Kasama Nichido Museum of Art:English
The special exhibition
An Anniversary Exhibition of KATAOKA Tsurutaro -faces-: 25 years as an artist and 45 years as an entertainer
October 19 [Sat]-December 15 [Sun] 2019
 KATAOKA Tsurutaro in front of his work, koi fuji (Mt. Fuji and carps) 2018 |
KATAOKA Tsurutaro is sometimes an actor and at other times an entertainer, while he has many faces as a painter, a calligrapher and a yogi (a person who practices yoga). He tells us that having various faces is a natural consequence of kept on doing what he wanted to do from time to time.
In this exhibition, we exhibit more than 100 art works, including his new, unpublished, and important pieces, to express his multiple faces. Mt. Fuji was selected as a main image of the exhibition, as a representative face of Japan, to meet demand during next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Tsurutaro visualized the Mt. Fuji in his own sense. The Corridor of Camellias is an original part of this exhibition consists of camellia paintings, which reflect the starting point of Tsurutaro's career as a painter. There is a section you can enjoy his face as an entertainer.
 the night view of Tokyo 2017 |
 fallen camellia 2014 |
 taiyaki 2015 |
 pacific saury 2016 |
 sai-un fuji (iridescence) 2017 |
 Moriizo 2014 |
Tsurutaro's Works to be Exhibited
Face of Japan=Mt. Fuji / New Works after the 60 years old birthday/ Hall of Camellia/
Masterpieces/ Faces as an Entertainer -homage arts-/ Tsurutaro's Masks etc.
| Exhibition | An Anniversary Exhibition of KATAOKA Tsurutaro -Faces-: 25 years as an artist and 45 years as an entertainer |
|---|---|
| Date | October 19 [Sat]-December 15 [Sun] 2019 |
| Place | Kasama Nichido Museum of Art |
| Hours | 9:30-17:00 Tuesday-Sunday |
| Closed | Mondays (Exceptionally, the museum will be open on November 4 instead the following day will be closed; November 5, 2019) |
| Special Collaboration | OHTA PRODUCTION Inc. |
| Collaboration | Executive Committee of the Anniversary Exhibition of KATAOKA Tsurutaro -Faces- / Kusatsu Kataoka Tsurutaro Art Museum/ Yamanaka Kataoka Tsurutaro Crafts Museum/ Imari Kataoka Tsurutaro Crafts Museum/ Fukushima Kataoka Tsurutaro Art Garden |
| Production Cooperation | WOW (visual production of the "aka fuji" ) |
| Planning and Production | OGINO MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Ltd. | Sponsored by | Ibaraki Prefecture/ Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education/ City of Kasama / Kasama City Board of Education /Ibaraki Broadcast System / Asahi Shimbun, Mito Branch / Ibaraki Shimbun Company/ Sankei Shimbun, Mito Branch / Tokyo Shimbun, Mito Branch / Mainichi Shimbun, Mito Branch / Yomiuri Shimbun, Mito Branch / East Japan Railway Company, Mito Branch |
| Admissions | Adults 1000 yen/ Seniors 65+ 800 yen Collage/ High School Students 700 yen Junior High School/ Elementary School Students Free
(200 yen discount for each visitor in a group more than 20 people, 50% discount for the handicapped ID holders and their companion.) |
Special Event
Gallery Talk and Book Signing
November 4 [Mon]
14:00-15:00
Related Event
Each event requires a ticket for entry.
Petit Concert
October 26 [Sat]
14:00-15:00
Performed by Twinkle Leier Mito
Gathering to enjoy Bamboo Flute and Autumn Leaves at the Stone Garden of the Shunpu Banri Sou
October 30 [Wed]
14:00-15:30
by Shin-Tozanryu Ibaraki branch
Used Book & Picture Frame Market
November 2 [Sat], 3 [Sun]
10:00-16:00
at the gallery espace nichido
Tea Ceremony at the Tea House "Mukyou-an" of the Shunpu Banri Sou
November 23 [Sat]
10:00-16:00
500yens for a bowl of green tea and Japanese sweets
(Require a separate admission fee)
Host: Omotesenke Katsuko HARADA
For further enquiry about the exhibition, feel free to contact us.
Kasama Nichido Museum of Art
Ibaraki, Kasama-city, Kasama 978-4
309-1611
TEL: (+81) 0296 (72) 2160 FAX: (+81) 0296 (72) 5655
E-mail: k-museum [at] nichido-museum.or.jp