Exhibitions
Copperplate Print Artist Komaï Tetsuro
Constellations on the Palm of His Hand
About the Exhibition
Komai Tetsuro (1920–1976), one of Japan’s most important copperplate engravers, left a significant mark on the history of Japanese printmaking. Primarily drawn from the Fukuhara Yoshiharu Collection at the Setagaya Art Museum, this exhibition features rarely seen early oil paintings as well as original illustrations for the fairy tale A Little Boy Lost, shown here for the first time. Through works by Komai, his copper plates, tools, photographs, and works by artists in Japan and abroad who influenced him—including Odilon Redon, whom he studied and deeply admired—the exhibition examines the breadth of his creative activity and artistic character.
Information
- Venue
The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama / Galleries 1, 2, and 3a
- Period
September 12–November 15, 2026
- Closed
Mondays (except September 21 and October 12)
- Opening hours
9:30–17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
- Admissions
Adults: 1,200 yen (1,100 yen)
Under 20 or Students: 1,050 yen (950 yen)
65 and over: 600 yen
High School Students: 100 yen
Junior High School Students and under: Free
* Prices in ( ) indicate group (20 or more persons) discount tickets.
* Tickets of the exhibition “Copperplate Print Artist Komai Tetsuro Constellations on the Palm of His Hand” also entitle to enter the exhibition “Tasogare, Kawatare: “In-Between” in Contemporary Art
From the Museum Collection” 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.
* Free admission day: October 11 and November 3
* “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 information, see Hours & Admission.
- Organized by
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
Works
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Komai Tetsuro
Vision Fugitive, 1951
Etching with sandpaper
Setagaya Art Museum (Fukuhara Yoshiharu Collection)
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Komai Tetsuro
Self-portrait, 1942
Oil on canvas
Tokyo University of the Arts
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Komai Tetsuro
Title Unknown, before 1954
Oil on canvas
Setagaya Art Museum
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Komai Tetsuro
Lonely Bird, 1948
Mezzotint and soft-ground etching
Setagaya Art Museum (Fukuhara Yoshiharu Collection)
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Komai Tetsuro
Le Rêve (Evening with Stars and Moon [Dream No. 3]), 1950
Aquatint and mezzotint
Setagaya Art Museum (Fukuhara Yoshiharu Collection)
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Komai Tetsuro
Original Drawing for the Automatic Slide Projection, Lespugue, 1953
Gouache and pastel on paper
Chiba City Museum of Art
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Poetry by Ando Tsuguo/ Illustrations by Komai Tetsuro
In the Kitchen, from And They Called It Hanka (Envoi), 1965
Etching and lift-ground etching
Setagaya Art Museum (Fukuhara Yoshiharu Collection)
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Komai Tetsuro
A Little Boy Lost (Published by Fukuinkan Shoten, Written by William Henry Hudson, Translated by Nishida Minoru), 1971
Etching and pastel
Private Collection
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Komai Tetsuro
CONSTELLATION Ⅰ, 1971
Monotype
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Komai Tetsuro
Original Work of Cover for Shincho, May. 1972 issue, 1972
Monotype and pastel
Private Collection
Ⓒ Ari Komai 2026/JAA2600113 -
Onchi Koshiro
Claude Debussy “Poissons d’or”, 1933
Woodblock print
Private Collection (Formerly owned by Komai Tetsuro) -
Printmaking tools
Photo: Ueno Norihiro -
Painting tools (Pastels, Palette)
Photo: Ueno Norihiro -
Printmaking tools (Paper Patterns)
Photo: Ueno Norihiro
Related Events
Curator's talk
- Date
Saturday, September 26, 2026
- Time
14:00 – 14:30
- Place
Hayama, Gallery
* Free with exhibition ticket for that day.
* No advanced booking is required.
* The talk is given in Japanese.
Curator's talk
- Date
Saturday, October 10, 2026
- Time
14:00 – 14:30
- Place
Hayama, Gallery
* Free with exhibition ticket for that day.
* No advanced booking is required.
* The talk is given in Japanese.
Also on view
Tasogare, Kawatare: “In-Between” in Contemporary Art From the Museum Collection
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