Modern Art: Painting and Sculpture
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Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 18
November 23, 2004 (Tue) - December 26, 2004 (Sun)The display traces the innovation process in the field of art during the Meiji era (A.D. 1868-1912) which was continuously inspired by the struggle between modernists eagerly adapting Western techniques on one side, and traditionalists on the other.
Exhibition includes:
Mahakasyapa smiling at the Lotus flower, By Hishida Shunso, Meiji Period, dated 1897
Illustrated scroll of stories about Mikoshi-buri, By Maeda Seison, Taisho Period, dated 1912
Adorning with flowers, By Yamamoto Hosui, Meiji Period, 19th century