Yamatane Museum of Art, Art museum in Hiroo, Tokyo, Japan
The Yamatane Museum of Art is a museum in Hiroo, a district of Tokyo in Japan, dedicated to modern and contemporary Japanese painting. The collection holds more than 1800 works, including ancient calligraphy and traditional woodblock prints, displayed through rotating thematic exhibitions.
The museum opened in July 1966 in Nihonbashi Kabutocho as the first institution in Japan devoted solely to Japanese painting. Taneji Yamazaki, a securities executive, founded it with his private collection and later relocated to Hiroo.
The museum's logo, designed by Taku Satoh, layers the words 'Nihonga' and 'YAMATANE'; its ultramarine blue was chosen from a pigment favoured by painter Kaii Higashiyama, and the museum name is brushed by Yasuda Yukihiko. The collection is known for 120 works by Hayami Gyoshū, many acquired in 1976 from the Ataka collection, earning the nickname 'Gyoshū Museum'.
The location sits a 10-minute walk from Ebisu Station and features wheelchair-accessible elevators. The building opens Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, with last entry half an hour before closing.
The collection includes 120 works by Gyoshu Hayami, a painter who died at 40 yet shaped the modern nihonga movement. Another 135 pieces come from Togyū Okumura, known for his precise renderings of birds and plants.
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