Special Exhibition：Kyosai, the Kaleidoscopic Painter: Works from the Kawanabe Kyosai Memorial Museum
Organizing：Kosetsu Museum of Art, The Asahi Shimbun Company
Cooperation：Kawanabe Kyosai Memorial Museum of Art, Public Interest Foundation
Venue：Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum of Art (4F Nakanoshima Festival Tower West)
Nearest Station：Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line “Higobashi” Station, direct access from Exit ４,
Keihan Nakanoshima Line “Watanabebashi” Station, direct access from Exit 12, Osaka Metro Midosuji Line ／Keihan Main Line “Yodoyabashi” Station, approx. 5-minute walk from Exit 7
Dates：2025-04-26～2025-06-01
Closed：Monday
Open：10：00～17：00 (last admission at 16:30)
※Open until 19:30 on 5/16（Fri.), 30（Fri.）（last admission at 19：00）
Gallery Talk：5/16（Fri.）17：30～, 5/17（Sat.）15：30～, 5/20（Tue.）15：30～, 5/23（Fri.）15：30～, 5/27（Tue.）15：30～, 5/30（Fri.）17：30～, 5/31（Sat.）15：30～
Admission fee : Adults 1,600 yen, High school and university students 800 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 400 yen
Contact information：06-6210-3766
URL：https://www.kosetsu-museum.or.jp/nakanoshima/en/
チケット購入: https://www.e-tix.jp/kosetsu-museum/en/
More information：The multifaceted painter Kawanabe Kyosai (1831–1889) lived through the late Edo and early Meiji periods, creating a diverse body of work that spanned themes ranging from gods and buddhas to beautiful women, scenes from everyday life, and animals. His distinctive style—marked by humor, rebelliousness, and mystery—extended across various formats, including paintings, woodblock prints, and illustrated books. Renowned for his versatility, he earned a reputation for being able to “paint anything.” Art historians in recent years have reaffirmed that his artistic foundation can be found in his training and pride as a Kano painter.
Kyosai began studying painting at age eight under the ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861). At ten, he entered the Kano school, and upon completing his training at nineteen, he received the sobriquet “Toiku Noriyuki.” These two influences—ukiyo-e and the Kano school—shaped the vibrant richness of his works.
