From Hara Museum ARC, Gunma
In Part II of this exhibition at the Kankai Pavilion, we continue our focus on the lives of people during the Edo period, this time with a new selection of works.
Landscape of Yodo river (detail), Maruyama Okyo, Edo Period
A different portion of Maruyama Okyo’s monumental picture scroll has been put on display. Here, a convoy of boats passes along the Yodo river from Mt. Otokoyama, the site of the temple Iwashimizu Hachimangu, to the vicinity of Mt. Tenno. Not only does Okyo capture with meticulous detail the lives of the people living on both banks, he also depicts changes in the sky color, cloud condition and weather that correspond with the passage of time. For visitors, we recommend a very close look at this amazing scroll.
Sumo match, Artist unknown, Edo period
An outdoor sumo match and its audience unfold in this tableau emblazoned on a pair of six-fold screens. The enthusiasm of the audience is theatrically conveyed through their unique gestures. Intricately drawn hair styles and kimono patterns give us a real feeling for the fashion of the day in the early Edo period.
In these pictures of people living life with vigor, we can sense a breath of life that transcends the ages.
Featured Works
[Traditional East Asian Art] Reisho’nyo, a female wizard with flower basket, attributed to Jasoku, hanging scroll, Muromachi Period / Old man Pang and a female wizard Reisho’nyo (part of a set of twelve hanging scrolls by painters of the Kano school) Kano Naganobu, hanging scroll, Edo period / Landscape of Yodo river Maruyama Okyo, hand scroll, Edo period / Sumo match , pair of six-fold screens, Edo period and others
[Contemporary Art] Anish Kapoor, Void, 1992 / David Smith , Tri-Construction, 1941 / Izumi Kato. Untitled, 2007 and others
Exhibition
■Kankai Pavilion (Traditional East Asian Art)
Lives Lived in Pictures
Part II: October 26 (Friday) – November 28 (Wednesday), 2012
Celebrating the Season with Symbols
November 30 (Friday), 2012 – January 6 (Sunday), 2013
■Galleries A, B and C (Contemporary Art)
The Brilliance of the Moment – Selections from the Hara Museum Collection
September 15 (Saturday), 2012 – January 6 (Sunday), 2013
Hara Museum ARC
2855-1, Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
Tel: 0279-24-6585
Hours: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm *last entry 30 minutes before closing
Closed: Thursdays during the exhibition period and January 1(open on November 3 and December 29)
*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
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).