Kobe: Special Exhibition “Tsuguharu Fujita: Seven Passions” (Concurrent Exhibition: Works by Ryohei Koiso)

Information about the Tsuguharu Fujita Exhibition

This exhibition delves into the creative activities of Tsuguharu Fujita (1886-1968) through the following seven themes: self-expression, landscape, avant-garde, East and West, women, children, heaven and angels. Under the supervision of Sylvie Buisson, who compiled Fujita’s catalog raisonné, a total of 132 prints, drawings, oil paintings, and documents, mostly from private collections in France, will be exhibited.

The second part of the exhibition introduces works and materials by Japanese artists who were associated with Fujita (Riichiro Kawashima, Toshio Bando, Tadashi Koyanagi, Seiji Togo, Shikanosuke Oka, San-o Takano, Go Takasaki, Kinosuke Ebihara, and Yasukazu Tabuchi).

The concurrent “Selected Works of Ryohei Koiso II” exhibition will feature works by Ryohei Koiso from the museum’s collection.

Outline of the exhibition

• Dates: June 29 (Sun) – September 15 (Mon), 2025
• Venue: Kobe Koiso Memorial Museum of Art
  5-7, Koyo-cho Naka, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032 (close to Island Kitaguchi Station on the Rokko Liner)
• Hours: 10:00 – 17:00 (admission until 16:30)
• Closed: Mondays (open on July 21, August 11, and September 15), July 22 (Tuesday), and August 12 (Tuesday)

Admission

• General: 1,200 yen (1,000 yen)
• University students: 600 yen (500 yen) *Prices in parentheses are for groups of 20 or more
• High school students and younger: Free *Presentation of student ID or student identification book required
• Kobe City residents 65 years old and over: 600 yen *Presentation of address and age verification document required
• Persons with disability certificate or “Mirailo ID”: Free of charge

Sponsor/Cooperation/Support

Organizers

Kobe Koiso Memorial Museum of Art, Kobe Shimbun

Cooperation by

Japan Airlines

Supported by

Embassy of France in Japan / Institut français, Sun TV, Radio Kansai, NHK Kobe Broadcasting, Kobe New Transit Co.

Planning cooperation

Brain Trust

Commissariat général

Sylvie Buisson, historienne d’art et expert de Léonard Foujita

Events during the exhibition

Free of charge (admission ticket required on the day of the exhibition)

Workshops for children

Operation Bijyutsukan (Exploring the Art Gallery)

Visitors can see areas of the museum that are not usually open to the public.

• Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025 / Saturday, August 16, 2025, 14:00-16:00
• Venue: Painting Study Room on the 2nd floor of the museum
• Capacity: 20 people per session
• Target: 4 years old to junior high school students (preschool children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian) *Admission fee for accompanying parent or guardian: 1,000 yen
• Application: Saturday, August 16
• Deadline: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Events for which no application is required

Summer Holiday Workshop

• Period: July 23 (Wed) – August 26 (Tue), 2025

Baby Family Day

Up to two parents accompanying a preschool child may enter the museum for ¥1,000.

• Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025 / Thursday, August 21, 2025

Baby Family Talk “Daisuki na mono” (What I love)

• Venue: Lobby on the 1st floor of the museum

Atelier Explanation

• Time: Weekdays from 14:00 (approx. 15 min.)

Main Exhibited Works

Tsuguharu Fujita, Self-Portrait, 1960, woodcut on paper, private collection

Tsuguharu Fujita, Still Life with Cubism in the Studio, 1914, gouache and watercolor on paper, private collection

Tsuguharu Fujita, Vaugirard, Paris, 1953, Oil on canvas, private collection

Tsuguharu Fujita, Girl at Table with Cat Drinking Milk, 1950, oil on canvas, private collection

Ebihara Kinosuke, Forest and Birds, ca. 1932, oil on canvas, Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Japan

Takano Mitsuo, Lady Satsuma in Costume (Lady Playing Guitar), 1928-1930, oil on canvas, private collection