Feartured exhibition
“Frog painter
- Matsumoto Houji and early modern art circle in Osaka -”
3rd Oct., 2007 - 5th Nov., 2007
Matsumoto Houji ( ? ~1800) was a picture framer as regular occupation in Edo period, and also was a wonderful painter. It is said that he raised rare frog and collected goods relating frog, and painted pictures showing frog and other animals.
Beside painting by himself, he also collected excellent paintings and calligraphic works. He kept company with person of culture, it fostered the flourishing the culture in Osaka.
In this exhibition 40 articles are on display, it approaches the town-people in Osaka who made effort raising cultures.
- Principal Materials -
A toad
By Matsumoto Houji,
1797(Kansei9),
ink painting on paper,
private collection
A white elephant
By Matsumoto Houji,
ink painting on paper,
private collection
Frog sketchbook, paintings
By Matsumoto Houji,
light color on paper,
private collection