400th Anniversary of the Rinpa School: The “Rinpa” Image

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

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This year marks the 400th anniversary of the establishment of an artistic village in Takagamine, Kyoto by Hon’ami Koetsu (1558-1637) in 1615. Koetsu, who is considered as having started the Rinpa school, received the land from Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate Government, specifically for this purpose. Celebrating such a memorable year, this exhibition introduces the extensive influence of the Rinpa school in modern-contemporary art, by featuring approximately 80 works by artists influenced by the Rinpa school in fields such as paintings, crafts, woodblock prints, fashion and graphics, all of which have been classified into 3 categories.
The exhibition features masterpieces of modern-contemporary art, including both works easily recognized as being of the Rinpa school and works which merely offer hints of having been influenced by the Rinpa style. It will be an unparalleled opportunity to deepen one’s understanding of the Rinpa school which was born in Kyoto and has continued to spread its radiance throughout the world.

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Lecture: “Abstract Expression and Reality” (Japanese only)
Date: Oct.31 (Sat) 14:00-15:30PM
Location: 1F Lecture Hall, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Participants: 100
Admission: Free (numbered tickets are distributed at 11:00 at the information desk.)