Shoko Uemura (1902-2001) was the eldest son of renowned nihonga (Japanese-style) painter Shoen Uemura (1875-1949). Like his mother, Shoko trained in nihonga, and he became widely acclaimed for his kachō -ga (paintings of flowers and birds). Known to challenge the refined compositions of traditional painting, he made innovative changes to nihonga style. For example, in his depiction of a peacock — a favorite subject of the master Okyo Maruyama (1733-1795) — Uemura trimmed part of one of the bird's wing, making it more dynamic, appearing as it if it had just moved out of the frame; May 27-July 6.