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Exhibition of
Mukai Junkichi Annex

now
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Mukai Junkichi, Stratus Clouds (Wakimoto, Shiura-mura, Kitatsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture), 1964

Mukai Junkichi, Stratus Clouds (Wakimoto, Shiura-mura, Kitatsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture), 1964

2024.04.02 - 09.01

The Sky and Minka: MUKAI Junkichi’s Houses and the Weather

Overview

MUKAI Junkichi (1901-1995) was a Western-style painter who devoted his life to depicting traditional thatched-roof houses (minka). Hovering above his houses and landscapes are skies of many moods—some cloudless, others dark and rain-threatening, still others filled with sunlight piercing the clouds after a rain. Perhaps Mukai’s skies reflect the moods of the artist himself. Here the museum presents a selection of his works that highlight the sky and the weather.

Information

Dates:
Tue., Apr. 2 to Sun., Sept. 1, 2024
Closed:
Mondays (except when Monday falls on a holiday, in which case the museum will be closed the following Tuesday)*
* Open Mon., Apr. 29, May 6, Aug. 12 (national holidays); closed Tue., Apr. 30, May 7, Aug. 13
Hours:
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (last entry: 5:30 PM)
Place:
galleries, Mukai Junkichi Annex

Admission

Adults 200 yen / Seniors (over 65) 100 yen / University and high school students 150 yen / Junior high and elementary school students 100 yen
Group Discount
Adults 160 yen / Seniors (over 65) 80 yen / University and high school students 120 yen / Junior high and elementary school students 80 yen

*Discount applies to groups of 20 or more.
* Admission for visitors with disabilities is 100 yen. Students with disabilities, and one attendant per visitor with disabilities, are admitted free of charge (no reservation required).
* Pre-school children are admitted free of charge (no reservation required).
* High school and older students, seniors 65 and over, and people with special certificates should present their ID at the entrance.
* Elementary and junior high school students who reside and attend schools in Setagaya city are admitted free of charge on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Overview

MUKAI Junkichi (1901-1995) was a Western-style painter who devoted his life to depicting traditional thatched-roof houses (minka). Hovering above his houses and landscapes are skies of many moods—some cloudless, others dark and rain-threatening, still others filled with sunlight piercing the clouds after a rain. Perhaps Mukai’s skies reflect the moods of the artist himself. Here the museum presents a selection of his works that highlight the sky and the weather.