The Moment "Bijutsu" Was Born: About 150 Western Paintings by Takahashi Yuichi and Others, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
An exhibition at the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art traces the emergence of "bijutsu" through about 150 Western paintings from Japan's early modern era.Summary
The Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art is hosting the exhibition "The Road to Modern Japanese Western Painting: Centered on the Yamaoka Collection," which traces the development of Japanese Western painting from the late Edo to early Meiji periods. Introducing the background that the term "bijutsu" (art) was born in Meiji 5 through translation from European languages, the exhibition displays about 150 Western paintings from the "Yamaoka Collection"—regarded as a treasure trove of early Japanese Western painting—along with works held by the museum, including those by Takahashi Yuichi, Kuroda Seiki, Fujishima Takeji, and Aoki Shigeru. Through these works created by Japanese people who questioned what "art" is, the exhibition approaches the moment when art was born.
(Source：朝日新聞)