July 5, 2024

Miraculous Appearance in Kyoto Arashiyama! The extremely rare scroll by Itō Jakuchū on public display for the first time!

This fall, Fukuda Art Museum is celebrating its fifth anniversary.  Since opening in October 2019, the museum has held well-received exhibitions and has continued to collect fascinating Edo and modern-period works of art.  One of the most notable recent acquisitions is Kaso Zukan [Fruits and Vegetables] a scroll by Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800).  After being held privately for many years in Europe, it returned to Japan last year and took its place as a jewel in the crown of the Fukuda Art Museum collection.

Here in Kyoto, where the artist was born and raised, on show for the first time in the world to the public, you can see this richly colored scroll of fruits and vegetables which Jakuchū painted 240 years ago, when he was in his seventies.  Complementing this latest special acquisition, you can also see
about 30 excellent works painted by the artist during his early to his later career.  Among these is Turnip and Two Roosters, one of Jakuchū’s earliest
known colored paintings, which was discovered in spring 2019, the year when the museum opened. In addition, the exhibition will also feature paintings by Shen Quan, a Chinese painter who visited Nagasaki and whose work influenced Jakuchū, and by Quan’s Japanese student Yūhi.  You can also see works by other painters who were active in Kyoto and Osaka.

If you already know Jakuchū, this exhibition will round out your knowledge and understanding.  If you are unfamiliar with the amazing work of Jakuchū, you are sure to be impressed by its vibrancy and originality.


*Most of the works in the exhibition will be on display for the full duration of the exhibition, and only some of the folding screens will be switched between right- and left-hand screens.

 

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Exhibition Overview

Title Miraculous Appearance in Kyoto Arashiyama! The extremely rare scroll by Itō Jakuchū on public display for the first time!
Dates

October 12 (Sat.) 2024 – January 19 (Sun.) 2025

   1st period: October 12 (Sat.) – December 2 (Mon.) 2024
   2nd period: December 4 (Wed.) – January 19 (Sun.) 2024

Opening Hours 10:00〜17:00 (last entry 16:30)
Closed

December 3 (Tue.) for switching some folding screens
December 30 (Mon.) to January 1(Wed.) for New Year’s holidays

Venue

Fukuda Art Museum : 3-16 Susukinobabachō Saga-Tenryuji, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto

Entry Fee

*We plan to sell tickets online from September.
General / University student: ¥1,500 (¥1,400)
High school student: ¥900 (¥800)
Elementary / Junior high school student: ¥500 (¥400) 
Disabled person and up to one helper: ¥900 (¥800)

* Prices in parentheses are for groups of 20 or more.
* Free for preschool children

<Combo Tickets with Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture>
General / University student: ¥2,300
High school student: ¥1,300
Elementary / Junior high school student: ¥750
Disabled person and up to one helper: ¥1,300

*If you purchase an online ticket of the Fukuda Art Museum, you will get a discount for the entry fee of the Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture. Therefore, you can enter both museums as the same price of the combo ticket.

Supported by

Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Kyoto City Board of Education