From Hara Museum ARC, Gunma
New Selection of Works Introduced in Part II Starting from April 27 (Friday)
In Part II of Silent Radiance–Selections from the Hara Rokuro Collection on view at the Kankai Pavilion, a number of new works have been introduced. These include Kano Eitoku’s Tiger in a bamboo grove, originally one of the wall paintings at the Nikko-in of Mi’idera temple that now comprise the heart of the collection; Portrait of Lie Zi by Sesson, whose deft brushwork imbues a sense of movement in this image of a sage floating in space; and A pair of cranes and an old pine tree by the Chinese painter Shen Nanpin, who introduced a new style to the Edo-period painting. Other paintings and calligraphic works selected for their elegant brilliance are on display, such as the flowing script of Hon’ami Koetsu, one of the three master calligraphers of the Kan’ei Period, in a scroll of waka poems on a painted ground with butterflies.
Hon’ami Koetsu, Waka poems from Book One, Haru no Uta (spring poems), Kokin Wakashu on painted ground with butterflies (part), Edo period
In this hand-scroll, waka poems from the Spring chapter of the anthology Kokin Wakashu are written over a gold- and silver-tone under-paintings of fluttering butterflies. The characters are boldly written in the chirashigaki (scattered writing) style of calligraphy. A butterfly pattern was often used in wood block-printed waka hand-scrolls of Koetsu’s calligraphy, but examples of actual brushwork by Koetsu are very rare.
Featured works (selected)
Traditional Art:
Sesson Portrait of Lie Zi Muromachi period／Kano Eitoku Tiger in a bamboo groove (part of paintings used for wallpaper and sliding doors at Nikko-in guest hall in Mi’idera temple) four hanging scrolls, Momoyama period／Kano Tan’yu Avalokitesvara appearing from the clam Edo period／Shen Nanping A pair of cranes and an old pine tree Qing dynasty, Hon’ami Koetsu, Waka poems from Book One, Haru no Uta (spring poems), Edo period, and others
Contemporary Art:
Anish Kapoor void 1992／Hitomi Uchikura Lumiēre 2007／Izumi Kato Untitled 2008, and others
Place: Hara Musem ARC (2855-1, Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027)
Tel: 0279-24-6585
Organized by: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: 9:30 am-4:30 pm*Last entry 30 minutes before closing
Closed: Thursdays (except May 3)
*Closed temporarily in the event of severe weather.
Admission: General (over 12) 1,000 yen; Children (over 3) 500 yen; 10% discount for a group of 20 or more.
**Children must be accompanied by an adult ***Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo ranch: General 1,800 yen; Children 900 yen (except April 29, May 3 – 6)
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Getting There
By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to
the Joestu Line, and disembark at Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10
minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus to ″
Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the
Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho
Onsen).
By Train
◇By JR Joetsu・Nagano Shinkansen
Recommended timetable
・8:04 Depart Tokyo Station→9:05Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 9:17 Depart
Takasaki Station→9:42Arrive at Shibukawa Station
・11:44 Depart Tokyo Station→12:33Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 12:50 Depart
Takasaki Station→13:14 Arrive at Shibukawa Station
・12:24 Depart Tokyo Station→13:14 Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 13:31 Depart
Takasaki Station→13:58Arrive at Shibukawa Station
◇By JR Joetsu Limited Express Kusatsu
・9:00 Depart Ueno Station→10:39Arrive at Shibukawa Station
(No.3; operates only on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
・10:00 Depart Ueno Station→11:44 Arrive at Shibukawa Station (No.1)
・12:00 Depart Ueno Station→13:42 Arrive at Shibukawa Station (No. 3)
From Shibukawa Station, take the Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus and get off at the
station “Green Bokujo Mae.”
http://www.kan-etsu.net/r-bus/timetable/shibu-ikaho-1.htm (in Japanese
only). ARC is about 7 minute walk from the bus station.
By Car
Take the Kan-etsu Expressway to Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange. Go in the
direction of Ikaho Onsen for 8 km (about 15 min.) .
Highway information:
E-NEXCO Drive Plaza http://www.driveplaza.com/ (in Japanese only)
Express Bus (Shinjuku-Ikaho)
Jyosyu Yumeguri Go
Persons who use Shinjuku or Nerima stations will find this express bus very convenient.