Public Exhibition of Kawanabe Kyōsai's Parent-Child Collaborative Work "Dragon, Tiger, Hawk, and Landscape Painting." "Kyōsai Living in Yushima" Event Held at Yushima Tenmangū
An exhibition in Yushima explores Kawanabe Kyōsai's connection to the area, featuring a collaborative family artwork.Summary
An exhibition titled "Kyōsai Living in Yushima: Thoughts on Depicted Gods, Buddhas, and Shrines" is being held at the Yushima Tenmangū Treasure Hall from September 19 to December 13. It focuses on the relationship between the popular late Edo to Meiji period painter Kawanabe Kyōsai and the Yushima area of Tokyo, where he lived for 56 of his 59 years. Kyōsai's works often show a strong interest in deities and shrines. The exhibition presents pieces including "Nominosukune and Taima Kessoku" and "Ship Entering Port" from the Yushima Tenmangū collection, and his daily practice sketch of Sugawara no Michizane. A highlight is the pair of screens titled "Dragon, Tiger, Hawk, and Landscape Painting," designated as a tangible cultural property of Bunkyo Ward. This collaborative family work features a dragon and tiger painted by Kyōsai on the front, and a hawk by his son Kyōun and a landscape by his daughter Kyōsui on the reverse.
(Source：美術手帖)