In Japanese paintings, you can see various themes, including seasonal flowers, dainty and profound landscapes, and the features of familiar animals and human beings. Painters usually take what they want to express as a subject for each painting, but sometimes produce multiple works under the same theme.
For example, Yokoyama Taikan depicted so many works of Mt. Fuji throughout his life that he was said to be the "Painter of Fuji," and Kawai Gyokudo continuously painted rustic rural landscapes that give the impression of people. Hashimoto Kansetsu, who had previously depicted numerous Chinese-themed objects and events, began to depict mainly animal paintings in the Showa Era. The themes that painters often depict tend to be the art they repeatedly and eagerly pursued. In other words, it is the beauty they heartily love.
This exhibition will display works, focusing on subjects that modern painters depicted many times throughout their lives. We hope that you will enjoy the beauty loved and pursued by great Japanese masters.

Sakakibara Shiho produced kacho-ga (flower and bird paintings) throughout his life, pouring his affection into flowers and birds. This exhibition will display works from his early to late years. We hope that you will enjoy the attraction of Shiho’s art through his elegant, lucid kacho-ga works.