Special Exhibitions

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Masterpieces of Bamboo Art
Katsushiro Sōhō and Fujinuma Noboru

Exhibition period	October 31 – December 20. 2020

Tochigi Prefecture’s Living National Treasures include two who are experts in bamboo art, Katsushiro Sōhō (b. 1934) and Fujinuma Noboru (b. 1945). The presence of these two Living National Treasures in Tochigi is evidence of the high level of bamboo art in Tochigi, which along with Oita Prefecture, is famous as a place where that art flourishes.
While showcasing these two artists, this exhibition presents work by other artists renowned as the originators of bamboo art. In addition to Iizuka Hōsai II and Iizuka Rōkansai, these include other artists named Living National Treasures: Shōno Shōunsai (1904-1974), Iizuka Shōkansai (1919-2004), Maeda Chikubōsai II (1917-2003), and Hayakawa Shōkosai V. They are joined by other artists who active throughout the country. With nearly a hundred works in all, the exhibition introduces what bamboo art has become, an art form in which bamboo’s vitality resonates overseas as well as in Japan.

Hours :	9:30 - 17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed :	on Mondays (except November 23), November 24
Admission fee :	Adults: 900 (800) yen University & high school students: 600 (500) yen Children under 15 (except high school students): Free *You are admitted to the collection galleries with your special exhibition ticket. * ( ) indicate group prices (20 people or more)
Organized by :	Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
Assisted by :	Japan Arts Fund
Supported by :	Asahi Shimbun Utsunomiya Bureau; Utsunomiya Broadcasting Station, NHK; F.M. Tochigi Broadcasting Co., Ltd; The Sankei Shimbun Utsunomiya Bureau; Shimotsuke Shimbun; The Tokyo Shimbun Utsunomiya Bureau; Tochigi Television; Company Radio Tochigi (CRT); Nikkei Inc. Utsunomiya Bureau; The Mainichi Newspapers Utsunomiya Branch Office; The Yomiuri Shimbun Utsunomiya Bureau

Katsushiro Sōhō Flower Basket, Hananoyume 2017 Collection of the Artist	Fujinuma Noboru Flower Basket, Tenju 2009 Collection of the Artist
Iizuka Rōkansai Flower Basket c.1936 Private Collection	Shōno Shōunsai Kagerō 1958 Oita Prefecture Art museum
Hayakawa Shōkosai Basket 1996 Deposited in Oita Prefecture Art museum	Yonezawa Jirō Bridge 2007 Collection of the Artist
Sugiura Noriyoshi Kosyōfūsei 2012 Yanagisawa Collection	Ikeda Iwao Work（Untitled） 2013 Collection of the Artist

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