Since opening in October 2019, the Fukuda Art Museum has continued to collect engaging artworks created during the Edo period and up to the present day.

The Fukuda collection is especially pleased to have brought back to Japan Fruits and Vegetables, a long scroll by Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800). This noteworthy work, privately held in Europe for many years, was feared lost. When it came to light two years ago in 2023, we were able to add it to the collection.

After undergoing nearly one year of restoration by the museum, Fruits and Vegetables is ready to take its place alongside Saichufū, a similar Jakuchū scroll which shows insects as well as vegetables. It was painted one year later, in 1790, and has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Subject to rotation, we are presenting around 40 works by Jakuchū. These range from Turnip and Two Roosters, one of his earliest known works, to paintings he made late in life. These include both our showpiece scroll and NN recently acquired works, such as Old Pine Tree and White Crane, which joined the collection in 2025. On show, you can also see excellent works held by the Fukuda Art Museum. These include paintings by Yosa Buson, Maruyama Ōkyo, Nagasawa Rosetsu and other artists who were active in Kyoto at the same time as Jakuchū.

If you are not familiar with Jakuchū’s art, this is your chance to see the work of a major Japanese painter. You can trace how he developed as an artist and see what his contemporaries were doing. If you already admire Jakuchū, how could you not be interested?

Exhibition Overview

Title	Jakuchū: Prancing Feathers and Swelling Gourds
List of Works	To be updated
Dates	April 25 (Sat.) 2026 – July 5 (Sun.) 2026 　1st period: April 25 (Sat.) – June 1 (Mon.) 　2nd period: June 3 (Wed.) – July 5 (Sun.) 2026 *Every Tuesday and Sunday will be “Feel Free to Talk” days *Important Cultural Property Saichufū will be exhibited in the following period April 25 (Sat.) 2026 – May 8 (Fri.) 2026 June 20 (Sat.) 2026 – July 5 (Sun.) 2026
Opening Hours	10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:30)
Closed	May 12 (Tue.) for facility inspection June 2 (Tue.) for exhibition exchange June 16 (Tue.) for facility inspection
Venue	Fukuda Art Museum: 3-16 Susukinobabachō Saga-Tenryuji, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture: 11 Susukinobabachō Saga-Tenryuji, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto
Entry Fee	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> Special Exhibition “Go Go Go! Team Ōkyo – Maruyama Ōkyo and the Artists He Mentered – “ 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