Hoshun Yamaguchi Library and Drawing

Hoshun Yamaguchi is a nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artist recognized for his achievements in creating contemporary yamato-e during the years before and after World War II. The residence and studio he used to live in near our Museum in Hayama is open to the public as the Hoshun Yamaguchi Memorial Hall. After Yamaguchi's death, in 1985 and 1986, our Museum received donations of approximately 4,300 books and reference materials and approximately 300 sketches formerly belonging to the artist from his wife, Mrs. Haruko Yamaguchi. Among the reference materials were Japanese books and copies implying that Yamaguchi had studied classics and tradition. There were also portfolios of prints such as Jazz by Henri Matisse and Férinaire by André Masson and the art magazine Verve, which not only indicate Yamaguchi's interest in modern French painting but comprise a collection of exceedingly high quality.

The Hoshun Yamaguchi Memorial Hall Website (in Japanese) (external site)