Exhibitions
Male Sculpture
Date
Location
Art Museum Gallery 4
About
Photography by Otani Ichiro
Here we present sculptures depicting the male figure created in Japan between the early years of the 20th century and the 1940s, thematically divided into three areas. In the wide space to your right are a group of strapping, muscular “strong men.” Beyond these are mainly portrait sculptures of what can aptly be described as “intelligent men.” In the final room are sculptures of primarily elderly “weak men.” Each area also features paintings that portray men in a similar light.
In terms of individual works, when there was a plaster version in the collection, we intentionally selected this for exhibition. White plaster comes to appear dirty and discolored, though this can be concealed if it is painted, but because artists produced them by making molds directly from clay, the details of modeling are more faithfully reproduced than in bronzes smoothened by die-cutting.
It is said that no art is unrelated to the value systems of the era and society from which it emerged, and this applies to the theme of “masculinity” as well. Working in the context of current cultural values, these sculptors popularized the Western tradition of nude sculpture in Japan, while at the same time sometimes being confined by it. Please enjoy each of these charming and intriguing works with this background in mind.
List of Works
Male Sculpture
男性雕塑
남성조각
November 25, 2020–February 23, 2021 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
| room | audio guide (En) | artist | title | 美术家 | 标题 | 작가의 | 표제 | date | on view from | on view to |
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| Gallery 4 | 0004 | WADA, Sanzo | South Wind | 和田三造 | 南风 | 와다 산조 | 남풍 | 1907 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 |
| Gallery 4 | SHIRAI, Uzan | Examining an Arrow | 白井雨山 | 调箭 | 시라이 우잔 | 화살 점검 | 1908 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | OGIWARA, Morie | Priest Mongaku | 荻原守卫 | 文觉 | 오기와라 모리에 | 승려 몬가쿠 | 1908 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | ASAKURA, Fumio | Man from a Mountain | 朝仓文夫 | 山中来的男人 | 아사쿠라 후미오 | 산에서 온 남자 | 1909 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | SHINKAI, Taketaro | Precious Rest | 新海竹太郎 | 小憩值千金 | 신카이 다케타로 | 천금 같은 휴식 | 1913 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | KITAMURA, Seibo | Raging Billows | 北村西望 | 怒涛 | 기타무라 세이보 | 노도 | 1915 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | YO, Kanji | Champion Team | 阳咸二 | 胜利队伍 | 요 간지 | 우승팀 | 1930 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | WATANABE, Yoshitomo | Helmet | 渡边义知 | 铁盔 | 와타나베 요시토모 | 철 투구 | 1936 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | NAKAMURA, Tsune | Portrait of Dr.Tanakadate | 中村彝 | 田中馆博士的肖像 | 나카무라 쓰네 | 다나카다테 박사의 초상 | 1916 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | YANAGI, Keisuke | Portrait of Mr. Raita Fujiyama | 柳敬助 | 藤山雷太氏像 | 야나기 게이스케 | 후지야마 라이타 씨의 초상 | 1921 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | FUJIKAWA, Yuzo | Poet M | 藤川勇造 | 诗人M | 후지카와 유조 | 시인 M | 1925 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | TAKATA, Hiroatsu | Portrait of Mr. Yoshinao Kozai | 高田博厚 | 古在由直先生像 | 다카타 히로아쓰 | 고자이 요시나오 선생의 초상 | 1927 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | KITAMURA, Seibo | Portrait of Mr. Raita Fujiyama | 北村西望 | 藤山雷太氏像 | 기타무라 세이보 | 후지야마 라이타 씨의 초상 | 1932 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | HIRAKUSHI, Denchu | Kakusho [statue of Okakura Tenshin] | 平栉田中 | 鹤氅 | 히라쿠시 덴추 | 학창 | 1942 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | OGAWA, Usen | Kintaro | 小川芋钱 | 金太郎 | 오가와 우센 | 킨타로(金太郎) | 1928 | 2020/11/25 | 2020/12/20 | |
| Gallery 4 | MORITA, Tsunetomo | Two Children on the Grass | 森田恒友 | 草原上的两个孩子 | 모리타 쓰네토모 | 대초원에 두 아이 | 1923 | 2020/12/22 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | NAKAMURA, Fusetsu | Moxa | 中村不折 | 养身（长养） | 나카무라 후세쓰 | 양생 | 1915 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | SHIRAI, Uzan | Forlorn Old Man | 白井雨山 | 无依无靠之身 | 시라이 우잔 | 기댈 곳 없는 이 | 1912 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | ISHII, Tsuruzo | Priest Shunkan (Study for Head) | 石井鹤三 | 俊宽（头像试作） | 이시이 쓰루조 | 승려 슌칸(두부 습작) | 1930 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | HASHIMOTO, Heihachi | Expression of Infant | 桥本平八 | 幼儿表情 | 하시모토 헤이하치 | 유아 표정 | 1931 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 | |
| Gallery 4 | SEKIYA, Mitsuru | Dengoro, Old man | 关谷充 | 传五郎老人 | 세키야 미쓰루 | 덴고로 노인 | 1934 | 2020/11/25 | 2021/02/23 |
Hours & Admissions
- Location
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Art Museum Gallery 4
- Date
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November 25, 2020-February 23, 2021
- Time
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10:00-17:00
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Closed on Mondays (except January 11, 2021), December 28, 2020-January 1, 2021 and January 12, 2021
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