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Kiyokata Kaburagi "Tsukiji Akashicho" Bijinga trilogy is an important cultural property

Kiyokata Kaburagi, who held an exhibition for 50 years after his death at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo this spring, has a new trilogy of his masterpieces "Tsukiji Akashicho", "Shintomicho" and "Hamacho Riverside". Was specified.
It was announced on the website of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo on November 18.

Kiyokata Kaburagi, who is famous for beautiful paintings, was born in Kanda, spent his childhood and adolescence in Kibiki-cho and Hamacho, and is a painter very closely related to Chuo-ku. The work depicts Tokyo downtown Meiji period, where the atmosphere of Edo that Kiyokata grew up and became accustomed to remains.

This "Tsukiji Akashicho" was missing for 44 years and was said to be a phantom beauty painting discovered in 2018. A woman with her hair in English rolls, a single coat small crest kimono and black haori. Eyes, eyebrows, mouth, face and hair, kimono and accessories are carefully drawn in detail and very carefully. It's like a beauty painting of ukiyo-e, and you can feel the elegance and purity of women.

Kiyokata Kaburagi "Tsukiji Akashicho" Bijinga trilogy is an important cultural property

From the left, "Hamacho Riverside", "Tsukiji Akashicho" and "Shintomicho"

Please refer to the following correspondent past blog about "50 years after death Kaburagi Kiyokata Exhibition", "Tsukiji Akashicho" and trilogy of beauty paintings.

・50 years after his death "Kiyokata Kaburagi" Exhibition Beauty Painting related to Chuo-ku (by Issa123)

・Kiyokata Kaburagi _Phantom Tsukiji Akashicho Special Open House at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (by yaz)

In March of next year, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo will hold the 70th anniversary exhibition "Shibunbun Exhibition" in which all the exhibited works are important cultural properties. You may be able to see Kiyokata's beautiful painting trilogy again at this Shigebun exhibition.
If you have more information, I will post it on the blog again.

Source: National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Source: The paintings of "Tsukiji Akashicho" and the beautiful woman painting trilogy were published in the pamphlet and stationery "50 Years after his death".