Insho Domoto Museum of Fine Arts - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Insho Domoto Museum of Fine Arts. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Triumphs in Brushwork - Insho’s Fusuma-e Paintings of Jofukuin, Shigisan
A special exhibition of Insho Domon’s fusuma (sliding door) ink brush paintings from Shigisan Jofukuin Temple.More »
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Domoto Mototsugu “Retrospective - Reflections on His Mind”
The current exhibition is the first retrospective of Nihonga artist, Mototsugu Domoto, with nearly 80 paintings including his representative work after the war, drawings, small sketches, and those produced...More »
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Art Spirit in Modern Kyoto, with a Focus on Japanese Paintings - Masterpieces of University Art Museum, Kyoto City University of Arts -
The Insho-Domoto Museum of Fine Arts holds an annual exhibition which takes a historical look at work that arose from art schools in Kyoto. This year features Kyoto City University of Arts, which was established...More »
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Essence of Rimpa Appearing in Japanese Painting Circles in Kyoto - Humor and Wit -
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Rimpa in 2015, Insho Domoto Museum of Fine Arts focuses on “Rimpa Elements” in modern and contemporary work by artists in Kyoto Japanese Painting Circles, featuring...More »
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Ajisa Kitano “Atmosphere”
Part of a series that introduces contemporary artists based in Kyoto, this exhibition welcomes Ajisa Kitano.More »
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Domoto Insho: A Retrospective II
Insho Domoto was born in Kyoto in 1891 and entered the Kyoto Municipal Special School of Painting in 1918. Establishing a strong presence in the Japanese painting circle and setting up his own private...More »
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Iwakura Hisashi “Esquisse and Japanese Painting”
Focusing on contemporary artists based in Kyoto and their fascinating art work.More »
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Miwa Chosei - Delight of Color
Miwa Chosei was one of the best pupils of Japanese painter Insho Domoto. A leading painter, Chosei developed abstract compositions that were vibrant with color and received many awards. He created flowers...More »
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Domoto Insho: A Retrospective - 40th Anniversary of His Death
2015 is the 40th anniversary of active modern Japanese painter Insho Domoto’s death. On this occasion the museum is bringing together some of his most renowned works from the collection, such as “Princess...More »
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Kyoto City Doda Senior High School of Arts Related Artists Exhibition— The Source of Kyoto-Style Painting
Displaying works by artists with ties to Kyoto City Doda Senior High School of Arts, Japan’s first school of Kyoto-style painting founded in 1880. These paintings offer a look at the foundations of Kyoto-style...More »
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Great Masters of Kyoto Painting Circles II
An exhibition that focuses on six “nihonga” (Japanese-style painting) artists: Shoen Uemura, Suisho Nishiyama, Heihachiro Fukuda, Shinsen Tokuoka, Kayo Yamaguchi, and Insho Domoto, who were active during...More »
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Koichi Takeuchi “My Sketches”
This exhibition series focuses on contemporary artists based in Kyoto and the charms of their works. Koichi Takeuchi looks deeply into the inner life of animals and flowers in order to visually sculpt...More »
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The Radiance of Life: Insho’s Flowers, Birds, Animals
Insho Domoto, who worked in a variety of styles in Kyoto during the Taisho and Showa periods, created his own artistic world by painting every subject from people, flowers and birds, landscapes, Shinto...More »
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Yoshiyuki Ichihara “Hymn of Nature”
Yoshiyuki Ichihara redefines the rhythm of inner life in all its vigor. Using natural light, his images have their own idiosyncratic truths. Insho Domoto Museum of Fine Arts has chosen this Kyoto-based...More »
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Insho’s Preparatory Drawings for Fusuma Paintings— Chishaku-in Temple, Saiho-ji Temple, Honen-in Temple
Insho Domoto made a number of fusuma (sliding screen) paintings for temples and shrines in Kyoto. This exhibition showcases Insho’s preliminary drawings for these fusuma paintings from the museum’s collection....More »
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40 Artists’ Works of Changing Seasons in Kyoto— From Spring to Summer
Throughout the year, as the different seasons come and go, the scenery in Kyoto displays many different qualities: the vibrant drama of the mountains and rivers with the spirit of nature flowing between...More »
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Footsteps of Beauty— Paris, Rome, and Florence in 1952
Insho Domoto spent six months in 1952 traveling in Europe with his nephew, Hisao Domoto. While based mainly in Paris, they also visited cities including Rome and Florence. They made pilgrimages to historic...More »
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“The Aesthetic Eye of Asai Chu - Posters from Parisian Street Corners - “
In 1902 Chu Asai was appointed as professor in the Faculty of Design course in Kyoto Handicraft High School (now the Kyoto Institute of Technology). Though he is most well known for his oil paintings,...More »
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Showa Elegance Depicted by Female Artists
Exhibition of four female Kyoto artists whose works represent the variety of expression in art of the Showa era (1926–1989), and are full of lyricism and femininity. Hisako Kajiwara created modern-day...More »
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Haruo Kitano “Thoughts of Tenessee”
Exhibition of drawings of landscapes from the Deep South of the US by Haruo Kitano.More »
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The Possibility of Monochromatic Drawings - Insho’s Sumie and Fusuma painting of Koshibo, Toji Temple
Painter Domoto Insho worked in a number of styles, at first creating figurative images based on classical Oriental themes but incorporating Western forms of visual expression, then moving into abstract...More »
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Kyoto Contemporary Artists Exhibition
Exhibition of the highly-detailed drawings of Tomoyuki Okamura, in which the subject’s emotions seem to be reflected in their environment.More »
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Insho Domoto "The Image of Prayer: Seeking Truth"
This exhibition will focus on the Buddhist paintings that Insho Domoto made during his life. Domoto felt deeply connected to Buddhism and left behind many works befitting temple spaces, not least his Kannon...More »
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"Insho's Heart: Flower, Bird and Life" Exhibition
The exhibition focuses on how Insho Domoto depicted familiar objects and things such as flowers and birds. Art Talk 1: April 19th (Sat) 10:30-12:00 Art Talk 2: May 17th (Sat) 10:30-12:00 Art...More »
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"Insho's Figures: Byobu, Picture Scrolls and Dolls" Exhibition
This exhibition features various types of artworks by Insho, who had many talents. It includes byobu (folding screens), sketches and dolls. More »
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"Painters Village, Kinugasa, Kyoto: Insho, Heihachiro, Shinsen, Chikkyo, Kayo" Exhibition
Since a number of artists lived and produced artwork from the end of Taisho to Showa era, the Kinugasa area was called "the painters village". Within the community of artists, five have received the Order...More »
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"A Whole Picture of Avant-Garde - Insho's 60's -" Exhibition
In the 1960s, Insho built up the novel style, making creation of essential art, his aim. It is an abstract expression mainly constructed by mixture and color of lines, which was named, "new modeling" by...More »
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"Insho's Landscapes -France, Italy, China and Japan-" Exhibition
The exhibition will feature Insho's journeys in France, Italy, other European countries, China and Japan by looking at his landscape paintings. Insho's sketches will also be on display, allowing viewers...More »