Modern Art: Painting and Sculpture
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Nude, By Umehara Ryuzaburo, 1931 (Gift of the artist)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 18
June 26, 2012 (Tue) - August 5, 2012 (Sun)This gallery features paintings and sculptures from the Meiji to Taisho period. Since it first opened in 1872 as the exposition venue of the Ministry of Education, Tokyo National Museum has collected important artworks that signify the development of modern Japanese art. The exhibit consists of selected works from the collection.
Current exhibit includes:
Woman, By Ogiwara Morie, Mold: 1910 , cast: 2010
Heresy (Trampling a Christian Image), By Kobayashi Kokei, 1914
Nude, By Umehara Ryuzaburo, 1931 (Gift of the artist)