, museums, and areas where you stay.

This exhibition will show you the works held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography along with a new installation.

Composition and exhibits

Introducing the composition of the exhibition and the exhibits.

■ Six installation animation works

At the venue, six installation animations will be projected on the screen.
Six independent films will be screened one by one.

The 6 titles are as follows.

① A day on Mount Owari

② Electric Snow

③Follow Me / Meeting Beauty / Gaze

④ Calm warm

⑤ Singing voice across the mountain

⑥ To the mountain

 

(About the work)

The story of Oiwari from one day to the mountain is being developed with connections.
In the middle of the venue is a pyramid lookout.
Climbing to this vantage point, watching the video of the day of Mt. Owari over the mountain, it is made to be aware that the viewpoint will change and the field of view will change.

 

There are also 6 original installation works and multiple totem pole videos.

 

The video work SA YONA RA is also being screened.
This work is based on a picture of a continuation of an incomplete picture book written by Matsumoto-san’s dead father, with only one page left unwritten.
The character depicted in the work has a motif of an inexperienced person who doesn’t know anything about ghosts.

 

A cinema-type device has also been installed so that you can watch videos with different versions of SAYONARA’s music on headphones.
Please enjoy it freely.

Summary

 

I have reported the report preview report of “A look to the children” + Tsutomu Matsumoto “Remembering”.

In “A look at children”, I was able to touch on the memories of childhood that apply to me, the days when I was shining in adolescence, and the fundamental questions of life.
In Matsumoto Tsutomu’s “Remember Memories”, I was able to confirm myself in a nostalgic day of childhood that makes me feel a little sad and sad.
Why do not you come to look for your past memories and hope for the future through these two exhibitions?

We are waiting for you at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.

 

Outline

 

Ueno Artist Project 2019 “ Gaze to the Children ”

■ Date: November 16, 2019 (Sat)-January 5, 2020 (Sun)

■ Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Gallery A ・ C

■ Opening hours: 9: 30-17: 30 (Last entry 30 minutes before closing)

■ Opening at night: Friday, November 30 (Saturday), December 7 (Sat) 9: 30-20: 00 (Last entry 30 minutes before closing)

■ Closed days: November 18 (Monday), December 2 (Monday), 16th (Mon), 26th (Thurs)-3rd 2020 (Fri)

■ Admission fee: Same-day tickets: General 500 yen / 65 years old and over 300 yen Group ticket: General 400 yen * Group discounts for 20 people or more * Free for students and younger * Free for those with physical disability certificate, love certificate, nursing certificate, mental health care welfare certificate, and A-bomb victim health certificate (up to 1 person) * Please bring something that you can prove. * “Coultrede Museum Exhibition fascinating impressionist” held at the same time Admission is free by presenting a ticket (stub)

■ Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

■ Contact: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum TEL: 03-3823-6921 (representative)

■ Event information: Please check the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum website “Gaze to the Children” page. https://www.tobikan.jp/en/exhibition/2019_uenoartistproject.html

 

The National Museum of Western Art

From October 19th (Sat), 2019, at the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Ueno,
The 150th anniversary of the friendship between Japan and Austria, “Hapsburg Exhibition: 600 Years of Imperial Collection History” is held. (Until January 26, 2020)
The other day, prior to the event, a press preview was held.

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About the Habsburg family

The Hapsburg family emerged as an Australian in the upper reaches of the Rhine, and expanded to Austria at the end of the 13th century.
One of Europe’s most prestigious families, who ruled a wide range of empires over hundreds of years until the end of World War I (1918).
Specifically, the Holy Roman Empire monopolized after the 15th century, and when the Habsburgs split into Austrian and Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Spanish expanded to South America, Africa and Asia.It became an empire without the sun setting.
After the dismantling of the Holy Roman Empire, triggered by the Napoleonic Wars, he later ruled the Austrian Empire.
During this long reign, he possessed treasures such as the world’s finest arts, decorations, crafts, weapons and historical memorabilia, utilizing his wealth and personal connections.
The “Hapsburg Exhibition” is an exhibition that introduces about 100 items, including paintings, weapons, crafts, tapestry, and prints, in cooperation with the Vienna Art History Museum, which was built by a family and opened in 1891.

Composition of the Hapsburg exhibition

The composition of the Hapsburg exhibition is as follows.

Chapter 1
The beginning of the Habsburg family collection

In Chapter 1, we will introduce 12 collections of paintings, armor, and crafts from the time when full-scale collection of the Hapsburg family art from the late XV to the 16th century began.
The attention of the Habsburgs in this period was Maximilian I (1459-1519).
Famous for his skillful marriage and expansion of his territory, Maximilian himself married Marie’s successor Marie, Flemish Burgundy, and created an opportunity to enrich the Habsburg family collection.

Chapter 2
Rudolf II and Prague Palace

Chapter 2 extends on Holy Roman Empire Rudolf II (1853-1612), a famous collector, and introduces 30 items including tapestry, armor, paintings, and sculptures.
Rudolf had no sense of governance, but the depth of art and academic knowledge was extraordinary, and when he moved the court from Vienna to Prague in 1583, paintings, weapons, small sculptures and crafts, Owned a diverse collection of natural objects specimens and watches .

Chapter 3
Chapter 3 is divided into three sections.

Chapter 3 1 The Spanish Habsburgs and Leopold I

In Chapter 3, section 1, we will introduce seven collections, including portraits that became a tool of the era when the Habsburgs were split into two systems of Austrian and Spanish and kept in touch.
The center of this era is King Philip IV of Spain (1602-1644).
He was young and thriving, passionate about art and culture, hired young Velázquez as a court painter and treated him.

Chapter 3-2
Ferdinand Carl and Tirol collection

Chapter 3-2 introduces six paintings including a collection of Ferdinand Karl, one of the Grand Duchy of Austria and an important collector, belonging to the Habsburg family.

Chapter 3-3

Chapter 3-3 introduces 24 paintings, including the collection of Leopold Wilhelm (1614–1662), one of the most important collectors of the Habsburg family.

Chapter 4 The Habsburgs and Imperial Gallery in the 18th Century

Chapter 4 introduces the people of the Habsburgs who survived the turbulent 18th century in a collection of 15 items, mainly portraits.
The attention of this era was Maria Theresia (1717-1780).
She is the “emtress” who showed her natural wisdom, political skills, and led the people through national difficulties.
Another note is Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), the youngest daughter of Maria Theresia.Married to the later French king Louis XVI, but the queen of Guillotine disappeared in the French Revolution.
Chapter 4 revolves around these people.

Chapter 5 The long reign of Franz Josef I and the end of the Austrian-Hungarian double empire

The New Holy Roman Empire was dismantled after the Napoleonic Wars, and the Austrian Empire was born in 1804. (From 1867, Austria = Hungary Double Empire)
However, the Austrian Empire collapsed due to the defeat of World War I. At the same time, the Habsburgs will end.
Chapter 5 introduces six works related to Franz Josef I (1830-1916), who decorated the endless beauty as the actual last emperor of the Habsburg family.

Editorial department attention work

Margarita Teresa, Princess of Blue Dress

Margarita Teresa’s latest work by Velázquez depicting the age of 8.
Wearing a gorgeous silk blue dress and looking at you with straight eyes, this figure is so calm that you can’t imagine it was eight years old.
Velázquez also describes Margarita Teresa, 3 and 5 years old.

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Portrait of Princess Maria Theresia

A portrait of Theresia, drawn by Martin van Metens, a child who was heavily used in the early reign of Maria Theresia.
From the work, you can feel the confident expression of “The Emperor” Maria Theresia who led the people and the openness of 16 children.

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Portrait of French Queen Marie Antoinette

A work by Marie-Louise Elisabeth Vigere-LeBlanc, who was used by Marie Antoinette as a court painter.
The work depicts a young Marie Antoinette who was married to France in a political marriage.
Marie Antoinette wearing a gorgeous satin dress and a pink rose flower is shining, and from this work you can’t even imagine a tragic death in the French Revolution.

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Elizabeth in a pale blue dress

Portrait of Josef Horacek, depicting Elizat (nicknamed Sissi), the wife of the Austrian Emperor, who was spotted by the Hapsburg family’s last imperial emperor Franz Josef I. Because of her death, she seems to be sucked into her aura who was later deified .
The story of Elizabeth wearing a corset and imposing dietary restrictions on a daily basis to maintain the system is famous.

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Rebeka and Eliezer at the well end

This is a masterpiece of Ottavio Vannini, depicting a scene related to the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah in the Old Testament.In the middle of the painting, Rebeka is pouring water on the reeds of his follower Eliezer and the camel behind it And the women who hold the meeting at the well end are also drawn lively.

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Virgin and Child

A work depicting the infant Christ standing on the lap of the Virgin Mary.
The expression of Christ’s limbs that stand up in balance is delicately depicted.And the expression of Virgin Mary, who supports Christ, is calm and still seems to spill.

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Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I (1640-1705) and Princess Margarita Teresa (1651-1673)

This painting was drawn by Jan Thomas, one of the most important painters during the celebration of the Imperial Palace of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I (1640-1705) and Margarita Teresa (1651-1673).
At the banquet, people dressed in costumes for the costume party enjoy the party with the emperor and his wife sitting in the back left.
If you listen carefully, you will hear the cheers of the banquet and you will feel like you are participating in the party.

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Summary

We have reported on a press preview of the “Hapsburg Exhibition 150 Years of Friendship between Japan and Austria”

Many people attended the venue, not to miss one of the 100 collections of the Hapsburg family.Some of them spent several tens of minutes on the work.There were also women who were eager to watch without being able to leave, and women who wore costumes reminiscent of Marie Antoinette.

All the works at the venue are gorgeous for the royal collection.
In addition to the works introduced, there are countless exhibits such as paintings, weapons, crafts, tapestry and prints.

Currently held “Histsburg 150th Anniversary of Japan-Austria Friendship History of Empire Collection over 600 years”.
Please come to see the gorgeous items at the National Museum of Western Art.

 

Outline

 

Exhibition name	150 Years Friendship Austria – Japan “The Habsburg Dynasty: 600 Years of Imperial Collections”
Dates	October 19, 2019 (Sat) -January 26, 2020 (Sun)
Venue	The National Museum of Western Art (Ueno Park, Tokyo)
Opening hours	9: 30-17: 30 (Friday and Saturday until 20:00. November 30 (Saturday) until 17:30) * Admission is 30 minutes before closing
Closed	Every Monday (but open on November 4 (Monday / holiday), January 13 (Monday / holiday)), November 5 (Tue), December 28 (Sat) -January 1 Sunday (Wednesday / Holiday), January 14 ( Tue)
Admission fee	(on the day) General 1,700 yen University student 1,100 yen High school student 700 yen (Advance / Group) General 1,400 yen University student 1,000 yen High school student 600 yen * Group fee is 20 people or more. * Free for junior high school students and younger. * Free for the physically and mentally handicapped and one accompanying person (please present the handicapped person’s handbook when entering the building).
Official website	https://habsburg2019.jp/en/#/

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National Museum of Nature and Science

From November 2, 2019 (Saturday) to February 24, 2020 (Monday, National Holiday), the National Museum of Nature and Science is holding a special exhibition “In Search of Eternal Life” . I participated in a media preview, and this time I will tell you about it!

The largest in Japan! "Science" mummy exhibition

"Scared" "Uncomfortable" … Some people might look at the mummy and grin unexpectedly.
But at least many of the readers of this article have a fundamental “curiosity” beyond a certain interest, likes and dislikes about mummy.

Why did people make mummy? There is a deep connection with the environment surrounding the people who lived at that time, the view of life and death, and the view of religion.

Mummy has not attracted much academic interest for a long time due to its scarcity, but the information that can be extracted by the recent science and technology has increased dramatically, and the mummy has been re-investigated and the development of storage methods has been renewed. It is broken.
In this exhibition, we will explain the mummy from all over the world, various cultures and views of life and death, and the actual image of the mummy that has been revealed scientifically. South America, Egypt, Oceania, Japan … Through the 43 mummy gathered from all over the world, we introduce the various views of life and body that human beings have.

Mummy from all over the world gathers in “Kahaku”!

Mummy with genitals attached? !

Greco-Roman era, ruled by Gilshas and Romans. Even after the ancient Egyptian religion was considered heresy, mummies were made in a simpler way. This is a male mummy with a distinct pose that crosses arms, which has been a trend since the New Kingdom. The state of preservation is good, and if you look up close, you can feel the freshness of the facial expression.

According to a CT scan survey, this mummy is a 35-40 year old man. The brain is removed from the nose, the internal organs are removed by incising the left flank, and the body is filled with bags containing linen and natron. Characteristically, the male genitalia made of linen is attached, which is based on the myth of Osiris and is related to the concept of regeneration and resurrection.

First public release in Japan! Mysterious two mummy

European culture has little custom of preserving bodies as mummies, and most of the discovered mummies are “natural mummies”. Here are two wetland bodies found in the Bortung Marshland in the Netherlands in 1904.

Two mummy that seems to hold hands. In an extreme state, I can imagine that it is a couple who died while staying close together, but it turns out that both are actually men. Unfortunately, it seems that the relationship between the two has not been elucidated due to poor DNA preservation, and there are still many mysteries.

National scholar who made himself an “experimental table”

A Japanese mummy that keeps its original appearance from appearance, body shape and skin texture. This person is a herbologist of the Edo period (modern natural history and pharmacology). In order to confirm his research results, he devised a method for preserving his body and said, “If you have a chance in future generations, dig out.” It seems to have been told. In other words, you have become a mummy with your own will (!) From an academic pursuit.

The skin has a reddish brown color, but this may have been due to the effects of tannins in the seeds of cocoons because it was found that they had consumed a large amount of "seed seeds" just before their death. How did he succeed in mummyizing himself? Unfortunately, no specific method has been reported.

Special supporter Beat Takeshi also appears!

In addition, Beat Takeshi, a special supporter of this exhibition, also appeared at the preview. Takeshi who visited the exhibition hall with the curator

“When I became a mummy, I saw a mummy (the herbologist's mummy) and trembled. It ’s a great spiritual world. Is unknown and something that can't be done "

And enthusiastic about the cultural value of the mummy, which retains clues from the ancient times. In addition, he mentioned that there was an era of burning mummies in the past, appealed for the importance of spreading education that valued cultural heritage early,

“After all, I want the children to see it. It ’s important to be interested in something and want to know more. In the current era, there are searches such as Google, but the real thing is still photos No, there are strange gears. "

He talked about the significance of this exhibition.

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Real image of the mummy revealed by the latest science. Mummy is a “traveler from the past” that tells us the culture and history of people who lived in the past and various “feelings”.

“Mummy seeking for eternal life” will be held until February 24, 2020 (Monday / Holiday). Please come to the venue and listen to the words spoken by mummy from all ages and regions.

Outline

Exhibition name	Special Exhibition “In Search of Eternal Life”
Session	From Saturday, November 2, 2019 to Monday, February 24, 2020 9am-5pm (Friday and Saturday until 8pm) Until November 3 (Sunday / Holiday) 8:00 pm November 4th (Mon / Close) Until 6pm * Admission until 30 minutes before each closing time
closing day	Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday) And December 28 (Sat)-January 1 (Wednesday / Holiday) However, it is open on February 17 (Monday) * Opening hours and closed days are subject to change.
Venue	National Museum of Nature and Science
Admission fee	General / university students Advance 1,500 yen On the day 1,700 yen Group Advance 500 yen 600 yen on the day ・ Free for preschoolers. Free for those who have a disability certificate and one caregiver. ・ This exhibition will not be available on Friday / Saturday limited pair tickets. ・ Persons viewing this exhibition with this ticket can also see permanent exhibitions (Ground Hall and Japan Hall) on the same day.
Official site	http://www.tbs.co.jp/miira2019/

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Taito Ward Asakusa Public Hall

 

From August 18th (Sun) to October 26th (Saturday), the 2nd Edo Machitaito Geiraku Festival ~ Summer no Jin ~ is held. It is a festival where you can enjoy the various performing arts and art culture that have been nurtured, protected, and inherited to the present age, such as enterprising spirit.
On October 15th, “Beat Takeshi ~ Talking about Asakusa ~” was held.
This event was attended by Beat Takeshi, honorary adviser to the executive committee of the performing arts festival.
What does Takeshi talk about?
This time we interviewed you, so please have a look.

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This event is part 1 in comics, comedy, Wandering song, rakugo,
In the second part, Takeshi’s talk show and two parts.

Part 1 Top Batter is Shooting Star who has won the THE MANZAI Takeshi Award for the second consecutive year of 2017 and 2018.
The audience’s grab is OK with the calmness of Chuei’s gag and Shinichiro Takiue, who intrudes into the audience seats and makes unexpected movements. I ended up.

 

Next is the appearance of Hiroshi (Comedy), a pin entertainer who made a big break in 2004.
Mr. Hiroshi who is obsessed with his masochism.
The sad and humorous story is unrivaled.
The venue will be heated to every word.

 

The third is Tamagawa Daifuku’s Wandering song.
When Daifuku went up on the stage, a loud shout “Daifu-ku!” Came from the venue.
After explaining to the customers how to enjoy and excite the Wandering song, they showed off the Wandering song that were arranged in a modern style. A sense of unity and applause wrapped up the venue.

 

Lastly, it is a rakugo story of Kokontei Kikunojo.
After grabbing the heart of the customer with a sarcastic pillow, the classic rakugo “Turnover” was performed. The conversation between the drunk man and his wife was heard in sophisticated narratives. In the Taiga drama “Idaten”, Rakugo is being taught by Shinsho Kokontei and other actors that Takeshi plays.

Part 2

Finally, it ’s Beat Takeshi.
In the opening MC talk, Takeshi-san was recording a TV program and had not yet arrived at the venue, so the talk show itself was in danger, but in fact it was a story. Takeshi-san.
Asakusa has become familiar and has become an entertainer since his childhood. For the unique people he met in this area, he used his own Poisonous tongue and talked with his Attendant, Al Kitago, at a good pace. You
It was impressive that the customers continued to laugh at Takeshi-san’s unstoppable Poisonous tongue.

 

The ending gathered with Takeshi and the performers gathered on the stage.
Takeshi’s Poisonous tongue doesn’t stop there.
Both the customers and the performers were laughing at Mr.Takeshi’s good tempo.

Summary

 

We reported on the experience report of the 2nd Edo Machi Taito Geiraku Festival-Summer Team-“Beat Takeshi-Talking about Asakusa”.
The laughter of stage performance created by both performers and customers, which cannot be felt on the TV screen, created a sense of unity throughout the venue and a fun time.
The summer team of the 2nd Edo Town Taito Geiraku Festival ended on Saturday, October 26, but the winter team will be held from January 2020, next year.
Edo-machi Taito Performing Arts Festival with a wide variety of events such as movies, performing arts, and theater. Keep an eye on the future.

Outline of Edo Town Taito Performing Arts Festival

Session	August 18, 2019 (Sun)-February 15, 2020 (Sat)
Venue	○ Ueno district Takenodai Plaza of Ueno Onshi Park (Fountain plaza) -Okachi the town south exit station square addition ○ Yanaka district disaster prevention Square Hatsune of forest ○ the Northern District of Sanya moat Square other ○ Southern District Kuramae elementary school ○ Asakusa district Higashi Honganji Temple, Taito Ward Asakusa Public Hall Other
Official website	http://www.taitogeirakusai.com/

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The Ueno Royal Museum

From October 11, 2019 (Friday) to January 13, 2020 (Monday / holiday), the Van Gogh exhibition is held at the the Ueno Royal Museum. I participated in a media preview held prior to the event.

Two encounters that gave birth to Van Gogh

The painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) , who established a strong style and lived intensely and densely .
Of the short life of 37 years, only 10 years lived as a painter. Why did Van Gogh get a unique expression in spite of his short art work?
This exhibition focuses on the relationship between the two encounters behind this, “The Hague” and “Impressionism” and Van Gogh, and approaches the secret of Van Gogh ’s unique creation.

In this exhibition, in addition to Van Gogh’s work, works of masters representing the Hague and Impressionists such as Maufé, Monet and Renoir will be exhibited. An easy-to-understand introduction to the process until Van Gogh arrives at his original style.

“Hague” naturalistic look

In the first half of the exhibition, the works were introduced focusing on the “The Hague School” who led Van Gogh.
Many people may not be familiar with the Hague school, but the painters gathered in the seaside town of The Hague in the southwestern Netherlands, whose naturalistic landscapes and genre paintings are the forerunners of modern European paintings. The

Van Gogh, who loved Millet, sympathized with the Hague who described peaceful daily life on the stage of nature, and asked Maufe , the central figure, to teach and interact. It can be said that Van Gogh’s first step as a “peasant painter” began here.

Encounter with “Impressionism”

In the exhibition hall, a number of delicious words left by Van Gogh are introduced.
There is a passage that says “Oh, Claude Monet has to draw a person like a landscape” . Van Gogh deeply respected Monet’s paintings and was fascinated by the dynamic colors of the Impressionists.
Until then, Van Gogh used to depict the daily life and inner side of the farmers in dark colors, but meeting the Impressionism in Paris will bring up bright colors and various brushstrokes to open up a unique style. is.

In the second half of the exhibition, the works of Impressionist masters will be introduced in comparison with Van Gogh’s paintings, and the trajectory of the painting will be traced.

About 40 Van Gogh works gather!

There are about 40 Van Gogh works on display at this exhibition. From the early stage to the late years, including the masterpiece “Hitosugi” and “Rose” , Van Gogh’s important works are gathered from 27 places in 10 countries around the world.

In the last exhibition room, “Hitosugi”, which can be said to be the white eyebrows of this exhibition, is displayed. Van Gogh was fascinated by the beautiful lines and balance of “ cypresses like the Egyptian obelisk” and the splendor of the green color. An ideal “beauty” glimpsed by Van Gogh ’s tired spirit. Please enjoy this work with its overwhelming texture at the venue.

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Intense colors and undulating brushes, as symbolized by Cypress. Van Gogh, sometimes referred to as the “Flame Painter” because of his style, devoted himself to painting as if he burned himself.

This exhibition conveys the “passion” and presents the overall picture of his painting work. The Hague School and Impression School. Why don’t you go deeper into Van Gogh’s world through each work?

Outline

Exhibition name	“Gogh Exhibition “
Session	From October 11, 2019 (Friday) to January 13, 2020 (Monday, National Holiday) 9:30 to 17:00 (Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) * Last admission 30 minutes before closing
closing day	December 31 (Tue), January 1 (Wed)
Venue	The Ueno Royal Museum (Ueno Park 1-2, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
Official site	go-go-gogh.jp

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Takenodai Plaza of Ueno Onshi Park (Fountain plaza)

Last year, the popular “Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival Geirakusai” was held again this year.
It is a cultural event full of emotion that allows young and old people to feel the various arts and art culture that have been protected and nurtured by their predecessors, such as smart, rich humanity, and enterprising spirit.

Honorary advisor is Beat Takeshi, the same as last time.

Starting from the opening event on August 18, the summer team will be held from August 18 to October 26, 2019, and the winter team will be held from January to February 15, 2020.
So, this time, we interviewed the opening event.

Mahha speed gousokkyu & Monrose

The event's frontier was Mach Speed's fast-paced ball that won the championship at the “Beat Takeshi Cup Mansai Nippon No. 1” held in January 2019. The short contest was performed for 10 seconds, 30 seconds and 1 minute. Tasteful tongues, fast-paced bokeh and tsukkomi with masochism about their name recognition at important points, and a talk invite a pleasant laugh from the venue.

Next up is the runner-up Monrose, who competed with them in the Beat Takeshi Cup. Two contrasting men, who have a modern weakness and a full-blown heat, show off the teppanya “Director of Weak Baseball Club” and attract their own laughter.

In this way, two young entertainers who got on the wave this year excited the venue, and the spark of “Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival Geirakusai ~ Summer Team ~” was started.

Shakuhachi performance (Mr. Kinohachi)

Kinohachi, who has inherited the shakuhachi school of “Kinko-ryu” that has continued since the Edo period, is from Negishi, Taito-ku. He started blowing shakuhachi instead of toys at the age of 4 and later studied under Takahisa Mitsuhashi.
After his solo debut in 2003, his talents have been demonstrated in composition activities such as stage, Kabuki, and movies, and it seems that his life work includes performing votive performances at temples and shrines throughout the country.
Looking abroad, he has been active in overseas performances such as London, Moscow, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Crimea, New Zealand, Beijing and Shanghai, and is one of the Japanese culture senders.
This time, I will make it sound in my hometown Taito-ku.

With the violin performance of Jun Takeuchi-san, the venue will be surrounded by a godly and mysterious mood. Not only adults, but also the tone had the power to stop the feet of small children who were just eager. While respecting tradition and formality, it was such an attractive performance that does not forget modern playfulness.

Dance performance from New York (Global Art and Culture Exchange Mai)

“Global Art and Culture Exchange Mai” is centered on Miho Imoto, a stage actress who is also active in Broadway in the United States, and is also active in interactive workshops and international cultural exchanges through entertainment called dance. Is a performance group.

I am particularly good at theater dance, and this time I tried to incorporate sign language into the dance. After all, the main feature of this dance is the dance performance on the song of the rock band QUEEN, which is named after the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Everyone is enthusiastic about a powerful and dynamic dance. Along with the tune, clapping also begins, and the venue is exciting.

ROLLY & Kaori Muraji (Talk show)

ROLLY, a musician who loves QUEEN, and Kaori Muraharu, a classical guitarist who is also active as a tourism ambassador, talked about the movies “Bohemian Rhapsody” and QUEEN.

The most impressive episode was when Brian May played the guitar using a coin instead of a pick when playing the guitar.
A number of songs were born from the combination of British picks and coins, which is a 1-yen coin in Japan.
Your QUEEN love talk will not end.
And this time, they also performed a session of the QUEEN medley of their selection.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" movie screening

Last year, the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the biggest movement in the world, not just in Japan, and won the 91st Academy Awards in 4 categories.
This work was screened on a large outdoor screen set up in Ueno Onshi Park with the highest quality sound equipment.
Along with the screening, the eyes of many visitors gathered at the venue were poured onto the light projected from the truck loaded with screening equipment.

The sun set, and the heat should have only left the heat accumulated in the concrete ground, but as the scene progressed at the venue where the cheering screening was OK, the enthusiasm again filled with hot cheering and singing by QUEEN fans It was.
It looks more like a live venue than a movie theater.
Ueno on this day became hotter than usual.

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The 2nd Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival Geirakusai, which started in this way, will be followed by a variety of cultural events such as movies, performing arts, and theater.
Why don't you visit the venue to see, listen to, laugh, and see the popular performing arts that have been nurtured in the region and the sophisticated styles and traditions that have been nurtured in the community, by inviting everyone around you? Uka.
For details, please visit the official website below.

Outline of Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival Geirakusai

Session	August 18, 2019 (Sun)-February 15, 2020 (Sat)
Venue	○ Ueno area Takenodai Plaza of Ueno Onshi Park (Fountain plaza), Okachimachi south exit station square etc. ○ Yanaka District Disaster Prevention Plaza Hatsune Forest ○ Northern area Yamatanibori Square and others ○ Southern Area Kuramae Elementary School ○ Asakusa district Higashi Honganji Temple, Taito Ward Asakusa Public Hall etc.
Official website	http://www.taitogeirakusai.com/

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The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts

From Saturday, August 3, 2019, at the University of Tokyo Art Museum in Ueno, Tokyo,
“LEGENDARY KYOTO PAINTING FROM MARUYAMA OKYO TO THE MODERN ERA” is held.
(Until Sunday, September 29)

The other day, this exhibition’s news preview was held, and this time we will deliver the report.

 

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About Okyo Maruyama

Maruyama Okyo was born in 1733 (Kyoho 18) as a peasant child in the vicinity of Kameoka, Kyoto (Aita Village, Tamba Kuwana-gun).
However, life is difficult because of the poor family environment, and he was said to have been sent to the ministry from an early age.

One of the company’s customers, Owariya Kanbei, was a toy dealer that handled floats, telescopes, peep glasses, and dolls.
With the opportunity to draw eyeglasses there, Orai studied under Yui Ishida, who was cultivating the flow of the Kano school, and learned the perspective method of Western painting through eyeglasses. I refined the technique of painting.

The name will be called “Orai” from 1766 (Maywa 3).
And while meeting Yuten, the master of Mitsui-ji Enman-in Temple, and receiving various orders, he produces a number of masterpieces and continues his career as a painter.

A sketch (drawn sketch), which is created during this period and reflects the raw life.
In the era when the basics of painting at that time were only Yamato or Chinese paintings, Orai’s live-action paintings were simple and easy to understand, and would spread the paintings as familiar to the common people.

Fascinated by such a friendly and free-spirited painting style that is not bound by old traditions, there are many introductory students from all over the country, and in the 1780s, a leading school called the Maruyama school was formed and it became a school that can organize workshops I will continue.

What are Maruyama and Shijo factions?

Along with the Maruyama school, there is the “Shijo school” in the school centered on Kureharu, who studied at Yosyo-an village and later studied under special circumstances.

The Shijo school is a painting school named after , Goshun and his disciples who lived around Shijo-dori in Kyoto.
Because the artistic style of Goshun is influenced by Okyo, the two schools of Maruyama and Shijo are called “Maruyama / Shijo” as the two major schools, and the mainstream of Kyoto since the early days. It has a great influence on modern Kyoto art and has been handed down to the present day.

The highlight of the exhibition

By following the genealogy from Okyo, Goshun to modern times, this exhibition approaches the full picture of the Maruyama and Shijo factions, and reveals part of the Kyoto picture platform, which is an important part of Japanese art history. There are roughly 4 chapters.
The number of exhibitions is about 100, including 8 important cultural properties and 2 important works of art, making it the largest exhibition ever.

The most noticeable thing is the three-dimensional display of Daijoji Rie, which is called the last masterpiece of Okyo Maruyama.

“Daijoji Lacquer painting” has a breathtaking scale. The light changes the density of the ink. Please see from various angles.

 

In addition, we will also introduce 32 paintings by painters who follow the “Maruyama / Shijo school” system, which is followed by Goshun, Syurei Yamamoto and Kameoka Kirei.

 

 

One of the highlights is that only the first part of the Tokyo exhibition will have an important art piece “Eguchi Kimitzu” on display.

Maruyama Okyo’s “Eguchi Kimitzu” is one of the few beautiful Oijo pictures.
A special feature is that the renowned figure is drawn with a solid human body composition.
The way the hair falls off from the top of the hair is reproduced naturally.

 

Only the Tokyo exhibition is also on display for the newly discovered work, “Fish Seafood”.

“Seafood” is on the left of the photo. A total of 28 painters, who occupy most of the Maruyama and Shijo factions, draw seafood on one screen. Although it is drawn by 28 people, at first glance it is interesting that it is harmonious as if one painter is drawing.
In the center of the photo, “Matsutora” is a work depicting a representative tiger from the Kishi group that steps on the Maruyama system.

 

OTHER　PRODUCT

Obun Kunii / Gyokusen Mochizuki “Flower / Beast / Beast Illustration”

A painting drawn by the Maruyama school’s fifth generation, Obun and Mochizuki school’s fourth generation, Gyokusen. The pale blue, dark blue, and greenish colors of the peacock feathers painted in glossy paint are vivid. I feel.

Seihou Takeuchi “Spring Warm”
Rosetsu Nagasawa “Rose Butterfly Lion Figure”
Two painters who were influenced by Ojo, Tsubaki and Yukiyuki. Both dogs are unique and cute.

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Summary

The Maruyama / Shijo faction is vague in its definition of which is the Maruyama faction and which is the Shijo faction, and experts cannot judge.
There is no change in the Maruyama and Shijo faction, so there is no expression that makes Maruyama Okyo’s sketchy or strange, and it is gentle.
Therefore, it is important to appreciate the gentle changes and differences in the styles of each piece without thinking about difficult things.

The Maruyama-Shijo school has nurtured Kyoto’s unique culture against the Edo culture that evolved with rapid changes.
Why don’t you touch the works of Maruyama and Shijo at the University of Tokyo Art Museum?

 

Outline

Exhibition name	LEGENDARY KYOTO PAINTING FROM MARUYAMA OKYO TO THE MODERN ERA
Session	Previous period: August 3 (Sat)-September 1 (Sun), 2019 Late: September 3 (Tue)-September 29 (Sun), 2019 Large exhibition changes in the second half of the previous period! * However, Daijoji Rie is displayed throughout the year 10:00 am-5:00 pm (Last entry 30 minutes before closing)
closing day	Monday * However, if Monday is a public holiday or a transfer holiday, it will be opened and closed the next day
Venue	Tokyo University of the Arts Museum of Art (Ueno Park) Main Building Room 1, 2, 3, 4
Admission fee	General 1,500 yen (1,200 yen) High school / university students 1,000 yen (700 yen) * Free for junior high school students and younger * (　) Is a group fee for 20 or more people * One group leader per 20 group visitors is free * Free for disabled people and one caregiver. Present a handicapped person’s handbook when entering the museum. Advantageous ticket information * Please check the official website for details.
Official site	https://okyokindai2019.exhibit.jp/

 

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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

From July 20, 2019 (Saturday) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, the “Iba Yasuko Exhibition” will be held. [Until October 9 (Wed)]
The press preview of this exhibition was held the other day, so this time we will deliver the report.

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About Iba Yasuko Exhibition

Yasuko Iba is fascinated by the world with her own eyes and motifs as a painter, and continues to express the scenery of itself by drawing texture motifs and light that it would like to touch Yes.
The creative style is based on photographs taken by myself, and in the 2000s , the motif was mainly bedding and dishes.
Also in recent years, the style of production has not changed, but the distance to the motif that was approaching has gradually increased.
The interest in the landscape gradually increases, and by expanding the perspective to the surrounding space, the Iba work shows new developments.
At this exhibition, video works have been presented as prints and new attempts, including paintings drawn from photographs taken at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.

Since the solo exhibition in 2009, "Iba Yasuko-The Place of the Wonder of the Day-" (Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art), the exhibition for the first time in a museum for the first time in 10 years "Aiko Iba Exhibition"
This exhibition brings to the core of unchanging interest along with the 10-year change of Iiwa Reiko, by displaying works in front of new development, focusing on recent works and new works.

Highlights of the exhibition

The highlight of the exhibition is three.

The first solo exhibition for the first time in 110 years at a museum in Tokyo

This is a large collection of works at major museums in Japan and abroad.
Its popularity is loved by many collectors as well as museums.
In this exhibition, we will display works from 2004, which will lead to recent works and new works, with the help of many holders who are carefully kept in private residences.
Usually, the collector's favorite work that can not be seen in the middle is a pleasure.

2 New exhibition center

The exhibition will be held for around three years from the spring of 2016, which was decided to be held, and will be exhibited focusing on new works such as paintings, prints and videos.
The paintings I drew from the photographs taken at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum were reborn through the lenses and hands of Iba, and brought new life to the architecture of Kunio Maekawa who designed the museum.

First Challenge for 3 Video Works

With a focus on painting and broadening her production activities, Iba is challenging the first video work this time.
Developed from paintings that draw a quiet space filled with light, it is an image work that makes it possible to be aware of various things that exist between human eyes such as the atmosphere, light, and atmosphere, and objects of things to be seen.

Introduction of exhibited works

This work is drawn from photographs taken at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
Produced by putting a motif in an acrylic box.
The ambient light reflected from the transparent acrylic box and the light of the objects overlap in layers, creating a unique world.

The texture of the wrinkles that can be created after holding the cushion tight with both hands.
It seems that you can also feel the warmth of the people living there.
It is strange that when you look in front of the work, you will have the illusion that the work will come to light with light.

The transparency of the glass, the gloss, and the shadows extending from the bowl are delicately expressed.
The pale cherry-colored background highlights the object.

One of Iniwa's new video works.
When using the left and right eye parallax to look at the screen using a three-dimensional object viewing method, an image appears.
It is interesting because the way people look at it also changes depending on the day.
Please take a look and feel with your eyes.

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Summary

Yasuko Iba says, "I want to look at each work with eyes, feel even with the body, and have me wake up to my own past memories."

It senses the presence of invisible things from visible objects.
That is how I admire the Iniwa works.

Reiko Iiwa continues to challenge not only paintings but also new visual expressions such as images, while taking an object and a style that draws the light that it creates.
How about visiting this exhibition by all means?

Outline of the event

Exhibition name	"Iba Yasuko Exhibition"
Session	Saturday, July 20, 2019-Wednesday, October 9
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Gallery A, B, C
Closed day	Monday, August 13 (Tuesday), September 17 (Tuesday), September 24 (Tuesday) ※ However, the room will be opened on August 12th (Mon. and holidays), September 16th (Mon. and holidays) and September 23rd (Mon. and holidays)
Opening time	9:30 to 17:30, 9:30 to 20:00 on Fridays (all are 30 minutes before closing) ※ However, July 26 (Fri), August 2 (Fri), 9 (Fri), 16 (Fri), 23 (Fri), and 30 (Fri): 9:30 to 21:00
Fee for viewing	Tickets for the day | General 800 yen / undergraduate / vocational school student 400 yen / 65 years old or older 500 yen Group ticket | General 600 yen ※ Target of group discount is more than 20 people ※ Free for students below high school ※ Person with disability certificate, love notebook, nursing notebook, mental patient health welfare notebook, A-bomb survivors health notebook and person (the one up to one person) are free ※ August 21 (Wed), September 18 (Wed) by "Silver Day", September 16 (Mon. / Congratulations) by "Senior Day" ※ August 17 (Sat), 18 (Sun), 18 (Saturday), September 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun) by "Family Contact Day", parents who accompany children under 18 (resident in Tokyo) , Up to 2 people, half of the general charge ※ Please bring what you can prove ※ October 1 (Tuesday) is free for everyone according to "Tomin's Day" [Summer Night Museum Discount] From 17:00 to 21:00 on July 26 (Fri), August 2 (Fri), 9 (Fri), 16 (Fri), 23 (Fri), and 30 (Fri) 600 yen, free for college students / professional school students [Mutual discount] Those who present a ticket for the following exhibition (sift accepted) at the entrance of the main exhibition hall will receive a discount on the day of the general day (each one per person, other discounts only) Can not be used with) ・ Special exhibition " Cartourde Museum Exhibition Fascinating Impressionism " We discount 300 yen from general rate on the day. If you are presenting a ticket for the exhibition (snift accepted) at the ticket counter in our hall, you can get a discount of ¥ 100 on the day ticket for the “Cultordo Museum of Art Exhibition: Fascinating Impressionism” ・ Tokyo Metropolitan Gakugei Museum of Art " Interior decoration of 1933. Building materials and people for Asaka Palace House " We discount 200 yen from general rate on the day. If you are presenting a ticket for the exhibition (snift accepted) at the ticket office next to the gate of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the general price of “Building Materials and People Over Asaka Palace House in 1933” is ¥ 180. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art " Asobi Nojikan " Exhibition We discount 200 yen from general rate on the day. If you are presenting a ticket for the exhibition (snift accepted) at the ticket counter of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, the general rate for the “Asobi no Jikan” exhibition is discounted by ¥ 120. Family contact day ( https://www.tobikan.jp/en/guide/hospitality.html ) Silver day ( https://www.tobikan.jp/en/guide/hospitality.html ) Tokyo educational institution admission fee exemption application ( https://www.tobikan.jp/en/learn/exemption.html ) Daddy mommy day ( https://www.tobikan.jp/guide/nurseryservice.html )
Special WEB site	https://www.tobikan.jp/en/exhibition/2019_yasukoiba.html ※ You can check other event information on the special website.

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Calligraphy Museum at Taito Ward

Currently, at the calligraphy museum in Taito-ku, Tokyo, the formation of Kanji-World of ancient characters exhibition is being held. (Until ~ September 23 [Mon, Holiday])
This time, bother you in calligraphy museum, since the story I came , it will be sent along with the appearance of the exhibition.

■ What is a Kanji exhibition?

This year, the year of Reiwa, is the year that marks the 120th anniversary of the discovery of “Karaboku”, the oldest existing kanji .
This exhibition is the oldest kanji character “Kokaku Letter”, and a letter written by the first emperor of the nephew, a letter written on the bronze, from the collection of Nakamura innocent, who is a calligrapher and Western painter. It is an easy-to-understand commentary for children for the books of the characters appearing in “Sangokushi”.

■ Contents of the exhibition

The first exhibition floor on the 1st floor of the Calligraphy Museum has two large corners.
The first is a corner called “Ancestor of Kanji” .
In this section, you can learn the history of kanji in an easy-to-understand manner from the beginning of kanji shaped by various animals from the ancestors of Chinese kanji kanji.
The other is the corner of the ancient Chinese world.

On the 2nd floor of the exhibition floor, there are legends where kanji was invented , and various divination , bronze , and corners of characters written during the Shun-Autumn War States period and the Zen period.

In addition, the 2nd floor has a special exhibition room displaying characters from the Chinese Zen period, and a Nakamura Uncertainty Memorial Room. In the Nakamura Uncertainty Commemorative Room, there is a manuscript of the era of Chinese Han Dynasty and the oldest “Sangokushi” manuscripts and characters from the time of the Three Kingdoms, as the Little Three Kingdoms Corner.
(※ Manuscript is a handwritten copy of the document.)

In this memorial room, there is another exhibition about Shiki Masaoka, a haiku poet who had a close relationship with Nakamura.

You can enjoy learning about the history of kanji at each corner.

■ I asked about the highlight.

We talked to Nobuhiro Nakamura, Senior Researcher at the Calligraphy Museum, about the highlights of the exhibition.

What kind of place do you want your child to enjoy?

I would like you to see the raw material that shows the origin of kanji.
I think that it is of great value to actually look at the lines of kanji in the material that seems to be vital to life for 3500 years, not photos but actually.

The first thing you want to see is the character of animals.
The pattern is, “Is that figure?”, “Face?” “How, how is it?”

In addition, it is a great strength to be able to overlook the history of kanji formation in such a small museum.
This is an exhibition where parents who can bring their children can also enjoy it.

What is your favorite display item by Mr. Nakamura?

It is a historical place. In such a beautiful state, the bronzeware with which the character can be seen is rare.
As this bronze display is only for this exhibition, it is a valuable opportunity.

■ Finally

Mr. Nakamura, the chief researcher at the Calligraphy Museum, said that “it was hard work to shake the total ruby to explain the exhibits because I introduced the exhibits from the perspective of elementary school students.”
The interesting and informative explanations were filled with the desire to convey kanji more vividly and happily to your child.
Would you like to come to the Calligraphy Museum with your family to hear such Mr. Nakamura’s story?

※ A guided tour and workshop called Kids Seminar “Kan no Secret” is also scheduled on Sunday, August 4th.

■ Kids seminar “Kan no Secret”
Guided tours and workshops for children

(Pre-registration required)

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Tokyo National Museum

Tokyo National Museum from July 9 (Tuesday) to September 16 (Mon./Holiday), 2019
Special exhibition “Three Kingdoms” is held.
A preview for the media was held, so this time we will tell you how.

Manga, puppet show, games … taken up in a wide range of fields, showing a variety of development “Three Kingdoms”. The point of departure is the Chinese history of “Three Kingdoms” and “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, which continues to be loved by people in a long history, and its popularity in Japan still remains unnoticeable. Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu … There may be a lot of people who are passionate about the life of large-scale warlords.

The slogan for this exhibition is “Real Three Kingdoms” . In the case of the Sangoku period where there are few data and many of the facts are mysterious, the combination of selected artifacts and the latest research results is close to its true image, and construction of a new tribe of unique archeology beyond the past three kingdoms The goal is

What is the Three Kingdoms?

Han Dynasty which lasted about 400 years before and after. However, the bribery and eunuchs became corrupt by holding an experiment, and social order began to be disrupted, with the outbreak of the yellow band (184). The Han Dynasty asked for the power of the powerful lords in an effort to settle the turmoil, and in response to this request, the Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan were recruited. Soon they set up a mochi, a mochi and a mochi, and the shape of the world three minutes will be settled here.

“Three Kingdoms” is a story based on the Sangoku period in which they were active. The story of the Three Kingdoms now prevailing in the world is based on the reading “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” , which has been written in many of its main points later.

That famous scene revives! Heroes in the Legend

At the beginning of the exhibition hall, we display works based on the story of “Three Kingdoms” familiar to us. The appearances of the British players who have been burned in their minds from an early age are restored. This special exhibition “Three Kingdoms” is an exhibition that I want all beginners to see by all means, but this way of enjoying is a privilege of mania.

The above “Zhao Yun statue” is based on an episode of Aoyun that runs in the enemy’s arm in a single mount to help the Lord’s son who is left behind in the battlefield. It is a great scene of the “three kingdoms” inevitable. Although this work is considered to be a part of the decoration of the building, the sculpture is simple, but the form of batting on a horse while holding a baby is vividly expressed.

At the venue, along with “real” artifacts, he exhibited original drawings of the cartoon “Three Kingdoms” by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, and dolls actually used in NHK ” Puppet Show Three Kingdoms” by Kiharou Kawamoto. In addition, the characters of the highly popular game series “Sangoku Muso（Dynasty Warriors）” will also participate in the war, and will decorate this exhibition. Not only deep Three Kingdoms enthusiasts, but also Three Kingdoms beginners interested in various media can enjoy it in an easy-to-understand manner.

Now, to “Real Three Kingdoms”

Speaking of “Three Kingdoms”, it can not be said without the attraction of the battle. In the third chapter, we will display weapons from the three countries from Han and tell us “Real on the battlefield”.

When you step into the hall, it is decorated as if arrows were flying around the battlefield, as if feeling like a Battle of Red Cliffs ?!
The total number of arrows used is more than a thousand. The people who are stuck in the hull are real. The main weapons at that time were swords, katana, sylves, bows and arrows, but among them, stalks, which have a bow attached to their handle and trigger them to fire, have a strong killing power and played an important role.

One of the features of this exhibition is a powerful exhibition space. The fifth chapter reproduces The Cao Cao Mausoleum You can experience the space in the mysterious tomb.

The Cao Cao Mausoleum was excavated in Anyang City, Henan Province from 2008 to 2009, and was originally named as Nishi Takaana No. 2 Tomb, but the location is consistent with the location of the Cao Cao Mausoleum in the ancient records Furthermore, because there was a stone monument with “Gibuou” pointing to Cao Cao as a burial product, it became certain to be Cao Cao.

In addition, the exhibition will feature about 160 latest archaeological findings from China. With the latest academic achievements, we are approaching the true image of the unknown Three Kingdoms.

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The stage of the Three Kingdoms was from the period of the 184th year’s yellow band to the reunification by the 280 years of the Xizi Dynasty. It is strange that the story of just a hundred years or so is transcended, transcending the country, and being told.

The exhibition will be held from July 9 (Tuesday) to September 16 (Mon./Holiday), 2019 .
It seems that everyone knows, “real” of the Three Kingdoms that nobody knows.
Whether you are a beginner or a Three Kingdoms fan, be sure to visit the venue!

Outline of the event

Exhibition name	Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Japan–China Cultural Exchange Agreement Three Kingdoms Unveiling the Story”
Session	July 9 (Tuesday) to September 16 (June, 2019) 2019 9:30 am-5 pm ※ Fri, Saturday until 9 pm (Admission is 30 minutes before closing)
closing day	Monday, July 16 (Tuesday) * However, July 15th, August 12th, September 16th will be opened
Venue	Tokyo National Museum Heisei Building (Ueno Park)
Fee for viewing	General 1,600 yen (1,300 yen), university student 1,200 yen (900 yen), high school student 900 yen (600 yen) Junior high school students and below free ※ (　) in the group rate of 20 people or more ※ Person with disability certificate and one carer are free
Official site	https: // sangokushi 2019. exhibit.jp/

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