"Images of a changeable world." Japanese engraving of the 19th-20th centuries Automatic translate

Since June 16, in the Main building of the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum. V.P. Sukacheva (Lenina, 5) begins the work of the exhibition of Japanese graphics of the 19th-20th centuries “Images of a Changing World”, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of twinning relations between Irkutsk and Kanazawa.

The collection of the Japanese department of the Irkutsk Art Museum contains about 70 works executed using the technique of color woodcut (wood engraving). Despite the small number of engravings, the collection is considered the best of all available beyond the Urals, and can demonstrate the diversity of genres. Wood engraving - Ukiye (paintings of a changing world) has been known in Japan since the 8th century, however, it began to develop as an independent art form from the 17th century. Since the beginning of the development of color printing, from about the second half of the 60s. XVIII century., A variety of engraving genres are actively developing: fukey (landscape), musyae (historical and heroic), bidzing (the image of beauties from tea houses and “fun neighborhoods”).

The exhibition features engravings by famous masters - Hokusai (“Treasures of the Fujiwara Family”), Hiroshige (sheets from the series “53 stations of Tokaido”), Yoshitoshi (“Duel”), Tikanobu “Edo. Takao on a moonlit night in the "fun quarter".

“If there is a fine line where the art of contemplation, the philosophy of reflection, the perseverance of spirit are combined, then this is undoubtedly Japanese graphics. The main principle of Japanese art was most vividly embodied in it - this is harmony, which is understood as the internal balance of all principles (in man, nature, phenomenon, etc.). Japanese comprehends himself as part of the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that Japanese art is distinguished by calm contemplation, soft lines and fidelity to traditions, ”says Anna Parfenenko, curator of the exhibition.

The exposition will run until July 16. Phone for inquiries: 34-01-46.