Takehisa Yumeji's Hidden Berlin-Era Masterpiece 'Nanshi Soshun' Unveiled for the First Time. Returns to Hometown Okayama After About 90 Years
Takehisa Yumeji's hidden masterpiece 'Nanshi Soshun' from his Berlin years has been returned to his hometown Okayama and is unveiled for the first time.Summary
The late-career masterpiece painting 'Nanshi Soshun' (1933) by poet and painter Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) has been donated to the Yumeji Art Museum in Okayama and is being publicly displayed for the first time in a special exhibition. Created while Yumeji was teaching Japanese painting at the Itten Schule in Berlin, the work was originally gifted to diplomat Shiro Imai, who assisted him. After being kept by the Imai family for about 90 years, the painting now returns to Yumeji's hometown. The piece is noted for its fusion of Japanese and Western materials and composition, representing a significant new expression in Yumeji's late work. The exhibition also explores Yumeji's journey through America and Europe, culminating in his Berlin period.
(Source：美術手帖)