KS Cover no. 124 2010 SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 2010 :: 124

Treasures of the Habsburg Monarchy

JAN 6-MAR 14

Kyoto National Museum

2009 marked the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In commemoration, this exhibition traces the splendor of the Habsburg Family, who ruled Europe for over six hundred years and was famous for their love of fine art. This exhibition will feature over one hundred works of painting, decorative art and armor from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. About fifty-two artists will be featured including the court painter to the Hapsburgs, Durer, and other artists such as Raffaello, El Greco, Goya and Cranach. Featured for the first time in Japan are some ukiyoe and maki-e paintings, which were gifts from the Meiji Emperor to Franz Joseph I.

Jan 6-Mar 14, 9:30am–6pm, closed Mon (except Jan 11), ¥1,500/¥1,000/¥500. Nearest stn: Hakubutsukanmae bus stop. Tel: 075-525-2473.

Leonard Foujita Exhibition

JAN 8-JAN 28

Kobe Daimaru Museum

Born in Tokyo in 1886, Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita received formal training at the Imperial School of Fine Arts, where he excelled so much that he was commissioned to paint a portrait of the Emperor of Korea. Subsequently, in 1911, Japan’s Emperor Meji even purchased one of his paintings. At the age of 27 he traveled to Paris, meeting and becoming close friends with other masters of that time such as Picasso, Rivera, Cocteau, and Modigliani, who he was especially close to. Foujita successfully blended traditional Japanese art with European Modernism, and is regarded stylistically as a lightweight, decorative artist both inventive and experimental. An example of this is his invention of a unique blend of crushed oyster shell and color to produce the milky skin tones seen in his nude portraits.

10am-7:30pm, ¥1,000/¥800/¥500. Nearest stn: Motoachi (Daimaru Dept Store 9F). Tel: 078-331-8121.

The Tigers of Korea and Japan

JAN 9-FEB 14

Koryo Museum (Korai Museum)

The Amur (Korean) tiger has enjoyed widespread popularity in Korean art and literature and is often depicted in folk tales and industrial art works. The belief that tigers hold the incantatory power of repelling evil spirits promoted mass production of folk-style tiger paintings. Historically, for Japanese, the tiger was considered a mysterious animal, since none are found in the country. Ito Jakuchu, the eccentric Edo period art master famous for his depictions of birds, was also drawn to the tiger, creating several paintings and tapestries of the big cat. This exhibition will focus on how tigers affected the lives of the Korean and Japanese people, and how differently they are represented in the two countries.

10am-5pm, closed Mon. ¥800/¥600. Kamogawa Chugakkomae bus stop.
Tel: 075-491-1192.

Northern Song Ru Ware – Recent Archaeological Findings

Thru MAR 28

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

For the first time, the archaeological findings from the kiln site of the Northern Song Ru ware at Quingliangsi Temple in Baofeng-xian, Henan Province, will be on display in Japan. Ru ware is a type of celadon pottery produced in the late Northern Song Dynasty (960-1126A.D.) for court use, and is well known for its distinctive “sky-blue” glaze and meticulous modeling. Northern Song Ru ware is highly regarded as one of the prominent achievements of Chinese Celadon pottery–and also one of the rarest: only a very small number of them have survived. Approximately eighty pieces selected from the excavated materials at the Qingliangsi Temple will be on display.

9:30am-5pm, closed Mon; closed Jan 12, Feb 12, Mar 23. ¥900/¥600. Nearest stn: Yodoyabashi. Tel: 06-6223-0055.

Kansai Art Listings

OSAKA

Crazy Crime

Contemporary Art Space Osaka
Jan 8-10
11am-7pm, closed Mon. Admission: Free. Nearest stn: Bentencho. Tel: 06-6576-3633.

Inoue Takehiko: The LAST Manga Exhibition

Suntory Museum
Thru Mar 14
10:30am-7pm. ¥1,500/¥500. Nearest stn: Osaka-ko. Tel: 06-6775-0001.

Northern Song Ru Ware – Recent Archaeological Findings

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka
Thru Mar 28
9:30am-5pm, closed Mon. ¥500/¥400. Nearest stn: Yodoyabashi. Tel: 06-6223-0055.

Tanegashina Craft Exhibition

Japan Folk Art Museum (Nihon Kohgeikan)
Thru Mar 31
10am-5pm, closed Mon. ¥500/¥300. Nearest stn: Namba. Tel: 06-6641-6309.

Treasures from the Roof of the World

Osaka Museum of History
Jan 23-Mar 31
9:30am-5pm, closed Mon. ¥1,000/¥750. Nearest stn: Tanimachi 4-chome. Tel: 06-6946-5728.

Garden of Painting – Japanese Art of the 00s

The National Museum of Art Osaka (Kokuritsu Kokusai Bijutsukan)
Jan 16-Apr 4
10am-5pm, Fridays 10am-7pm, closed Mon. ¥1,100/¥500.
Nearest stn: Higobashi. Tel: 06-6447-4680.

KYOTO

Kikuchi Keigetsu Exhibition

Bijitsukan Eki Kyoto
Jan 2-24
10am-7:30pm. ¥700/¥500/¥300. Nearest stn: Kyoto. Tel: 075-352-1111.

The Fleeting and Transient: Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection III

Kyoto-shi Bijutsukan
Thru Jan 17
9am-4:30pm, closed Mon. ¥500/¥300. Nearest stn: Kyoto. Tel: 075-771-4107.

By the Water Lilies: Monet, Suda Yoshihiro and Itou Zon Exhibition

Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Sanso Bijutsukan
Thru Jan 31
10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. ¥700/¥500. Nearest stn: Hankyu Oyamazaki. Tel: 075-957-3123.

Noh Exhibition

Hosomi Museum
Thru Feb 14
10am-5:30pm, closed Mon. ¥1,000/¥800. Nearest stn: Higashiyama. Tel: 075-752-5555.

Treasures of the Habsburg Monarchy: 140th Jubilee of the Friendship Treaty between Austria-Hungary and Japan

Kyoto National Museum
Jan 6-Mar 14
9:30am-5:30pm, closed Mon. ¥1,300/¥900/¥400. Nearest stn: Keihan Shijo. Tel: 075-525-2473.

HYOGO

Hori Hiroshi Exhibition: Stage and Film Costumes of Japan

Kobe Fashion Museum
Thru Jan 11
10am-5:30pm, closed Wed. ¥500/¥250. Nearest stn: Island Centre. Tel: 078-858-0050.

Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kunisada Exhibition

Itami Shiritsu Bijutsukan
Thru Jan 11
10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. ¥700/¥350. Nearest stn: Itami. Tel: 0727-72-7447.

Kawanishi Exhibtion

Kobe Shiritsu Hakubutsukan
Thru Jan 13
10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. ¥1,300/¥900. Nearest stn: Sannomiya. Tel: 078-391-0035.

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 15th Anniversary Commemorative Project: Kazuo Oga Exhibition “The Three Bears”

Hyogo Kenritsu Bijutsukan
Thru Feb 7
10am-5:30pm, closed Mon. ¥1,300/¥900/¥500. Nearest stn: Iwaya. Tel: 078-262-0901.

Himeji City Art Exhibition

Himeji Shiritsu Bijutsukan
Jan 16-31
10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: Free. Nearest stn: Himeji. Tel: 0792-22-2288.

The History of Mt. Rokko and Ashiya

Ashiya City Museum of Art & History
Jan 5-Feb 21
10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. ¥500/¥300/¥200. Nearest stn: Ashiya. Tel: 0797-38-5432.

Nara

On-Matsuri and the Sacred Art of Kasuga

Nara National Museum
Thru Jan 17
9:30am-5pm, closed Mon. Admission: TBA. Nearest stn: Kintetsu Nara. Tel: 0742-22-7771.

Tomimoto Kenichi Exhibition

Nara Kenritsu Bijutsukan
Jan 16-Mar 7
9am-4:30pm, closed Mon. ¥1,000/¥700. Nearest stn: Kintetsu Nara. Tel: 0742-23-3968.

If you also want to include your art exhibition, email us before the first day of the month at editor@kansaiscene.com,

ART section compiled by Maki Nibayashi

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