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Exhibition
Spring Exhibition / 2026
Main Exhibition Room

Highlights of Japanese Painting Best Masterpieces of Adachi Museum

Date: Sun, Mar 1 ‐ Sun, May 31, 2026

Adachi Museum houses numerous works by Japanese painters from the Meiji to Showa Periods. The modern Japanese art world since the Meiji had generated free-style works for the new age. Painters at that time introduced the Western styles of expression, or chose bold subjects, based on the traditions of the Japanese painting. They also established various art circles, pursuing their own aesthetics. The whole of Japan’s art world was very much active.
This exhibition will display masterpieces from our collection of modern Japanese paintings. It would be a special opportunity to see works by Yokoyama Taikan, Takeuchi Seiho, Uemura Shoen, who established their own places in the art world and are still loved by many people. Please take the chance to enjoy the best masterpieces of Adachi Museum.

Yokoyama Taikan
"Towing a Boat"
(1901)
Taikan Special Exhibition Room
Additional Exhibitions

Selected Works from the Taikan Collection - Spring -

Date: Sun, Mar 1 ‐ Sun, May 31, 2026

We will display Taikan’s masterpieces from his early to late works, including Dragon and Mt. Fuji and Summer: Four Seasons of the Sea from “Twenty Scenes of the Sea and Mt. Fuji”, which were painted for the 50th anniversary of Taikan’s art carrier. Together with these, you can enjoy his kacho-ga (flower and bird painting) works of cherry blossoms, thistles and other seasonal flowers.

Yokoyama Taikan
"Dragon and Mt.Fuji"
(1940)
Attached Exhibition Room
Additional Exhibitions

Sakakibara Shiho’s Eyes

Date: Sun, Mar 1 ‐ Sun, May 31, 2026

Sakakibara Shiho poured his deep affection into flowers and birds, and continuously depicted fresh kacho-ga (flower and bird painting) works. His works typify the painter’s kind, gentle eyes towards nature. Please see the aesthetics Shiho pursued through his early to late works.

Sakakibara Shiho
"Peonies"
(1923)
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