Japan60 Kyoto3 Museums

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Formerly the Imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years, Kyoto is known as the thousand-year capital. It has a population close to 1.5 million. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK), exhibits exemplary Japanese and international contemporary works, with a particular focus on the Kansai region and Kyoto, allowing visitors an unrivaled insight into modern perspectives of Japan’s old capital. In 1984, Fumihiko Maki, a professor from Tokyo University designed the new structure of the Museum. The total area of the Museum is nearly 10,000 square meters with the area of exhibition is more than 2,000 square meters

The National Museum of Modern Art is located in Okazaki, adjacent to the giant torii gate of Heian Shrine and opposite the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

The Heian Shrine torii is one of the largest and tallest gates in Japan. The torii is 24.2 meters tall, and the massive supporting beams are 3.63 meters in diameter

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK)

Holding an impressive collection, as well as fascinating temporary

exhibitions, the Collection Gallery rotates the displayed works continually throughout

the year, inviting re-explorations of their featured

Torii gate of Heian Shrine

Special feature: Modern Crafts in Kyoto

Tsuboi, Asuka (1932-) Nuts of Pleasure 1973

Kawai, Kanjiro (1890-1966) Vase 1962

Yamada, Hikaru (1924-2001) Tower Kitta Tsubo 1964

Kumakura, Junkichi (1920-1985) Man of Wind ’67 1967

Kusube, Yaichi (1897-1984) Vase with design of Pink Plum-blossoms,

overglaze enamels 1937

Shimizu, Uichi (1926-2004) Large bowl, celadon 1973

Tomimoto, Kenkichi (1886-1963) Large ornamental jar of fern design with

overglaze enamels and gold 1960

Kawai, Kanjiro (1890-1966) Rosanjin Kitaoji, Momoyama-style Covered Lacquer Bowls with Grass Design (1944)

Sato, Satoshi (1936-)Object “Muso” 1984

Hattori, Shunsho (1943-) Ornamental Box, “Sea of the Moon”

Special feature: Modern Crafts in Kyoto

Isa, Toshihiko (1924-2010) Day of a Wedding (Pine Pattern)

Nagaki, Toshijiro (1902-1963) Kimono,pattern of maple leaves and autumn plants

Moriguchi, Kunihiko (1941-) Kimono with net pattern

Kitamura, Takeshi (1935-) Coat of ra fabric with double crossed pattern 1982

Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924) Distant View of Mt. Fuji ・ Autumn View of Kankakei 1905

Uemura Shoen (1875-1949) Maijitaku - Preparing to dance (1941)

Uemura Shoen (1875-1949)Mother and

Child Uem

Uemura Shoen (1875-1949)Looking up at the Rainbow, 1932

Shoko Uemura (1902-2001) Peacock, 1983 Sho

Fujita, TsuguharuNude with Tapestry , 1923

Fujita, Tsuguharu Madeleine in Mexico 1934

Fujita, TsuguharuNu Allongé , 1937

Textile design by Felice “Lizzi” Ueno-Rix, from Vienna Workshop to Kyoto

Textile design by Felice “Lizzi” Ueno-Rix

The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, located across from MOMAK, near Heian Shrine

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art is one of the oldest art museums in Japan (opened in 1928 as a commemoration of the Showa emperor's coronation ceremony)

This fine museum holds several major exhibitions a year, as well as a variety of free shows. It’s always worth stopping by to see if something is on while you are in town

Ceiling of the second floor of Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

The large brick building has a lot of floor space and shows a wide variety of exhibitions, from major works from the museum's collection to winning entries in local competitions.

Uemura Shoen (1875-1949)

Springtime of Life 1899

Tsuchida Bakusen (1887-1936)

Akino Fuku (1908-2001) Red Clothes

(1938)

Uemura Shoen (1875-1949) Fine weather day

Keigetsu Kikuchi Walk 1934

Takeuchi Seihō Tabby Cat (1924)

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

Completion of construction: 1933Total floor space: 9,349m²

Vermeer and Rembrandt: The Masters of the

17th Century Dutch Golden Age -

Theaters of the Women of the

This exhibition introduces the

Dutch Golden Age and painters of the era through around 60 artworks. The highlights include

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher by

Vermeer and Bellona by

Rembrandt; both presented to the public for the first

time in Japan

Pieter de Hooch 'A Woman and her Maid in a Courtyard'

(ca. 1660) National Gallery London

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, 1606–1669) Bellona (the Roman goddess of war) Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

Bellona (the Roman goddess of war)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Detail

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675) Young Woman with a Water Pitcher (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Eating “Vermeer and Rembrandt: The Masters of the 17th Century Dutch Golden Age”

“VERMEER AND REMBRANDT exhibition-limited tea coffee porcelain bowl plate" 7,560 yen (tax-included)

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