Rimpa, Jakuchu and the World of Elegance:

Selections from the Hosomi Collection, Kyoto

 December 25, 2011 – February 12, 2012

(Closed for holidays December 27 – January 1)
9:00am-5:00pm (last entry 4:30pm)

For the preservation of the display pieces, some of the exhibits including some Important Cultural Properties will be switched out.
First half: December 25 – January 20
Second half: January 21 – February 12

Hosted by: The Museum of Art, Kochi / Hosomi Museum / KUTV Kochi
Supported by: Kochi Prefectural Board of Education / Kochi City Board of Education / Kochi Shimbun Newspaper / NHK Kochi Broadcasting / KCB Kochi Cable Television / FM Kochi / Kochi City FM

Admission
General admission (advance tickets)       ¥650
General admission                                ¥850 (650)
University students                                ¥550 (450)
High school students and under              Free

*( ) discounted price for groups of 20 or more people
*Free admission for holders of yearly passes (¥2500)
*Free admission for holders of physical disability cards, care assistance cards, disability cards, war wounded veteran cards, A-Bomb victim health cards, and one accompanying caregiver.

Advance tickets available at:
The Museum of Art, Kochi Museum Shop / Kochi Shimbun Ticket Agency / Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall / Cul-port Museum Shop / Kochi Daimaru Ticket Agency /  SUNNYMART (excluding Shimizu, Shimanto, Mainichiya Asakura, Mainichiya Asahi, Mainichiya Sanbashi, and Mainichiya Ohashidori branches) / Kochi Prefectural Office Co-op / Kochi Seikatsu Co-op / Home Center Maruni / Yellow Hat / Assist Farm / COMO / Home Center Hamart (excluding some locations) / Lawson Tickets (L-code: 66409) *tickets are available outside Kochi Prefecture only through Lawson Tickets

Hosomi Museum is a privately-run museum which opened in March 1998 in Okazaki, Kyoto through three generations’ worth of collections beginning with late Ryo Hosomi, an entrepreneur in Osaka and founder of Koko-an Tea House. A wide variety of mainly Japanese artwork can be found at Hosomi Museum, and from this collection 93 of the best pieces—including 5 which are designated Important Cultural Properties—will be displayed at this exhibition. Step into the opulent and elegant world of Japanese art with works by Edo Period artists Jakucho Ito, Sotatsu Tawaraya, Korin Ogata, and Hoitsu Sakai, as well as Buddhist artwork, narrative paintings from the Heian Period, and beautiful craftwork such as Noh costumes, tea ceremony pots, and maki-e.
* For the preservation of the display pieces, some of the exhibits including some Important Cultural Properties will be switched out.

Exhibit Layout

I. The Opulent Rimpa:

300 years of stylistic beauty represented by the works of Rimpa school artists Sotatsu Tawaraya, Korin Ogata, Hoitsu Sakai, and Kiitsu Suzuki

II. The Allure of Jakuchu:

The unique and fascinating artistic style of eccentric painter Jakuchu Ito

III. The Beauty of Prayer:

Buddhist artworks of the Heian and Kamakura Periods

IV. Elegance and Genji-e:

Elegant narrative paintings from the Heian Period

V.  Elaborate Décor:

Luxuriously brilliant craftwork such as Noh costumes, tea ceremony pots, maki-e, and cloisonné enameling

Kiitsu Suzuki <Wisteria> late Edo Period

Hosomi Museum Director Yoshiyuki Hosomi