Tessai Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Tessai Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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The 180th Anniversary of Tessai Tomioka’s Birth
A comprehensive exhibition of some 200 works by the painter Tessai Tomioka.More »
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Tessai and Rengatsu – Reading Poems, Shaping Earth
Rengatsu Otagaki (1791–1875) was a monk, poet, and ceramicst during the late-Edo and early Meiji periods who profoundly influenced the major bujinga (literati) painter Tessai Tomioka (1836–1924). Rengatsu...More »
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A Thousand Miles by Tessai Tomioka
Introducing the drawings and works of Tessai Tomioka, during his travels to almost all parts of the country.More »
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Tessei Museum’s 40th Anniversary Exhibition
To celebrate 40 years since the opening of Tessei Museum, writings and landscape pieces from Tessei’s last years are on show. [Related Events] Guided Talk Date: Apr.18 (Sat), May.2 (Sat), May.23 (Sat)...More »
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Tessai’s Crafts: Seifu Samadhi
The artist Tomioka Tessai interacted with cultured persons from a young age, giving him a deep familiarity with the world of sencha tea and the tea ceremony. “Tessai no Kigan” (Tessai’s Crafts) are a collection...More »
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Letters by Tessai Tomioka
Tessai Tomioka (1836-1924) wrote a multitude of letters throughout his long life. In an exhibition to commemorate 90 years since his death, the private correspondence between Tomioka and his friends and...More »
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Tessai Tomioka Memorial Exhibition— Tessai and the Road to Paradise
The literati painter and calligrapher Tessai Tomioka (1836–1924) was captivated by the idea of an ideal world inhabited by immortal mountain wizards and purified of earthly matters. He began painting scenes...More »
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New Year’s Exhibition: Enjoying The Painted Fans of Tessai
Presenting painted fans, calligraphy, ceramics, and crafts appropriate for New Year’s by Tessai Tomioka (1836–1924), a major figure in modern bujinga (Japanese literati painting).More »
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Tessai “Revering the Gods”
Exhibition of painting by Tessai Tomioka (1836-1924) of Shinto and Buddhist subjects. [Curator Talk] 9/28 (Sat), 10/12 (Sat), 11/9 (Sat), 11/23 (Sat) from 13:30 *Please refer to the website for details....More »
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"Tessai's Sketches: Originals and Reproductions" Exhibition
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"Tessai: Multicolored Subjects - Diverse Styles" Exhibition
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"Tessai: Expanding on Painting" Exhibition
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"Tessai's Crafts: Yuyu no Dan" Exhibition
"Kigan" stands for ceramics and crafts that are enjoyed in daily life. Tessai's collection includes incense pots, teacups, flower vases and other items that were created by famous artists and Tessai himself....More »
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"Great Works for a Friend" Exhibition
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"Tessai's Sketch Books: Where Tessai's Ideas are Born" Exhibition
Tessai's sketch books are filled with sketches and drafts of still lifes as well as imitations of drawings by other artists. The books exhibited reveal the artist's inspirations for his drawings and stylistic...More »
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"Tessai -the Spirit of Calligraphy-" Exhibition
In Kyoto, one can see countless works by Tessai; there are house symbols and texts on memorial stones based on Tessai's calligraphic designs. During his younger years, he learned how to create calligraphy...More »
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"Tessai's Yamato-e" Exhibition
During the Heian period, artists invented the "Yamato-e," which depicts Japanese landscapes, people and activities. Although Tessai was actively involved in the Bunjin-ga circle, the school of intellectual...More »