Press Release 2018/06/30

Dynamism and Stillness[Part I] June 30 (Saturday) – August 23 (Thursday), 2018
[Part II] August 24 (Friday) – September 30 (Sunday), 2018
Kankai Pavilion (Traditional East Asian Art)
Over the ages, in both the East and the West, artists have sought out ways to express the illusion of movement or stillness. Even in
the most immobile of presentations like paintings and sculptures, we can feel a sense of dynamism and speed, or conversely, afeeling of "stillness" heightened by that very same immobility. This show examines the masterful use of brush, compostion andnegative space to express the two qualities of dynamism and stillness through selected works of traditional Japanese art from theHara Rokuro Collection. A variety of perspectives are included, from painterly representations of landscape, human figures andanimals to the flowing, expressive line of the calligrapher's brush.
[1] Portrait of Lie Zi, Sesson
Muromachi period, 16th century hanging scroll (Part I) (left)
Lie Zi was a master of the supernatural arts who could control thewind with his will. He is shown floating in the sky with anecstatic expression on his face. Lie Zi's beard, clothing andbamboo leaves flow upward and to the right to convey thedynamism of the blowing wind. This feeling of energy is furtheremphasized by the unique shape of the sleeves and hem of therobe filled with wind.
[2] Nunobiki Falls, Sumiyoshi Hiroyuki
Edo period 18th century (Part II) (right)
In this scene from Ise Monogatari (Tales of Ise), the central
subject is composing a poem standing before Nunobiki Falls. The
hair is expressed by fine overlapping ink lines, while the patternon the nobleman's clothing is finely delineated with colors mixedwith gold pigment. The falls are captured with faint sumi ink and white paint, down to the water spray. Every part of the image ismeticulously depicted, from the people to the landscape, with light brushstrokes.
[3] Birds and flowers (part of paintings used for wallpaper and sliding doors at Nikko-in guest hall in Mi'idera temple ), Kano
school Momoyama-Edo period 16th-17th century pair of six-fold screen (Part I)

These paintings show a scene at the water’s edge where geese play, wagtails rest on rocks and a pair of turtle doves sit on thebranch of a large pine tree. The scene is depicted with a soft touch. Water fowl symbolize prosperity and happiness, while turtle
doves symbolize marital harmony and fertility. The dove is also a symbol of peace.

[4] Field with the moon, the subject called "Musashino" in Japanese, Edo period 17th century (Part II) (left)
In this picture, gold lead is used to represent gilded clouds and a heavy layer of silver forms a crescent moon. Densely growing
Japanese clover, Chinese bellflower and other autumn flora are also depicted. By overlapping gentle arcing strokes to express thedelicacy of the thin leaves, the artist conveys a strong feeling of autumn within a wild plain that seems to extend beyond theborders of the picture.
[5] Waka poem "Kokin Waka-shu," first part of "Spring" chapter with painted ground and butterfly design, Hon'ami Koetsu Edoperiod, 17th century (Part II) (right)
In this hand-scroll, waka poems from the Spring chapter of the anthology Kokin Wakashu are written over a gold- and silver-toneunder-painting of fluttering butterflies. The characters are boldly written in the chirashigaki (scattered writing) style of calligraphy
which is characterized by a flowing elegance and a mixture of thick and thin lines and large and small characters.
[6] Scene based on an anecdote of Tametomo, Kikuchi Yo'sai Edo period (Part II) (Kankai Pavilion debut)
A strong wind blows in from the ocean and ominous clouds fill the sky as the samurai Minamoto no
Tametomo looks out towards a distant boat. His firm stance against the threat of foreign forces seems tosuggest the spirit of the forces loyal the Tokugawa shogunate during its final days.
The artist Kikuchi Yo'sai (1788-1878) was noted for his work depicting famous historical figures. This work
pictures the famed archer Tametomo. The work is noted also for the inscription by the famous statesman
Katsu Kaishu whose career spanned the late Tokugawa and early Meiji periods.

Featured Works[Part I & II] Traditional Art: A Set of utensils for a game of incense competition decorated with degin of three friends of winter,
Edo period and others
Contemporary Art: Isamu Noguchi / Toshinobu Onosato / Carl Andre / Tokihiro Sato / Menashe Kadishman[Part I] Text for social regulations, attributed to Fujiwara no Yukiyoshi Kamakura period / Birds and flowers (part of paintings
used for wallpaper and sliding doors at Nikko-in guest hall in Mi'idera temple), Kano school Momoyama period / Scene ofmonkey and full moon, attributed to Oguri Sotan Muromachi period / Portrait of Lie Zi, Sesson Muromachi period / Dragon
and tiger, Kano Tan'yu Edo period[Part II] Waka poem "Kokin Waka-shu," first part of "Spring" chapter with painted ground and butterfly design, Hon'ami Koetsu
Edo period / Sumo match, Edo period / Nunobiki Falls, Sumiyoshi Hiroyuki Edo period / Scene based on an anecdote ofTametomo, Kikuchi Yo'sai Edo period / Field with the moon, the subject called "Musashino" in Japanese Edo period

Concurrent Exhibition
Stop and Go at Contemporary Art Gallery B and C
June 30 (Saturday) – September 30 (Sunday), 2018
Events
Artist Talk: Taro Izumi
Date: July 8 (Sunday), 2018
Time: 14:00 –Participation fee: Free
This talk features Taro Izumi whose work appears in the exhibition Stop and Go. The artist will speak about the Japanese premierof his new work, as well as his past activities at the Hara Museum and other places around the world and his creative process.
Art is Fun!
Date: August 11 (Saturday), we (Sunday), 18 (Saturday) and 19 (Sunday)
Time: Five sessions at 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00 (each approx. 40 min.
long)
Number of participants: 20 per session.
Participation fee: 540 yen
In this workshop, participants will make Uchiwa paper fans with washi paper.
*Museum admission will be required for the events.
*For reservations for the events, please write to Hara Museum ARC at arc@haramuseum.or.jp

Kankai Pavilion
The Kankai Pavilion was built in 2008 as part of an expansion of theHara Museum's annex, Hara Museum ARC, that took place to mark the20th anniversary of its founding in 1988. Its purpose is to provide ashowcase for the Hara Rokuro Collection of traditional East Asian art. At
present, about 120 works comprise the collection, including a number ofworks designated National Treasure or Important Cultural Property. Thedesign of the Kankai Pavilion (by Arata Isozaki who also designed HaraMuseum ARC) incorporates features of the Japanese shoin (drawingroom). It thus offers the viewer a new spatial experience that lies at theintersection between the traditional and the modern.
[7] Installation view of Kankai Pavilion

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Hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm)
Closed: Thursdays (except during the month of August) *Subject to temporary closure in theevent of severe weather.
Admission: General 1,100 yen, Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen(elementary and junior high), Free for Hara Museum members, 10% discount for a group of 20or more, Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo (except during
Golden Week): General 1,800 yen; Students 1,500 yen (high school and university) or 1,400 yen(junior high), 800 yen (elementary), half price for those over 70, discount for groups of 20 ormore*Visitors to the Kankai Pavilion can view the on-going exhibition in the contemporary art
galleries as well.
*Children must be accompanied by an adult.
*For residents of Gunma Prefecture: Free admission for elementary and junior high school
children every Saturday during the school term/200-yen-discount on admission for up to fivepersons upon presentation of the Guchoki Passport.
*Visitors to the Kankai Pavilion can view the on-going exhibition in the contemporary art
galleries as well.
Directions: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, anddisembark at Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes bybus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus to ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes)
from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).
[8] Scene of monkey and fullmoon, attributed to Oguri Sotan
Muromachi period 16th century(Part I)

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