PRESS RELEASE
2023.11

Attention: Members of the press

Fukuda Art MuseumFukuda Art Museum 2024 Annual Schedule of Special Exhibitions
Until 8 January 2024, the Fukuda Art Museum of Arashiyama Kyoto, in collaboration with the Saga
Arashiyama Museum of Arts ＆Culture, holds an exhibition entitled ‘Edo Paintings A to Z”. From
January to March, the museum holds the exhibition “Giant Steps Forward: Takeuchi Seihō and hisDisciples”, which introduces the works of Takeuchi Seihō, one of the leading masters of modernKyoto, celebrating the 160th anniversary of his birth. Then from spring to summer, the exhibition“You are Too Beautiful – Bijinga from Fukuda Collection”, which displays paintings mainly featuring
women’s beauty, depicted by very well-known female painter Uemura Shōen and others, and"Fukuda Zoo“ exhibition, which displays a various animal paintings. Towards the end of the year, aspecial exhibition on Ito Jakuchū will be held to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the museum'sopening. We look forward to your visit.

<Annual Schedule of Fukuda Art Museum Special Exhibitions>Jan. 18, 2024 (Thu) – Apr. 7 (Sun)

Giant Steps Forward: Takeuchi Seihō and his Disciples

Apr. 19 (Fri) – Jul. 1 (Mon)You are Too Beautiful – Bijinga from Fukuda Collection

Jul. 13 (Sat) – Oct. 1 (Tue)Fukuda Zoo

Oct. 12 (Sat) – Jan. 13, 2025 (Mon)Special Exhibition for the 5th anniversary (tentative)- Jakuchū is here! –Jan. 25, 2025 (Sat) – Apr. 6 (Sun)Higashiyama Kai-i and the World of Landscape Paintings(tentative)

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January 18, 2024 (Thu) – April 7 (Sun)

Giant Steps Forward: Takeuchi Seiho and his Disciples
In early spring 2024, the Fukuda Museum of Art in Saga Arashiyama, Kyoto, will host an exhibition
focusing on Takeuchi Seihō and his disciples to commemorate the 160th anniversary of his birth.
Takeuchi Seihō (1864-1942) is one of Kyoto‘s greatest masters of the modern era. He is so
incomparably significant that it is impossible to talk about Kyoto’s art history since the Meiji era(1868-1912) without mentioning him. It is no exaggeration to say that Seihō set the direction inwhich Japanese painting in Kyoto would subsequently move. This exhibition is to explore his talentand capacity.
From the collection of the Fukuda Art Museum, which traverses both the early modern and modernperiods, this exhibition includes many types of paintings. The works of his predecessors, including
his teacher Kōno Bairei, whom the young Seihō referred to in order to build up the strength to leap
forward. Seihō's works, which incorporate not only Eastern but also Western expression and give asense of inexhaustible mobility. The exhibition also features works by Nishiyama Suishō,
Uemura
長沢芦雪《親子犬図》
Shōen, Tsuchida Bakusen, Murakami Kagaku, Irie Hakō, Fukuda Heihachirō and Tokuoka Shinsen,
who were guided by Seihō and each demonstrated their outstanding individuality.

April 19 (Fri) – July 1 (Mon)You are Too Beautiful – Bijinga from Fukuda Collection Bijinga is a genre of Japanese art depicting
beautiful women from various perspectives. Oneof the features of the Fukuda Art Museum is theextensive collection of Bijinga. This exhibition,
jointly organized by the Saga ArashiyamaMuseum of Arts & Culture, presents a large
number of paintings of “too beautiful” beauties
that the artists wished to keep on their canvas.
The exhibition features a wide range of beautiful
people painted by artists active from 19th century
to 20th century, including Kyoto womenpainstakingly depicted by Uemura Shoen (18751949), chic women clad in Edo sentiment by
Kaburaki Kiyokata (1878-1972), sensual maiko
and geiko by Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) and even a
beautiful boy with flowing eyes painted by
Yamakawa Shuho (1898-1994).

品川亮《白椿》

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July 13 (Sat) – October 1 (Tue)Fukuda Zoo
This summer, the Fukuda Museum will betransformed into a zoo! The museum will be filledwith Japanese paintings depicting animals, suchas tigers with their fur painted in meticulous
detail, deer with their gentle eyes, wild rabbits
and the popular dogs and cats.
The exhibition also provides visitors with a deeper
understanding of animals, their characteristics,
and ecology.

October 12 (Sat) – January 13, 2025 (Mon)*The title is tentative

Special Exhibition for the 5th anniversary - Jakuchū is here! –Thanks to your continuous support, the Fukuda Art
Museum, which opened in 2019, celebrates its 5thanniversary. As a token of our gratitude, we presenta large selection of superb works by Itō Jakuchūfrom the Fukuda collection. In addition, we will also
be showing excellent works by 18th century painterssuch as Maruyama Ōkyo and Nagasawa Rosetsu,
who are as unique as Jakuchū.

January 25, 2025 (Sat) – April 6 (Sun)*The title is tentative

Higashiyama Kai-i and the World of Landscape Paintings
Landscapepainting

developedamidst

rapid

westernization after the Meiji Restoration. Thisexhibition first focuses on Kawase Hasui, whorevived ukiyo-e, which had traditionally been
depicted as pictures of famous places and invites
the viewer into the world of delicate modernprints. The exhibition also introduces works byHigashiyama

Kai-i,

Nakamura

Gakuryō,andothers, who broke葛飾北斎
new groundfor Japanese-style《大天狗図》
painting in post-war Japan by overlaying theirown mental images onto landscapes.

3About the Fukuda Art Museum
A Harmony of Beautiful Nature and Japanese Art –A New Place to Transmit Japanese Culture
Since ancient times, the Saga-Arashiyama area, home to the Fukuda Art Museum, has been loved by nobles
and cultured people and served as a source of inspiration for outstanding art. Based on the concept ofcreating a facility that lasts for 100 years, the Fukuda Art Museum will convey Japanese culture, passed
down over hundreds of years to the present day, to successive generations in order to foster its furtherdevelopment.
The museum’s founder, Fukuda Yoshitaka, was born and raised in Kyoto, launched his business in the city,and remains active there today. Fukuda’s decision to establish a museum was rooted in his sincere desire torepay locals and the entire Kyoto area for the generous support he has received over the years. The Fukuda
Art Museum was established in October 2019. Today, Arashiyama has become one of Japan’s leading tourist
destinations, attracting domestic sightseers as well as visitors from all over the world.
By enabling viewers to enjoy the beautiful natural landscape along with works of Japanese art, we hope that
Arashiyama will become one of the world’s leading sites for culture.

Japanese Architecture Suited both to Arashiyama and the Future
Koichi Yasuda, the architect of the Fukuda Art Museum aimed for a new kind of Japanese architecture thatwill serve as a standard for the next 100 years, including galleries that are inspired by kura storehouses or acorridor that recalls a traditional engawa (verandah). A large basin in the garden reflects Arashiyama,functioning like a water mirror connected to the Oigawa (Katsura) River, which flows right there in front ofyou. Inside the museum is a café, which was designed to provide the most beautiful view of the Togetsukyo
Bridge, a local landmark.

8Fukuda Art Museum Overview■ NameFukuda Art Museum■Opening

10:00 - 17:00 (last entry 16:30)

Hours■ Closing

Exchange for exhibition, Year-end(Dec. 30 – Jan. 1)■ Access

3-16 Susukino-babacho Saga-tenryuji
Ukyoku, Kyoto City 616-8385
4 min walk from Randen Arashiyama Sta.
11 min walk from Hankyu Arashiyama Sta.
12 min walk from JR SagaArashiyama Sta..

■料金<Fukuda Art Museum>
General (over 18) : 1500 yen
Student from 16-18 years old: 900 yen
Student from 7-15 years old: 500 yen
Disabled person and a carer : 900 yen each
<Combo ticket with Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture>
General (over 18) : 2300 yen
Student from 16-18 years old: 1300 yen
Student from 7-15 years old: 750 yen
Disabled person and a carer : 1300 yen each

Inquiries from Press
Fukuda Art Museum PR Office (at KYODO
ｖPUBLIC RELATIONS CO., LTD.)
In-charge : Tanaka / Higuchi / Jin
Email：fukudamuseum-pr@kyodo-pr.co.jp

General Inquiries
TEL：075-863-0606

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