Overview:
Idemitsu Museum of Arts was established in 1966 with the collection by Sazō Idemitsu who was the founder of the petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan.
The museum is located in Marunochi of Tokyo where visitors can enjoy tasting Eastern Art; paintings, calligraphy, ceramics and others. The museum has some works by Georges Rouault and Edvard Munch as special collection.
Website:
NA (available only in Japanese)
Location:
3-1-1 Marunochi , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Established:
1966
Collection:
Japanese Art, Eastern Art
【Exhibition】
Kosugi Hoan―<LOVE> to East
Kosugi Hoan (1881-1964) is famous for nihon-ga (Japanese style paintings), and the museum held an exhibition with ninety of his works as commemorating the 50th year of his death.
Born in Nikko, Hoan first studied Western style paintings under Ioki Bunsai, a disciple of Takahashi Yuichi as he came to Tokyo at the age of eighteen. After that he left for Europe to study painting, emulating Puvis de Chavannes, a French mural painter. After returning from Europe, he gradually devoted himself to Japanese style painting, using Hoan as his pseudonym.
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Date March 22nd, 2015
