From Hara Museum ARC
Masterpieces from the Hara Rokuro Collection
[Part I] September 7 (Saturday) – October 9 (Wednesday), 2013
[Part II] October 11 (Friday) – November 20 (Wednesday), 2013
at Kankai Pavilion (Traditional East Asian Art)
Rokuro Hara (1842-1933) was a businessman who contributed to the industrialization of Japan through the establishment of railroads, banks and other businesses. While young, he studied in America and England and was well versed in Western things. He was also a connoisseur who amassed a valuable collection of traditional art that included many masterpieces from Japan, China and other East Asian countries.
Celadon vase with long neck on globular body (National Treasure), Southern Song dynasty
Celadon vase with long neck on globular body, a designated National Treasure and one of the collection’s most representative works, will be on display in both Parts I and II of the exhibition. As a masterpiece among the celadon vases that have come to Japan from China, its beauty lies in the harmonious balance between its pale blue glaze, smooth surface and soft roundness.
Landscape of Yodo river (detail), Maruyama Okyo, hand scroll, Edo period
Paintings will be divided among the two parts. In Part I, the focus will be sumi-ink paintings, including Portrait of Lie Zi by Sesson and Tiger in a Bamboo Grove by Kano Eitoku, while the focus of Part II will be the human form, including Female Passing through a Reed Portiere (Important Cultural Property), a forerunner of the ukiyoe beautiful women genre, and Rei Shojo with flower basket by Jasoku. Meanwhile, the picture scroll Landscape of Yodo river by Maruyama Okyo will be displayed with different sections shown in Parts I and II, giving viewers a detailed and varied look at life on both banks of the river from a unique spatial point of view.
A National Treasure, an Important Cultural Property and other certified masterworks from the Hara Rokuro Collection assembled together for your enjoyment in one setting.
[Featured works]
Part I & II: Celadon vase with long neck on globular body (National Treasure), Southern Song dynasty / Landscape of Yodo river, Maruyama Okyo, hand scroll, Edo period and others.
Part I: Portrait of Lie Zi, Sesson, hanging scroll, Muromachi period / Tiger in a bamboo grove (paintings used for wallpaper and fusuma at Nikko-in, Mi′idera temple), Kano Eitoku, four hanging scrolls, Momoyama-Edo period / Field with the moon, the subject called “Musashino” in Japanese, eight-fold screen, Edo period and others
Part II: Rei Shojo with flower basket, attributed to Jasoku, hanging scroll, Muromachi period / Female passing through a reed portiere, two-fold screen, Edo period / Avalokitesyara appearing from the clam, Kano Tan’yu, hanging scroll, Edo period and others.
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The following exhibition will be held during this period:
Someone Like You – Selections from the Hara Museum Collection
September 7 (Saturday), 2013 – January 5 (Sunday), 2014
Galleries A, B and C (Contemporary Art)
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Hara Museum ARC
2855-1, Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
TEL： 0279-24-6585 FAX： 0279-24-0449
Hours: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm *Last entry 30 minutes before closing
Closed: Thursdays (except January 2) and January 1 *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
Directions: 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).