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Accompanying the "Twin Peaks" exhibition:
"Japanese Calligraphy in the Showa and Heisei Eras" |
Heiseikan
Wednesday, January 11 -
Sunday, February 19, 2006 |
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above: Living Black and White, By Aoyama San'u, Tokyo National Museum
below: Japanese Alphabet Poem, By Hibino Goho, Tokyo National Museum
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This special project commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the "Twenty Contemporary Calligraphers" exhibition is to be held in Room T3, first floor of Honkan, the main building of the Tokyo National Museum, and the Thematic Exhibition Room, first floor of the adjoining Heiseikan.
The "Twenty Contemporary Calligraphers" exhibition was established in 1957 (Showa 32), at a time when Japan had emerged from the confused postwar period and begun its remarkable recovery. During the succeeding half-century, 75 calligraphers in all, a stellar array of calligraphy masters, among them recipients of the Order of Culture and Persons of Cultural Merit, who have left an important mark on the history of calligraphy in these two most recent eras, have vied with each other for a place among the leading top 20 exponents of the art, further polishing their own techniques in the process. Part 1 illustrates trends in Japanese calligraphy from the Showa era on into the present Heisei era with works, now in the Tokyo National Museum's collection, by twelve calligraphers who showed works in the "Twenty Contemporary Calligraphers" exhibitions of the past. Part 2 exhibits new works at the Heiseikan by twenty calligraphers represented in the fiftieth exhibition.
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 General Information |
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| Period |
Wednesday, January 11 - Sunday, February 19, 2006 |
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| Venue |
Room T3, Honkan & Thematic Exhibition Room, Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park) |
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| Hours |
9:30 - 17:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing) |
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| Closed |
Monday |
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| Admissions |
Adults: 420 (210) yen, University Students: 130 (70) yen
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Brackets indicate fees for groups of 20 or more persons. |
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Special exhibition "Twin Peaks - The Finest of Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy" is charged separately. |
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High school students and under, and persons 65 years old and over are admitted free. Please present ID upon entry. |
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| Access |
10 minutes' walk from JR Ueno Station (Park exit) and Uguisudani Station
15 minutes' walk from Keisei Ueno Station and Tokyo Metro Ueno Station and Nezu station. |
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| Organizers |
Tokyo National Museum; Asahi Shimbun |
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| General Inquiries |
+81-3-3822-1111 |
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| Exhibition Homepage |
http://www.asahi.com/sho/event/ (Asahi com : In Japanese) |
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