What do the eyes in a painting “see”? Can the “soul” of the picture be reflected in them? This exhibition invites you to look through the eyes of the subject and let your gaze wander. A different perspective may lead to new discoveries.
[Featured Works]
Traditional Art: Portrait of Lie Zi, Sesson, Muromachi period / Rei Shojo with flower basket, Jasoku, Muromachi period / Huangshi-gong and Zhang Lian under a pine tree, Kano Takanobu, Momoyama–Edo period / Princess Yanquifei playing chess, Kano Sotoku, Momoyama-Edo period / Taigongwang (Fisherman) by a shore, Kano Tan’yu, Momoyama–Edo period / Sumo match, artist unknown, Edo period and others
Contemporary Art: Yasumasa Morimura, Majestic Self-Portrait 1640, 1994 / Yasumasa Morimura, Face Study, 1994 / Jason Teraoka, “Neighbor”series, 2006 and others
Hara Museum ARC
Address: 2855-1, Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
Tel 0279-24-6585 Fax 0279-24-0449 E-mail arc@haramuseum.or.jp
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Hours: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm)
Closed: 10/1, 10/8
*Closed temporarily in the event of severe weather.
Admission: General (over 12) 1,100 yen, Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500yen (elementary and junior high), Free for Hara Museum members; 10% discount for a group of 20 or more;
Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo (except during Golden Week): General 1,800 yen; Students 1,500 yen (high school and university) or 1,400 yen (junior high), 800 yen (elementary)
*Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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).