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Exhibition program for 2011

The contents of the Exhibition are to be replaced four times a year. Those for 2012 are as follows:

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Commemorative Special Exhibition Ⅲ for Merging Kamakura museum
Spring Exhibition : in praise of poetry world
March 13 ~ June 10

Munakata had a wide company with people of literature , loving their works and producing them into his woodprints. Their anthologies of 'haiku' and poems were made into a serial print-works. Kusano's poem "Mt Fuji" and Yasuda's tanka "In praise of glazing sun" are to be attractive ones in this Exhibition.

▲ Clear compound Worries 
[ "Ryurisho" Wandering away from home (on Isamu Yoshii's anthology)]
| 1953
Commemorative Special Exhibition Ⅳ for Merging Kamakura museum
Summer Exhibition : travelling and the scenery
June 12 ~ September 9

Munakata, who so loved trips, sketched his favorite scenery spots and produced those into his works, including his hometown scenes as well. His "Tokaido 53-relay stage" prints and "Mt Hakkoda" drawings are to be displayed with "Hitachi ocean coast" paintings.

▲ Mt.Hakkoda | 1973
Autumn Exhibition : Munakata's prayer
September 11 ~ December 16

Munakata produced many artworks under the theme of God and Buddha, including his artless prayers into works. He is said to have naturally developed his pious practice since his infant period. His world of faith is realized into unique artwork as "Tsuikai-shingyo-sho(The Heart sutra)",which is to be displayed as a main attractor in this exhibition.

▲ Buddha
 [The Heart of the Prajnaparamita-hrdaya-sutra, Second Series]
| 1957
Winter Exhibition : into global world
December 18 ~ March 17, in 2013

Munakata worked out big-size woodprints. Among them is the largest "Dai-sekai-no-saku(The great world)", the width of which is 26 meters. This exhibition introduce Munakata's magnificent world, in praise of life "Kaizoku-no-saku(Shell Tribe)" likened to the birth of Venus.

▲ Shell Tribe | 1963
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