From Hara Museum ARC (Gunma)
This summer at the Kankai Pavilion, you can enjoy “Scenes of Wind, Scenes of Water,” an exhibition that places a spotlight on the variety of ways wind and water have been depicted in traditional Japanese painting. Divided into two parts, this exhibition features works by such artists as Kano Eitoku (Tiger in a bamboo grove) and Kano Tan’yu (Li Bai viewing a waterfall and Dragon and tiger). Of special interest is the work by Eitoku in Part I, as it represents one of the few large-sized ink paintings by the artist in existence. Also, the work Li Bai viewing a waterfall, along with Taigongwang fishing, were done by Tan’yu while he was still a teenager.
Kano Eitoku, Tiger in a bamboo grove (originally part of works painted on wall paper and sliding door at Nikko-in Mi’idera temple) (detail)
Look carefully at the tiger in this painting by Kano Eitoku. See the way he is poised, ready to roar. In Japan, there is a saying: “When the tiger roars, the wind blows.” The tiger is often compared to the hero who moves and shakes the world and was favored during the Warring States period by samurai and zen monks. You can almost hear the wind rustling through the trees and the sound of the animals.
This summer, enjoy the sound of flowing water and rustling wind in these and other artworks on display at the Kankai Pavilion. And while you’re in Shibukawa, you shouldn’t miss the Hydrangea Festival in Shibukawa, which runs from late June to mid-July. This beautiful flower announces the arrival of summer, and it’s the official flower of Shibukawa city. We recommend Onoike Ajisai Park as one of the main venues of the festival. For more information, check out the following websites.
http://www.city.shibukawa.gunma.jp/event/20100619_ajisai.html
http://shibukawa.plablo.jp/sakura/
Highlights
【On view in Part I and II 】Maruyama Okyo, Sketch of Yodo River, hand scroll, Edo period
【On view in Part I】Kano Eitoku, Tiger in a bamboo grove (originally part of works painted on wall paper and sliding door at Nikko-in Mi’idera temple), four hanging scrolls, Momoyama period; Kano Tan’yu, Li Bai viewing a waterfall (part of a set of twelve hanging scrolls by painters of the Kano school), hanging scroll, Edo period; Kano Tan’yu, Taigongwang fishing (part of a set of twelve hanging scrolls by painters of the Kano school), hanging scroll, Edo period; and others.
【On view in Part II】Sesson, Portrait of Lie Zi, hanging scroll, Muromachi period; Kano Tan’yu, Avalokitesvara appearing from the clam, hanging scroll, Edo period; Kano Tan’yu, Dragon and tiger, pair of hanging scrolls, Edo period; Kano School, Birds and flowers (originally part of works painted on wall paper and sliding door at Nikko-in Mi’idera temple), pair of six-hold screens, Momoyama – Edo period; and others.
Summer Exhibitions at Hara Museum ARC
Kankai Pavilion
Scenes of Wind, Scenes of Water
Part I: July 3 (Sat.) – August 1 (Sun.), 2010 Part II: August 3 (Tues.) – August 31 (Tues.), 2010
Contemporary Art Galleries A, B and C
Selections from the Hara Museum Collection: Tales of Art
June 11 (Fri.) – August 31 (Tues.), 2010