Exhibitions
AKUTAGAWA Ryunosuke and His Aesthetics, Two Forerunners—NATSUME Soseki and SUGA Torao
About the Exhibition
Novelist Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892–1927) is still admired by generations today. In his works and letters, Akutagawa often refers to art, and Natsume Soseki (1867–1916), whom he admired as a mentor, shared his interest in literature and art. Suga Torao (1864–1943), Akutagawa's German teacher at Ichiko High School, introduced the concepts of Zen to Soseki. By focusing on the relationship between Akutagawa, Soseki, and Suga, this exhibition presents the literary world of Akutagawa and his eye toward the world of aesthetics.
Information
- Venue
- HAYAMA, Galleries 1, 2, and 3a
- Period
- February 10 – April 7, 2024
[Term 1] February 10 – March 10
[Term 2] March 12 – April 7
- Closed
- Mondays (except February 12)
- Opening hours
- 9:30 – 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
- Admissions
- Adults: 1,200 (1,100) yen
Under 20 or Students: 1050 (950) yen
65 and over: 600 yen
High School Students: 100 yen
Junior High School Students and under: Free
* Prices in ( ) indicate group (over 19 persons) discount tickets. * Tickets of the exhibition "AKUTAGAWA Ryunosuke and His Aesthetics, Two Forerunners—NATSUME Soseki and SUGA Torao" also entitle to enter the exhibition "Mokumo Sensei and Cupid: AOKI Shigeru Library" on the day of purchase. * A person with disabilities and one accompanying caretaker are admitted free of charge upon presenting Disabled Person's Handbook or an equivalent government-issued identification. * "Family Communication Day" offers a discount for all group (except those aged 65 and over) accompanying children under 18 on the first Sunday of every month. * For more infomation, see Concessions & Free Admission.
- Organized by
- The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
Works
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AKUTAGAWA Ryunosuke,
Kappa Returning Home in the Evening
Chinese ink on paper
The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature -
AKUTAGAWA Ryunosuke,
Draft of "Aru aho no issho (The life of a stupid man)"
June 20, 1927
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Literature
[Term 1] -
SUGA Torao,
Calligraphy for the title page of Rashomon (trial)
1919, Chinese ink on paper
The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature -
SUGA Torao,
Calligraphy: Gakikutsu
April 1919, Chinese ink on paper
Yamanashi Prefectual Museum of Literature
[Term 2] -
NATSUME Soseki,
Mountains upon Mountains
1903, Watercolor on paper
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, Tokyo
[Term 1] -
TSUDA Seifu,
Soseki and Eleven Disciples
Color on paper
Kumamoto Museum of Literature and History ©Rieko Takahashi
[Term 2] -
Odilon REDON,
Buddha in His Youth
1905, Oil on canvas
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto -
KOSUGI Misei,
Waterside Village
1911, Oil on canvas
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo -
NAKAHARA Teijiro,
Young Caucasian
1919, Bronze
Niigata University
