Hirayama Ikuo, Classic and Modern

Japanese modern style painting developed as an artistic movement at the beginning of the Meiji Era (1862-1912) and continued into the Showa Era (1926-1989). Nihonga is an artistic style in which works are created according to artistic conventions and using techniques and materials based on a thousand-year-old tradition that is distinct from the art that developed in the same historical period under the influence of Western culture. This exhibition presents a selection of works from the collections of the Hanzomon Museum and features some of the most precious masterpieces created by great Japanese artists such as Hirayama Ikuo, Yokoyama Taikan, Kodama Kibo, Kawai Gyokudo, Kawasaki Shoko, Katayama Nanpu, Domoto Insho, Kaburaki Kiyokata, Ito Shinsui, Ogura Yuki and Kato Toichi.