'Kyosai: Master Painter and His Student Josiah Conder'

MITSUBISHI ICHIGOKAN MUSEUM, TOKYO

Kyosai Kawanabe's 'In Front of the Paris Opera (a scene from 'The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki' by Mokuami Kawatake)' (1879) | TOKYO GAS, GAS MUSEUM

By Daisuke Kikuchi
Staff Writer

Jun 30, 2015

June 27-Sept. 6

The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo is honoring architect Josiah Conder (1852-1920), the designer of the museum, with an exhibition that focuses on his relationship with the popular ukiyo-e painter Kyosai Kawanabe (1831-1889).

At the invitation of the Meiji government, Conder arrived in Japan in 1877. Though primarily an architect, he was a fan of Japanese art, which led him to become an apprentice of Kyosai, studying the master's style and later publishing the book "Paintings & Studies by Kawanabe Kyosai."

A total of 120 works are on display — a selection of both Kyosai's masterpieces and Conder's works — including "Kyosai Sensei at Nikko, August. 5," a depiction of the master working on a painting.

Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo; 2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Nijubashimae Stn. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri. till 8 p.m.). ¥1,300. Closed Mon. 03-5777-8600; www.mimt.jp

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$Kyosai Kawanabe\'s \"In Front of the Paris Opera (a scene from \'The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki\' by Mokuami Kawatake)\" (1879) | TOKYO GAS, GAS MUSEUM$

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'Kyosai: Master Painter and His Student Josiah Conder'

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