“The Legend of Sesshu: The Birth of a Charismatic Painter” is being held at the Kyoto National Museum until Sunday, May 2024, 5. This exhibition confirms the origin of the ``Painting Saint'' through the representative works of Sesshu, who is considered one of the most important painters in the history of Japanese art, and examines how the reputation of Sesshu was formed.

At the venue, all six of Sesshu's national treasures will be exhibited, including Sesshu's best-known work, the National Treasure ``Autumn and Winter Landscape'', and his masterpiece, ``Four Seasons Landscape'', which is said to be one of the world's greatest works.

Furthermore, Tohaku Hasegawa, who claimed to be Sesshu's successor during the Momoyama period, Togan Kumokoku, who was active as the successor of Sesshu's school in both name and reality, and the Kano school of the Edo period, which played the most important role in the movement to deify Sesshu in the early modern period. In addition, works by various painters are on display, including Edo period painters who looked up to Sesshu as a model. Through the diverse reception of Sesshu, we will clarify the process of birth of Sesshu, the ``pastor of art''.

This exhibition allows you to witness the power of Sesshu's works and at the same time experience his great influence. This exhibition will not be touring and will only be held in Kyoto, so why not come and see it?

◆Special exhibition“The Legend of Sesshu: The Birth of the Painting Saint”
[Period] April 2024th (Sat) - May 4th (Sun), 13
First term: April 4th (Sat) - May 13th (Monday/Closed)
Second semester: May 5th (Wednesday) - May 8th (Sunday)
*During the exhibition period, some works will be on display in addition to those listed above.
[Opening hours] 9:17 to 30:30 (Last admission XNUMX minutes before closing)
[Closed] Mondays