The special exhibition "Golden Folding Screen Festival - Welcome to the Golden World" is being held at the Okada Museum of Art until June 2024, 6 (Sunday).
This exhibition focuses on the wide variety of expressions of gold in gold folding screens, and features 3 gold folding screens with a rich variety under three themes: "gold clouds," "gold and silver," and "gold ground."
Kano School "Spring/Summer Flowers and Birds Folding Screen" (detail) Momoyama period 16th century Okada Museum of Art collection
“Nijo Castle Tourist Folding Screen” (detail) Early Edo period, 17th century, Okada Museum of Art
The ``Golden Cloud Room'' exhibits a variety of folding screens with golden clouds, including a majestic folding screen with powerful golden clouds crawling close to the ground, a specialty of the Kano school, and elegant golden clouds in a Yamato-e style. Next, in the ``Gold and Silver Room,'' a change of scenery takes place, with a folding screen that combines gold with silver leaf and silver sand, giving it an old-fashioned and calming atmosphere.
Korin Ogata “Folding Screen with Snowy Pines and Birds” (detail) Early Edo period, early 18th century, Okada Museum of Art
Ikeda Koson “Irises” (detail) Late Edo period, mid-19th century, Okada Museum of Art
And in the ``Golden Room,'' a glittering gold-covered folding screen appears. In the ``Korin and Korin Style'' corner of the ``Golden Room,'' Korin Ogata's ``Folding Screen of Snowy Pines and Birds'' and Koson Ikeda's ``Iris Flower Folding Screen'' are on display.
Kawai Gyokudo "Futake" (detail) 7 Okada Museum of Art collection
Furthermore, in the [Modern Gold Folding Screen] corner, Kawai Gyokudo's ``Mt. Mt.'', which breathes new life into the traditional Mt. Fuji map, will be exhibited.
In addition, he is a painter who "paints on gold", which is rare among modern Japanese painters.Mr. Kotaro FukuiHowever, during the Okada Museum of Art's 10th anniversary event, a live painting of a gold field painting will be unveiled.
This exhibition is packed with highlights, such as the effects brought about by ``golden clouds,'' which are rare in the world, and the various techniques that show the artist's ingenuity. Why not immerse yourself in the gorgeous and elegant golden world that unfolds one after another?
◆Golden folding screen festival -Welcome to the golden world-
[Period] Currently being held - Sunday, May 2024, 6
[Location] 493-1 Kowakudani, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
[Opening hours] 9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
[Admission fee] General / University students 2,800 yen, Elementary, junior high and high school students 1,800 yen
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