Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Yokohama Museum of Art,
the 150th Anniversary of the Collector’s Birth and the 80th Anniversary of His Death
The Eye of a Connoisseur: The Legendary Hara Sankei Collection

Overview

National Treasure
“Kujaku Myoo (Mahamayuri)”
12th century, color on silk, hanging scroll, 147.9 x 98.9cm
Collection of the Tokyo National Museum
Image: TNM Image Archives
Exhibition period: July 13-August 7,2019
Hara was also an enthusiastic collector of antique art with a unique historical perspective; a man of refined tastes who broke new ground in Japanese “chanoyu” (the Way of Tea); an artist who moved and reconstructed historical buildings, created Sankeien Garden, which he opened to the public free of charge, and a talented painter, calligrapher, and classical Chinese scholar; and a patron who actively supported and cultivated promising artists of the era. While Hara’s cultural endeavors were based on his altruistic spirit as a philanthropist, and his activities and interpersonal exchanges as a business leader, his activities concurred with the process and trajectory that led to the establishment of the modern Japanese art world and market.
In this exhibition, we focus on Hara’s achievements in his four different roles as collector, tea master, artist, and patron. While examining the interrelationship between these areas from a historical perspective, we present approximately 150 art works and tea utensils from Hara’s collection, including over 30 masterpieces that have been designated as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, along with important documents to provide a complete picture of the man. This will serve as an invaluable opportunity to see Hara’s unrivaled collection of fine articles all at once in the largest exhibition of its kind to date.
*Some displays will be changed during the course of the exhibition.
List of Exhibits [221KB]

Important Cultural Property
Attributed to MAO Yi
“Hollyhock and Kittens”
12th century, color on silk, hanging scroll, 25.3 x 25.8cm
Collection of the Museum Yamato Bunkakan
Exhibition period: July 13-August 7,2019

National Treasure
“Picture Scroll of the Tale of Nezame”(detail)
12th century, color on paper, scroll, 26.0 x 533.0cm
Collection of the Museum Yamato Bunkakan
Exhibition period: August 9-September 1,2019

“Shino-style Tea Bowl known as Umegaka (Scent of Plum Blossoms)”
late 16th to early 17th century, ceramic, 8.3cm (height) x 13.5cm (mouth diameter) x 3.8cm (base diameter)
Collection of the Gotoh Museum
Photo by Meikyo Katsuo
Exhibition period: July 13-August 7,2019
Important Cultural Properties
SHIMOMURA Kanzan
“Yoroboshi (Protagonist of the Eponymous Noh Drama)”
1915, color on gold-leafed silk, pair of six-panel folding screens, 186.4 x 406.0cm (each)
Collection of the Tokyo National Museum
Image:TNM Image
Archives
Exhibition period: August 9-September 1,2019
Outline
Dates | July 13 (Sat.)- September 1 (Sun.), 2019 |
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Open Hours | 10:00-18:00 *Open until 20:00 every Friday and Saturday *Admission until 30 minutes before closing. |
Closed | Thursdays |
Organized by | Yokohama Museum of Art (Yokohama Arts Foundation), Nikkei Inc. |
Special cooperation by | Sankeien Hoshokai Foundation, The Museum Yamato Bunkakan, Society of Hara Sankei Studies |
In Cooperation with | Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd., Minatomirai Line, Yokohama Cable Vision Inc., Yokohama FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd. |
Ticket
Advance Pair Tickets | \2,200 *A pair of tickets for two people. *On sale from April 8 (Mon.) until May 12 (Sun.), 2019 |
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Adults | \1,600(\1,400/\1,500) |
University students
High school students | \1,200(\1,000/\1,100) |
Junior high school students | \600 (\400/\500) |
Children under 12 | Free |
Seniors (65 and older) | \1,500
*ID required. Only available at ticket counter in the museum. |
*(/)=Advance / Group of 20 or more.
*For a group of 20 or more, reservation is required in advance.
*Advance tickets are available from May 13 (Mon.) until July 12 (Fri.), 2019 at the Museum Shop and Official website and the other Ticket Agencies.
*Free admission for high school students and younger with valid IDs on Saturdays.
*Visitors with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. (Please present certificate at the entrance.)
*The ticket also gives admission to the Exhibition of the Museum Collection for the same day.