Venue; Higashihiroshima City Museum of Art, 3rd Floor Exhibition room
Hours; 9:00-17:00 (Last admission 30 minutes before closing / Open 10:00 on Wednesday, October 12 / Open 9:00-19:00 the Fridays of October 28, November 25)
Close on Monday

Photography is allowed in the exhibition hall of the special exhibition"HIRATO NAMBA: Painting the Soul of World Villages and Ruined Dwellings".

Please refrain from the following activities.

- Lighting is dimmed to protect the works.
- Please cooperate with infection control measures such as wearing masks and disinfecting your hands.

List of Exhibits
Title

Year ofproduction

Material and Technique

Size (cm)Collection

Chapter 1: Depicting His Hometown – The Landscapes that Left Great Impressions on the Painter1

View from Nagashima

1997

Watercolor and pencil on paper

36.9×45.3

Private collection

2

Sketch from his College Days

1960

Pencil on paper

54.0×75.5

Private collection

3

Woodcut from his College Days

1962

Woodcut on paper

60.0×77.0

Private collection

4

Shiraida in Early Autumn

1963

Watercolor and pencil on paper

29.0×40.5

Private collection

5

Iwaishima Island1966

Pencil on paper

24.5×35.0

Private collection

6Iwaishima Island

1964

Watercolor and pencil on paper

23.0×36.0

Private collection

7

Houses in Iwaishima Island

1965

Oil on canvas

112.0×145.5

Private collection

8

Village Ⅱ

1977

Oil on canvas

45.5×52.5

Private collection

9Roof1965

Oil on canvas

112.0×145.5

Private collection

10

Landscape1970

Oil on canvas

112.0×145.5

Private collection

11

Village in Winter1981

Lithograph on paper

19.0×36.2

Private collection

TitleYear ofproduction

Material and Technique

Size (cm)Collection

12

Village Ⅰ

1981

Oil on canvas

46.1×65.5

Private collection

13

House by the Sea

1971

Oil on canvas

130.3×162.2

Private collection

Chapter 2: Going around the Coastlines of Japan – The Painter Departs
14

Village'76－13

1976

Oil on canvas

130.3×162.2

Private collection

15

Village(Ⅱ)

1975

Oil on canvas

91.0×116.7

Private collection

16

Village1975

Oil on canvas

181.8×259.0

Private collection

17

Village Ⅰ

1980

Oil on canvas

162.0×227.3

Private collection

18

Village (in the Sunset Light)

1983

Oil on canvas

162.0×227.3

Higashihiroshima
City Museum of Art

19

Village (Life)Ⅰ1987

Oil on canvas

162.0×227.3

Private collection

20

Village1992

Oil on canvas

50.0×72.5

Private collection

21

Shimotsui Port

1999

Watercolor, charcoal and pencil on paper 37.9×45.3

Private collection

22

Japanese Sake Brewery Buildings in Saijo

2017

Watercolor and pencil on paper

28.5×38.2

Private collection

23

Landscape around Hiroshima Prefectural Government Office2005

Watercolor and pencil on paper

55.3×45.7

Private collection

Chapter 3: Expansive Travels in Turkey, France and Italy – The Painter’s Thoughts
24

Distance Ⅰ(Turkey)

1996

Oil on canvas

181.8×259.0

Private collection

25

Far-away Ⅰ(Turkey)

1992

Oil on canvas

181.8×259.0

Private collection

26

Deep Abyss (Turkey)

1993

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

27

Townscape of Bergama (Turkey)

1995

Watercolor and ink on paper

24.5×33.0

Private collection

28

Dwellings in Cappadocia (Turkey)

1995

Watercolor and ink on paper

26.4×30.4

Private collection

29

Sogangli Village (Turkey)

1997

Ink on paper

40.2×51.2

Private collection

30

The Ardahan Castle (Turkey)

2017

Watercolor and pencil on paper

28.0×38.0

Private collection

31Ölcek Village (Turkey)

2018

Watercolor and pencil on paper

27.9×38.0

Private collection

32

Provence (France)

1996

Watercolor and pencil on paper

24.7×33.5

Private collection

33

Normandy and Ile-de-France

1996

Watercolor and pencil on paper

24.7×33.5

Private collection

34

Gaillard Castle (France)

1996

Watercolor and pencil on paper

37.7×45.3

Private collection

35

Murano Island (Italy)

1996

Watercolor and pencil on paper

24.0×31.0

Private collection

36

Palermo (Italy)

1996

Watercolor and pencil on paper

24.0×31.0

Private collection

37

Entrance to Le Mont Saint-Michel (France)

2008

Watercolor and pencil on paper

29.2×40.2

Private collection

38

Recanati (Italy)

2006

Watercolor and pencil on paper

28.6×38.0

Private collection

39Ruins (Abyss) (Italy)

1989

Oil on canvas

162.0×227.3

Private collection

40

Ruins (Vestige) (Italy)

1991

Oil on canvas

162.0×227.3

Private collection

41

A Beam of Light Ⅰ (France)

1997

Oil on canvas

181.8×259.0

Private collection

Chapter 4: Continuing to Depict “World Villages and Ruined Dwellings” – The Painter’s Present and Future42

Lalibela (Ethiopia)

2008

Oil on canvas

259.0×194.0

Private collection

43

Profoundness (Syria)

1994

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

44

Anasazi Village (America)

2004

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

45

Boundless (China)

2000

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

46

Profoundness (India)

2003

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

47

Dogon Village (Mali)

2001

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

48

Ushguli Village with Embrasure Tower (Georgia)

2014

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

49

Favelas of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)2011

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

TitleYear ofproduction

Material and Technique

Size (cm)Collection

50

Belgrade (Serbia)

2013

Oil on canvas

91.0×72.7

Private collection

51

Rhodes Island (Greece)

1999

Watercolor and pencil on paper

37.9×45.3

Private collection

52

Cape of Dakar (Senegal)

2001

Watercolor and pencil on paper

33.0×40.7

Private collection

53

Luxor (Egypt)

2005

Watercolor and pencil on paper

38.1×45.2

Private collection

54

Town of Taiz and Fortress (Yemen)

2006

Watercolor and pencil on paper

29.4×39.9

Private collection

55

View of Edinburgh Castle (United Kingdom)

2008

Watercolor and pencil on paper

28.5×38.0

Private collection

56

View from the Hotel Window (Russia)

2010

Watercolor and pencil on paper

28.5×37.9

Private collection

57

Town of Leon (Nicaragua)

2014

Watercolor and pencil on paper

28.6×38.0

Private collection

58

Border of Armenia (from the Departure Checkpoint)

2014

Watercolor and pencil on paper

28.5×38.2

Private collection

59

Guatemala City2015

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

60

The Ancient Capital Albarracín (Spain)

2016

Oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

61

Dwellings of Batammariba Village (Togo)

2017

Acrylic and oil on canvas

194.0×259.0

Private collection

62

Water-Froating Village (Benin)

2017

Acrylic and oil on canvas

72.7×91.0

Private collection

Materials
M1

Photos from the Painter's Hometown

1950-1970s

Photograph12.7×7.7

Private collection

M2

Chugoku Shimbun "Life and Dialect - Seto Inland Sea Crossing〈6〉〈10〉〈12〉〈14〉" Original Pieces

1979

Ink on paper

Each 14.0×17.0

Private collection

M3

Chugoku Shimbun "Life and Dialect - Seto Inland Sea Crossing〈6〉〈10〉〈12〉〈14〉"Ariticles

1979

Newspaper

Private collection

M4

Official Commemorative Medal of The 12th Asian Games Hiroshima
1994

1994

Medal

Private collection

1997

Chugoku Shimbun Publishing
Department, Book

26.0×18.5

Private collection

2018

Ardahan University, Book

21.0×29.5

Private collection

M5M6Hirato and Eiko Namba, 83 Days Journey in Turkey(Essay andPicture)

Hirato and Eiko Namba, Memoirs of Japanese Artists in Ardahan

University

M7

Photos from Location-Huntings Journey

M8

Hirato and Eiko Namba, Arts Travelogue of France and Italy

M9

Painting Tools

M10

Namba's Ethnological Collections

Photograph1999

Private collection
25.7×18.0

Chugoku Shimbun, Book

Private collection
Private collection

Mask, costume and musical instrument,
etc.

Private collection※ M10 exhibits are displayed at the 3rd floor lobby.