Feb. 23 -April 16
When Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-89) was a child and training as an artist at the Surugadai branch of the Kano School of painting, his teacher nicknamed him ¡°demon painter,¡± because of his impressive talent. Even before that, however, Kyosai had trained under the ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Once established as an independent artist, Kyosai pursued various artistic styles and techniques throughout his life.
The art dealer Israel Goldman was particularly intrigued by Kyosai¡¯s skills and sense of humor, and has been collecting the artist¡¯s works for almost 35 years. Today, his Kyosai collection is considered as one of the best in the world. This exhibition showcases some of Kyosai¡¯s best-known works as well as around 60 newly acquired works of the Israel Goldman Collection of London.
The Bunkamura Museum of Art; 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Shibuya Stn. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 9 p.m.). ?1,400. 03-5777-8600;
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