Appreciating the works of Japanese painting sometimes draws attention to its unique beautiful colors and attractive formation of objects, enabling the viewer to imagine the textures of the objects. Although very different objects are depicted in paintings, painters make an effort to express textures of all things through brushstrokes added in a delicate manner. The viewer can imagine various textures, such as the softness of animals with long fur, the roughness of surfaces of hard rocks, and the smoothness of fresh fruits. These works, enhancing the imagination up to the degree of making the viewer feel more or less textures, imply the delicate observation of painters and their skillful techniques, and their ability to express various textures.
This exhibition will display Japanese paintings, in which the viewer could feel the texture of the objects by touching them, giving a deep appreciation. Touching the works is actually impossible here, but we really hope you will enjoy the world of Japanese painting by imagining and feeling the cottony, greasy or other textures.

Kiyokata depicted stylish, sophisticated females, while Shinsui is said to be the last painter that took over the stream of ukiyo-e. Shimei depicted numerous works of calm, gentle maiko. We will introduce the three bijin-ga painters representative of modern Japanese painting, commemorating the 50th year after the deaths of Kiyokata and Shinsui, and the 130th year from the birth of Shimei.