To commemorate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Yamatane Museum of Art, we are pleased to present a special exhibition devoted to one of the most beloved subjects in Japanese painting: flowers. From spring cherry blossoms to summer peonies and irises, autumn chrysanthemums to winter camellias, flowers have long captivated artists and viewers alike, inspiring works of extraordinary beauty across every period and school of nihonga.
This exhibition brings together approximately sixty works from the Yamatane Collection that celebrate the splendid world of flowers in all its variety. Highlights include Kawabata Ryūshi's Yatsuhashi, Eight-planked Bridge in Iris Garden: Scene from the Tales of Ise, a large-scale masterwork rendered in vibrant color on gold-leafed silk, and Kobayashi Kokei's quietly luminous Lotus Flowers. Works by Yokoyama Taikan, Hayami Gyoshū, Fukuda Heihachirō, and many other celebrated artists are also on view, each offering a distinctive vision of the floral world.
We hope visitors will delight in the rich diversity of flowers depicted here—and in the remarkable skill and sensitivity with which these artists have rendered them.
Tanomura Chokunyū, A Hundred Flowers. Color on Silk, Meiji Period, 1869; Yamatane Museum of Art
Yokoyama Taikan, Spring Morning. Color on Silk, Showa Period, c. 1939; Yamatane Museum of Art
Hishida Shunsō, White Peony. Color on Silk, Meiji Period, c. 1901; Yamatane Museum of Art
Kobayashi Kokei, Lotus Flowers. Color on Silk, Showa Period, 1932; Yamatane Museum of Art
Kawabata Ryūshi, Yatsuhashi, Eight-planked Bridge in Iris Garden: Scene from the Tales of Ise. Color on Gold-Leafed Silk, Showa Period, 1945; Yamatane Museum of Art
Tsuchida Bakusen, Poppies. Color on Silk, Taisho Period, c. 1923; Yamatane Museum of Art
Fukuda Heihachirō, Peonies. Color on Silk, Taisho Period, 1924; Yamatane Museum of Art
Hayami Gyoshū, Camellias. Color on Paper, Showa Period, 1933; Yamatane Museum of Art
Approximately 60 works in total are to be displayed.
Adults: 1,300 yen; university and high school students: 1,000 yen; middle school and younger children: free of charge (must be accompanied by an adult)
Disability ID holders and one person accompanying them: 1,100 yen (university and high school students: 900 yen)
*Discount for those wearing kimono: Discount of 200 yen for adults, 100 yen for university and high school students.
*Discounts and special offers cannot be combined.
