The Winds of Suiboku-ga — Hasegawa Tōhaku and Sesshū
Idemitsu Museum of Arts
9th Floor, Teigeki Bldg., 3-1-1,Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
Jun 10, 2017 To Jul 17, 2017
Detail: Suiboku-ga (ink-brush painting) is an expression of painting introduced from China, with a potential of infinitely hidden possibilities. However, it was only during the Muromachi period that Japanese artists who had learned from the Chinese predecessors were able to attain their own art of expression. Sesshū was the first to study the real expression of ink and brush in Ming China. It was Tōhaku who elevated the expression of suiboku-ga to match the Japanese sensibility. This exhibition will feature masterpieces of Sesshū and Tōhaku, with fine examples from Chinese painting, to show the origin of their creative drive to bring about new trends by learning from the precepts of the Chinese masters.
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