Painter Who Mastered the Significance of Japanese Paintings
Yokoyama Taikan Exhibition
Once-in-a-Decade Showing
Yokoyama Taikan was born in 1868 in Ibaraki Prefecture. As one of the first students to enter Tokyo Art School (currently Tokyo University of the Arts), he studied Japanese paintings. In 1898, he helped to establish the Japan Art Institute (Nihon Bijutsuin), with the aim of creating new Japanese painting styles. He went on to produce many masterpieces, primarily for Inten, and he played a great role in the modern Japanese painting world from the Meiji to Showa Eras. Taikan’s 70-year painting career impacted both the art world and wider society.
This exhibition, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Adachi Museum of Art, displays masterpieces selected from the approximately 130 works in the museum’s Taikan Collection. The works on display include: Autumn Leaves, a folding screen that is among the most breathtaking of Taikan’s works; various works produced by Taikan for Inten, which he supported enthusiastically; and all eight works of the Twenty Scenes of the Sea and Mt. Fuji that the museum currently owns. A total of 76 works by Taikan can be seen throughout the museum’s exhibition rooms and on the first floor. This is our largest exhibition to date, and so it is no exaggeration to call it a once-in-a-decade exhibition. We are happy to provide such a good opportunity to fully enjoy the appeal of Taikan’s art and to show the scale of our Taikan collection. We hope that you don’t miss it. |
Yokoyama Taikan
“Towing a Boat” (1901) |
