Takehisa Yumeji in the memory- Commemoration of acquisition: The Kawanishi Hide Collection
Copyright: 竹久夢二 榛名山賦 竹久夢二伊香保記念館
Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) was a popular painter whose works using motifs of beautiful women wearing kimono fascinated people. His works were used for mediums such as magazine covers, leaflets etc. This exhibition displays about 600 works by Yumeji and other painters collected by Kawanishi Hide, who was a woodblock artist and had cultivated a friendship with Yumeji.
Composition of the exhibition:
1. Kawanishi Hide’s hitherto unknown encounter with Yumeji
2. A new image of Takehisa Yumeji
3. The exchange among Kawanishi Hide, Takehisa Yumeji and “Avant-Garde” artists
4. The entire Kawanishi Hide Collection
- November 11th ~ December 25th, 9:30-17:00, closed on Monday
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- ¥1200
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