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Caligrphy and Paintings of Atomi Kakei: Connections with Chinese Culture
The Kakei Memorial Museum, Atomi University
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Atomi Kakei, Hine Taizan
During the Edo period under the policy of sakoku (national isolation), trade from China was permitted in Nagasaki, resulting in the influx of various cultural artifacts into Japan. Visitors from China and the shipment of Chinese paintings, calligraphy, and books had a significant influence on Japanese culture and art.
Atomi Kakei (1840-1926), the founder of Seki Gakuen and an educator, painter, and calligrapher, was exposed to Chinese culture from a young age. Born into a family that ran a school in Kushimura, Settsu Province (present-day Naniwa and Nishinari wards in Osaka City), he developed an affinity for painting and calligraphy from childhood and dedicated himself to scholarly pursuits.
In the Kansai region, particularly centered around Kyoto, there was a network of Japanese intellectuals who idealized Chinese literati. Kakei studied Confucianism, Chinese literature, poetry, and calligraphy under scholars such as Setsuan Miyahara and Shoin Goto, both disciples of the renowned historian and poet San'yō Rai, and he received instruction in the Chinese-style painting technique known as "nanga" from the painter Hine Taizan. Through these studies, Kakei absorbed Chinese culture.
In this exhibition, materials demonstrating the connection between Atomi Kakei and Chinese culture will be showcased from the collection of the Kakei Memorial Museum, focusing on his calligraphy and paintings.
[Events]
Gallery Talk by Museum Curators (Approx. 30 minutes)
Dates: ① April 26th (Fri) 14:40- / ② May 11th (Sat) 14:30-
Venue: Exhibition Rooms 1 and 2, Kakei Memorial Museum, Atomi University
※ No reservation is required. Please come to the exhibition room on the day.
(For participants from outside the university, entry registration at the main gate guardhouse is required.)
Atomi Kakei (1840-1926), the founder of Seki Gakuen and an educator, painter, and calligrapher, was exposed to Chinese culture from a young age. Born into a family that ran a school in Kushimura, Settsu Province (present-day Naniwa and Nishinari wards in Osaka City), he developed an affinity for painting and calligraphy from childhood and dedicated himself to scholarly pursuits.
In the Kansai region, particularly centered around Kyoto, there was a network of Japanese intellectuals who idealized Chinese literati. Kakei studied Confucianism, Chinese literature, poetry, and calligraphy under scholars such as Setsuan Miyahara and Shoin Goto, both disciples of the renowned historian and poet San'yō Rai, and he received instruction in the Chinese-style painting technique known as "nanga" from the painter Hine Taizan. Through these studies, Kakei absorbed Chinese culture.
In this exhibition, materials demonstrating the connection between Atomi Kakei and Chinese culture will be showcased from the collection of the Kakei Memorial Museum, focusing on his calligraphy and paintings.
[Events]
Gallery Talk by Museum Curators (Approx. 30 minutes)
Dates: ① April 26th (Fri) 14:40- / ② May 11th (Sat) 14:30-
Venue: Exhibition Rooms 1 and 2, Kakei Memorial Museum, Atomi University
※ No reservation is required. Please come to the exhibition room on the day.
(For participants from outside the university, entry registration at the main gate guardhouse is required.)
Schedule | Mar 22 (Fri) 2024-May 17 (Fri) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.atomi.ac.jp/univ/museum/news/detail/11835/ | ||||
| Venue | The Kakei Memorial Museum, Atomi University https://www.atomi.ac.jp/univ/museum/ | ||||
| Location | 1-9-6 Nakano, Niiza-shi, Saitama 352-8501 | ||||
| Access | From the North exit of Niiza Station on the JR Musashino line, take the University bus and get off at Atomi University. From the South exit of Shiki Station on the Tobu Tojo line, take the Seibu bus and get off at Atomi University. From the East exit of Tokorozawa Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro and Shinjuku lines, take the Seibu bus and get off at Atomi University. | ||||
| Phone | 048-478-0130 | ||||
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