Toh Gen Kyo vol.21 - MIHO MUSEUM

The Radiant Last Years: Works from the Age of Sha-in

In An’ei 7 (1778), when Buson turned sixty-three, he began to primarily use the art name Sha-in. Masterworks such as Pavilion at Night (no. 4), Mount Fuji and Pines (no. 1), and Dew on the Summit of Mount Emei (no. 5) were painted during this period. Landscape Screens, which will be displayed for the first time in this exhibition, is one of Buson’s last paintings. It has the signature Sha-in and an inscription dating it to Tenmei 2 (1782), the year before his death. Compared to other works with the Sha-in signature, this screen is filled such strength making it unlike any of the others from the same period. Perhaps it conveys that Buson, who was approaching seventy, was still full of energy well into his old age.

Buson Exhibition-related Events

Lecture	Saturday, April 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Buson’s Peach Blossom Spring Tōru Haga (President Emeritus, Kyoto University of Art and Design)
Symposium	Sunday, May 11, 2008, 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All About Buson
Chair	Nobuo Tsuji (Director, MIHO MUSEUM)
Panelists	Monta Hayakawa (Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies) Shin’ichi Fujita (Professor, Kansai University) Yasuhiro Satō (Professor, Tokyo University) Ichirō Ikezawa (Professor, Meiji University)
	♣ Participants must make reservations by phone in advance. Call MIHO MUSEUM Public Relations Office, tel. 0748-82-3411 ♣ Numbered tickets will be passed out to participants at the reception desk on the day of the event. ♣ Free with entrance ticket to exhibition.
* Buson-related exhibition The Painters Known as Ōmi Busons: The Works of Baitei and Kinkoku
At Otsu City Museum of History from March 6 to April 20, 2008 Take your MIHO MUSEUM membership card or the Buson exhibition ticket stub to receive a discount (The entrance fee of ¥800 becomes ¥640). URL: http://www.rekihaku.otsu.shiga.jp/ TEL: 077-521-2100


	10. Silver Landscape Pair of six-fold screens, Tenmei 2 (1782) Exhibited in Japan for the first time, this work was painted by Buson the year before his death at age sixty-seven. Inspired by classical Chinese poetry, this stunning set of screens expresses the energetic lifestyle of Buson even in old age.
The Radiant Last Years: Works from the Age of Sha-in In An’ei 7 (1778), when Buson turned sixty-three, he began to primarily use the art name Sha-in. Masterworks such as Pavilion at Night (no. 4), Mount Fuji and Pines (no. 1), and Dew on the Summit of Mount Emei (no. 5) were painted during this period. Landscape Screens, which will be displayed for the first time in this exhibition, is one of Buson’s last paintings. It has the signature Sha-in and an inscription dating it to Tenmei 2 (1782), the year before his death. Compared to other works with the Sha-in signature, this screen is filled such strength making it unlike any of the others from the same period. Perhaps it conveys that Buson, who was approaching seventy, was still full of energy well into his old age.