NHK Sunday Museum: 50 Years

Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka · 5F Gallery · Osaka · –

Eleven selections from Osaka’s presentation of more than 140 works by about sixty artists. An original five-work route and a six-work extension compare bodies across painting, bronze, woodwork, porcelain, metalwork, and photography.

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Opening hours
10:00–17:00 Last admission 16:30.
Closed
Mondays (open Oct 12 and Nov 23), plus Oct 13 and Nov 24.
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Admission
  • Adult ¥2,000
  • University/high-school student ¥1,200
  • Junior-high/elementary student ¥500
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No reservation required; group visits require advance application.

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Works (11)

Important Cultural Property: 1

  1. 42. Oiran Important Cultural Property Takahashi Yuichi · Oil on canvas · Meiji period · 1872 · Tokyo University of the Arts — Begin with her direct gaze, then compare the textures of ornaments, skin, and black ground.
  2. 73. Person Who Could No Longer Fly Ishida Tetsuya · Acrylic on board · Heisei period · 1996 · Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art — Trace suit, seat, and machinery to find where the body begins turning into the ride.
  3. 76. Deep Bowl (Flame-style Pottery) Unknown maker · Earthenware; H. 44.0 cm, rim diameter 39.5 cm · Middle Jomon period · Middle Jomon period · Kokugakuin University Museum — Move slowly around the rim as projections hide, overlap, and tighten back into the vessel body.
  4. 175. hiroshima #9 donor: Ogawa, R. Ishiuchi Miyako · Chromogenic print, 108 × 74 cm · Heisei period · 2007 · Collection of the artist — First see colour and folds; only then read the donor’s name preserved in the title.
  5. 184. Cowhide Drop Curtain Konoike Tomoko · Water-based crayon and watercolour on cowhide, 600 × 2400 cm · Heisei period · 2015 · Takahashi Ryutaro Collection — Step back for the full twenty-four metres, then approach the seams and changing absorption of pigment.
  6. 1. Bathers Paul Cézanne · Oil on canvas, 20.0 × 22.1 cm · 19th-century France · 1883–87 · Ohara Museum of Art, Ohara Art Foundation — Compare the tilt of the figures with the direction of the trees: how do bodies fit into this small landscape?
  7. 15. The Thinker Auguste Rodin · Bronze, 37.2 × 28.6 × 23.6 cm · 19th-century France · 1880 (conception; this cast’s date unconfirmed) · Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art — Trace the supports through back, elbow, and knee: how much effort does this seated body exert?
  8. 115. Red Sandalwood Armrest with Marquetry (Replica) Yoshida Hoshun · Red sandalwood with gold and silver hiramaki-e · Taisho period · Taisho period (1912–26) · Tokyo University of the Arts — Follow the long top to its supporting legs, then imagine how a person seated on the floor would lean against it.
  9. 136. Bowl with Tamasudare Design in Overglaze Enamels and Usuzumi Imaizumi Imaemon XIII · Porcelain with overglaze enamels; H. 12.3 cm, rim diameter 45.4 cm · Heisei period · 1993 · Tokyo University of the Arts — Follow the broad rim, then compare the pale grey ground with the coloured design: which catches your eye first?
  10. 150. Silver Owl Helmet, Mask and Shoulder Guards with White Lacing Shiomi Ryosuke · Silver and alloys, iron, brass, lacquer, leather, braided silk · Reiwa period · 2022 · Private collection — Move from the owl’s eyes to the feather edges, then see how white cords join the hard metal layers.
  11. 203. A Lunar Eclipse on the Water Funakoshi Katsura · Painted camphor wood and marble, 90.0 × 55.0 × 47.0 cm · Heisei period · 2003 · Private collection — Try meeting the figure’s eyes, then shift slightly: does its gaze still seem directed at you?

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