{"id":169028,"date":"2026-04-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/?post_type=exhibition&#038;p=169028"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:45:32","slug":"567","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/en\/exhibitions\/567","title":{"rendered":"Shimomura Kanzan: Life, Art and Society"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"momat-anchors\" aria-label=\"Anchor link\">\n        <button id=\"button-block_a5381fdb56ebd19fbb19f6a559fc9169\"\n                aria-controls=\"nav-block_a5381fdb56ebd19fbb19f6a559fc9169\"\n                class=\"momat-anchors__sp-header\">\n            <span class=\"heading\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text open\" aria-hidden=\"false\">Open<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text close\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Close<\/span>\n            <span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <div id=\"nav-block_a5381fdb56ebd19fbb19f6a559fc9169\"\n             class=\"momat-anchors__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"momat-anchors__inner\">\n                                    <a href=\"#section-01\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to About\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        About                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section-02\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Installation Images\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Installation Images                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#Exhibition-Catalogue\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Exhibition-Catalogue\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Exhibition-Catalogue                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section-03\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Hours &amp; Admissions\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Hours &amp; Admissions                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-01\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Japanese-style painter Shimomura&nbsp;Kanzan&nbsp;(1873-1930) was born into a family of Noh performers who served the Kii Tokugawa clan for generations. After studying under Hashimoto Gaho, he enrolled as a first-year student at Tokyo&nbsp;Bijutsu&nbsp;Gakko&nbsp;(now Tokyo University of the Arts). After graduation, he taught at the school, but resigned along with the principal, Okakura&nbsp;Tenshin, and joined in the founding of the Nihon&nbsp;Bijutsu-in (Japan Art Institute).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time in thirteen years in the Kanto region, this retrospective presents 150 works illustrating the trajectory of&nbsp;Kanzan, who mastered the techniques of the Kano school and&nbsp;yamato-e painting to emerge as a rising star at a young age, then gained an international perspective through two years of study in Britain, ultimately growing into a leading figure in the art world. From there&nbsp;emerges&nbsp;the image of his dedicated efforts, working alongside his close allies such as Yokoyama&nbsp;Taikan&nbsp;and&nbsp;Hishida&nbsp;Shunso, to pioneer a style of painting befitting the new era of the Meiji period (1868\u20131912).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the exhibition explores the appeal of his art from various angles, including his research on old Japanese paintings and Chinese art, his creations centered on Noh\u2014which&nbsp;represents&nbsp;his origins\u2014and his salon-like network with political and financial figures of the time. This approach will reveal how the artist, confronting the&nbsp;state of painting as the era moved from Meiji to Taisho, pursued paintings that lived alongside the individuals who held them\u2014and by extension, society\u2014independently of art as a means of self-expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uff0aPlease note that some artworks may be rotated during the exhibition period.&nbsp;<br>Display period:&nbsp;3\/17-5\/10, 3\/17-4\/12,&nbsp;4\/14-5\/10, 4\/14-4\/26&nbsp;and&nbsp;4\/28-5\/10<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n    <div class=\"momat-button-download\">\n        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kanzan-list-english.pdf\">\n            List of Works\uff08PDF: 217KB\uff09        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6e9125668b797d63cb8fcdc2f3fe6eb9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177066\" width=\"299\" height=\"378\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"299\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exhibitions_567_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exhibitions_567_03.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/exhibitions_567_03-158x200.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shimomura&nbsp;Kanzan&nbsp;\uff081873&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;1930\uff09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-02\">Installation Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4d43791b9a68ff9a516e02bb8331c43d-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b95c9afb55d2dd1bdc6317d0fc260996-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ad66767d7110c8bf34728121a9ba996b-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-11\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/16bcdab80984bb7daf33dd9ff5cd959e-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b338adf325be8f37c606672790e1284d-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0e13665f40f44c40ab3aa8924182d6ea-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-15\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0df26b62115cf63a2ec1017ac4c50669-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Nobuaki Ota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8c1756db77d1b4393084844304d77d5b-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3ab8db1a214d116a4c5a8e528cf26bd5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Nobuaki Ota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-19\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4eb1fa77200b3d677c23a3aa7b7402c0-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7804f1ca99a30a4b25e7f670bb1a2214-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f443908581ad6b832fa70c217b71659a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-28\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Exhibition-Catalogue\">Exhibition Catalogue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shimomura Kanzan: Life, Art, and Society<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n    <div class=\"momat-button-gray-arrow\">\n        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/kinbiopac.momat.go.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?reqCode=fromlist&amp;lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=BB00009160&amp;opkey=B177371057044691&amp;start=1&amp;totalnum=4&amp;listnum=0&amp;place=&amp;list_disp=20&amp;list_sort=0&amp;fc_val=fpub%23%40%23%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E7%B5%8C%E6%B8%88%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E7%A4%BE&amp;fc_val=datatype%23%40%2311&amp;cmode=0&amp;chk_st=0&amp;check=0000\">\n            Catalogue Information        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Date of Issue: March 17, 2026<br>Price: 3,500yen\uff08including tax\uff09<br>Size and Number of Pages: A4 variant, paperback, 304 pages.<br>Languages: Japanese-English bilingual<br>Publisher: Nikkei Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 1. The Career\u2014Kanzan\u2019s Life and Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-22\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:97%\">\n<p>Chapter 1. The Young Kanzan<br> (1873\u20131902: His Birth, Move to Tokyo; Studies; Participation in Nihon Bijutsuin)<br>Chapter 2. Contemplating the West<br> (1903\u20131905: Studying in Britain)<br>Chapter 3. A Rapid Progress <br>(1906\u20131913: Kanzan\u2019s Return to Japan; On the Eve of the Revival of Nihon Bijutsuin)<br>Chapter 4. Luminary of the Art Circles<br> (1914\u20131931: Revival of Nihon Bijutsuin; Kanzan\u2019s Death)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 2. Kanzan Unraveled\u2014The Time and the Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-25\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:97%\">\n<p>Chapter 1. Themes\u2014Tradition and Innovation<br>Chapter 2. Motives\u2014Modern Japan and Its Cultural Identity<br>Chapter 3. Community\u2014Recipients of Kanzan\u2019s Works and Their Networking<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24a7447aefd32a1b5c99d9805ffb31fd-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24a7447aefd32a1b5c99d9805ffb31fd-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24a7447aefd32a1b5c99d9805ffb31fd-156x200.jpg 156w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24a7447aefd32a1b5c99d9805ffb31fd-768x986.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24a7447aefd32a1b5c99d9805ffb31fd-1196x1536.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24a7447aefd32a1b5c99d9805ffb31fd-1595x2048.jpg 1595w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24a7447aefd32a1b5c99d9805ffb31fd-scaled.jpg 1994w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essays and Documents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Discovery and Destination of \u201cTradition,\u201d The State of Painting\u2014Kanzan\u2019s Art Reconsidered | Nakamura Reiko<br>Welcome home, Kanzan-san!\u2014Tracing the Artist\u2019s Path from His Birthplace, Wakayama | Miyamoto Hisanobu<br>Chapter Introductions<br>Figure Captions<br>List of Works<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-03\">Hours &amp; Admissions\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n<dl class=\"momat-dl\">\n    \n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Location<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Special Exhibition Gallery (1st floor)<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Date<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>March 17-May 10, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Closed<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Mondays (except March 30 and May 4)<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Time<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Until April 19 (Sun.)<br>10 am\u20135 pm (Fridays and Saturdays open until 8 pm)&nbsp;<br>April 21 (Thu.)\u2013May 10 (Sun.)<br>9:30 am\u20135 pm (Fridays and Saturdays open until 8 pm)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Last admission: 30 minutes before closing.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Admission<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Adults \u00a52,000 (\u00a51,800)<br>College &amp; University Students \u00a51,200 (\u00a51,000)<br>High School Students \u00a5700 (\u00a5500)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>All prices include tax.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admission in the parentheses is for advance tickets and groups of 20 people or more.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admission is free for individuals aged 15 and under, and individuals with a disability plus one companion. 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