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National Treasure Gallery: Pine Forest

  • Image of "Pine Forest (detail)By Hasegawa Tōhaku, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (National Treasure)"

    Pine Forest (detail)
    By Hasegawa Tōhaku, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (National Treasure)

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 2
    January 2, 2025 (Thu) - January 13, 2025 (Mon)

    Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539–1610) was one of the most iconic painters of his time, which was marked by both devastating civil war and vigorous artistic activity. In this work, he avoided the prominent outlines typical of ink painting. Instead, he utilized rough brushwork and delicate gradations to depict windswept pines and hazy light seeping through the mist. Tōhaku created this atmospheric scenery through his mastery of Chinese-style ink painting, breathing new life into the traditional subject of a pine forest.

 

 

 

VR program “Pine Trees: Tōhaku’s Masterpiece in Ink”

Like a samurai warlord proclaiming a new era after his conquest, the artist Hasegawa Tōhaku proclaimed a new era with his brush. Tōhaku’s ink painting Pine Trees is an enchanting masterpiece that remains shrouded in mystery.

Venue TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater
Date January 2, 2025 (Thu) - April 20, 2025 (Sun)

Detail

*Regarding the title of the featured work, National Treasure Pine Forest, this VR program uses its old title “Pine Trees,” which was used when the program was made several years ago. The current title of the work is Pine Forest.