Egawa Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Egawa Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Kachoga Appreciation
Plants and animals have been important motifs in artwork since ancient times. Reflecting heightened interest in natural history, kachoga (bird and flower paintings) of the Edo period ushered in photo-realism...More »
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The Beauty of Sumi
An opportunity to appreciate the beauty of Japanese sumi ink in this exhibition that presents works from the Muromachi to the Edo periods. [Related Event] Gallery Talk Date: March.28 (Sat) From 13:30...More »
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Painting the Four Seasons - Modern Times and Modern Age
The popularity of paintings of flowers, birds, and scenery embodying the four seasons is indicative of Japan’s close proximity to nature. The exhibition has been divided into 2 parts, with the first half...More »
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Heirloom Art
Displaying heirlooms passed down through the generations from the museum’s collection, including the prized possessions of temples and shrines, aristocratic families, shogun and samurai families, tea houses,...More »
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40th Anniversary Exhibition “Yearning for Chinese Culture: Modern Painting and Tea Utensils”
Chinese culture has been a prevailing influence throughout Japanese history since ancient times, particularly in the Edo period when the ruling shogunate built a strict feudal hierarchy based on Confucian...More »
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100 Views of Naniwa — Woodblock Print Exhibition
Exhibition of the Naniwa Hyakkei (One Hundred Views of Osaka): a collection of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the Edo Period that introduce Osaka’s most famous sites, shrines and temples and festivals....More »
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”The Bustle of Osaka One Hundred Views of Naniwa" Exhibition
The "100 scenes of Naniwa" is a series of multicolored prints and is the most comprehensive of Osaka prints. The three artists who created these series are said to have worked on it during the Ansei period. The...More »
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"Painters in Chukyo: Chikuho and Baiitsu" Exhibition
Nanga (Southern painting) or Bunjinga (literati painting) is a type of Japanese painting style that pays an homage to Chinese art. The style flourished among Japanese artists who considered themselves...More »
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"From the Early Modern Age to the Contemporary: Theory of Aesthetics From the Museum Collection" Exhibition
By combining Japanese traditions and western techniques and compositions, the culture of Japanese painting has become modernized since the Edo period. This exhibition features the aesthetic movement with...More »
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"Playing with Pictures -Haiku, Waka, and Poetry-" Exhibition
Since the early times, there has been artwork that fused art and literature. The exhibition will have works from the Edo period that include Haiku, Waka, Poetry, and Chinese Poetry. More »