Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art

Autumn Exhibition

Autumn Exhibition
The Goddess of Aomori-Hi

September 20(Wed) to December 17(Sun)
9:00 a.m. ― 5:00 p.m. (After November, opening 9:30)
Closed: Mondays (Holidays and 12/4, 11 to be opened)
Admission Free: November 3, as Culture Day

The most popular print of Munakata’s is a woman’s print in a round frame of a window, “Setting out into the World.” His description of it is; “Just because of putting a star in the forehead turns out to be a splendid Buddhism image, which is a gracious artifice.” Munakata simply discloses his secret touch for women, but his “Setting out into the World” alias “The Goddess of Aomori-Hi” is drawn like a broad-minded mother in comparison with other women. Original images of Munakata’s women, derived from his beloved mother, are to be displayed in autumn exhibition, together with nature in Aomori, where he was raised.

Displayed Works, in the main.

A Big Head from The Key: Illustrations for Tanizaki Junichiro’s Novel
Woodblock 1956

In Praise of the Sea and Mountains -Dedicated to My Virtuous Parents
Woodblock 1958

Snowy Herons in Paddy Fields
Woodblock 1960

In Praise of the Cosmos Flower
Drawing 1974