Press Release 2013/04/18

Flowers, Birds and Animals – Selections from the Hara Rokuro Collection
April 26 (Friday) – May 29 (Wednesday), 2013
Kankai Pavilion (Traditional East Asian Art)
Bird-and-Flower painting is a genre that originated in China but was widely adopted throughout East Asia. It included not only
bird and flower motifs, but also insects and animals. Brought to Japan by Zen monks, it was widely adopted during theMomoyama period by the Kano and Hasegawa schools in paintings that decorated the interiors of large residences. The
early-modern era saw dramatic development of the genre within idealized representations of the four seasons. The detailed realism
introduced by the Chinese painter Shen Nanpin was actively adopted during the 18 th century.
At the heart of this exhibition are monochrome-ink paintings in the style of the Kano school which once adorned the Nikko-in
Guest Hall at Mi′idera Temple and hanging scrolls done in saturated colors by Shen Nanpin.

Selected works of contemporary art

share the space to highlight the contrasting techniques and perspectives used in traditional and contemporary treatments of thesame motifs. We invite you to view this genre of art which has delighted viewers through the ages.
[Featured Works] Traditional Art: Tiger in a bamboo grove (part of paintings used for wallpaper and sliding doors at Nikko-in guest hall in
Mi’idera temple), Kano Eitoku, Momoyama period / Birds and flowers (part of paintings used for wallpaper and sliding doors at Nikko-in guest
hall in Mi’idera temple,) attributed to Kano school, Momoyama - Edo period / A pair of cranes and an old pine tree, Shen Nanping, Qing
dynasty and others Contemporary Art: Kazumasa Nagai, SARU, USAGI, 1991 / Yoshihiro Suda, Tessen, 2001 / Kouichi Tabata, 960 fly, 2003 /Hiroe Saeki, Untitled, 2009 and others

From the left: A pair of cranes and an old pine tree,
Shen Nanping, Qing dynasty / Tiger in a bamboo grove(part of paintings used for wallpaper and sliding doors
at Nikko-in guest hall in Mi’idera temple), Kano
Eitoku, Momoyama period

Exhibition Details
Title: Flowers, Birds and Animals – Selections from the Hara Rokuro Collection
Dates: April 26 (Friday) – May 29 (Wednesday), 2013
Place: Hara Museum ARC (2855-1, Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027) Tel: 0279-24-6585
Organized by: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
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Hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm)
Closed: Thursdays (except March 28 and May 2) *Closed temporarily in the event of severe weather.
Admission: General (over 12) 1,000 yen, Children (over 3) 500 yen; 10% discount for a group of 20 or more; a 100 yen discountwith the Hara Museum ticket. Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo (except during Golden Week):
General 1,800 yen, Children 900 yen *Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Getting There: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, and disembark at Shibukawa. FromShibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus to ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).
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