Takashima Yajuro: 50 Years after His Passing
2026-03-25 – 2026-06-21
Summary
Information about the Exhibition
| Dates | March 25 – June 21, 2026 Closed on Mondays (except April 27, May 4) |
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| Opening hours | 10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:30) |
| Venue | Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 4F Galleries |
| Organizer | Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, The Mainichi Newspapers |
| Sponsorship | Daiwa House Industry co., Ltd. |
| Cooperation | BLOOMING NAKANISHI & COMPANY |
| Admission fee | Adults: 1800 yen (advance sales/groups 1600 yen) University / High school students: 1200 yen (advance sales/groups 1000 yen) Junior high school/Elementary students: Free admission * Prices include tax. Group prices are for groups of at least 20 visitors. * Persons holding an official Disability Certificate are admitted for half the price of a same-day ticket (including one attendant). Apply at the ticket counter (2F) on the day. (No advance reservation required.) * Certification of eligibility for special rates must be presented before admission for all except regular adult rates. * For this exhibition, regular adult rates apply to Osaka residents aged 65 or older. * The museum may close without notice in the event of disasters or other circumstances beyond our control. |
TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Self-Portrait in a Buddhist Priest’s Stole
1920, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
TAKASHIMA Yajuro Takashima Yajuro (1890‒1975) was born in Fukuoka and was active as a yoga (Western-style painting) artist with studios in Fukuoka, Tokyo, and Chiba. He was hardly known during his lifetime, and appreciation of this artist began after his death. The first retrospective of his works was held at Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art in 1986 (Showa 61). Thereafter, exhibitions have been organized in various locations in Japan, and in recent years, he has become known on a nationwide basis. Yajuro studied at the Eighth Higher School (present-day Nagoya University) under the prewar education system and majored in fisheries science at the College of Agriculture at Tokyo Imperial University (present-day University of Tokyo). Despite graduating at the top of his class, contrary to the expectations of the people around him, he chose to become a painter. He studied painting on his own. He did not belong to any particular art group and avoided catering to the fashions and trends of the time. The stoic lifestyle through which Yajuro devotedly endeavored to remain faithful to his ideals and beliefs may appear extremely captivating to us as we live in a period of turmoil, where there is no sign of an exit.
Sections
Prologue: Who was Yajuro?
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TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Candle
1912 – 26, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art -
TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Moon
1962, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art -
TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Snake Gourds
1935, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Section 1. Together with the Time
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KISHIDA Ryusei, Still Life (Teacup, Bowl and Three Apples)
1917, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka -
TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Fields and Sun
1956, Private collection
Section 2. Together with People
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TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Portrait of Dr. KISHINOUE Kamakichi
c. 1921–26, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Aquatic Bioscience, The University of Tokyo -
TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Distant View of Chikugo River
c. 1949, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Section 3. Together with the Wind
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TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Italian Sea, Chioggia Fishing Village
1930 – 33, Private collection -
TAKAHSIMA Yajuro, Chinese Milk Vetches
1957, Private collection
Section 4. Together with Buddhist Compassion
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TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Pagoda of Horyuji Temple
1958, Private collection -
TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Broken Dish
after 1948, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art -
TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Autumn Flowers by the Sea
c. 1953, Private collection
Epilogue: Together with Yajuro
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TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Cherries
c. 1956, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art -
TAKASHIMA Yajuro, Water Lilies
1975, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art