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About Chiba City Museum of Art – Introduction to Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
The Chiba City Museum of Art and the Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art both have many collections of ukiyo-e and Japanese paintings, which are highlighted in this article.
Official web page
http://www.ccma-net.jp/index.html
Opening hours: 10:00-17:30 (Friday and Saturday until 19:30) Closed on the first Monday of every month – 12.29-1.3
(Sometimes the exhibition hall will be closed when the exhibition changes, please check on the official website for details)
Fare
Charges vary by exhibition (the Chiba City Museum of Art is near the Chiba City Science Museum, so there is a discount for buying tickets together)
How to get there
15-minute walk from the east exit of JR Chiba Station
5 minutes walk from JR Chiba Station by monorail to Yoshiwawa Park Station
2 minutes walk from JR Chiba Station by Keisei bus to Chuo 3-chome
Built in 1995 in the same building as Chuo City Hall
The last three directors were experts in Japanese art history, and the Chiba City Museum of Art has planned many exhibitions with Edo painting as the central theme.
There are too many famous ukiyo-e artists here, and the collection can be confirmed on the official website.
You are familiar with the “Soma no kunai-ri” by Kuniyoshi Kogawa, who appeared in “Oikawabata Detective Agency”, right?
Kokuyoshi Kogawa was a powerful and popular painter at the end of the Makuhari period, and was known as the “Mushi Ekikuniyoshi”.
The story of “Soma no kunai-ri” is based on the “Tadayoshi no yori”, and is about the duel between Otaku Koukoku, the oldest family member of Minamoto Yorishin, and Taki Yagyuhime, the daughter of Taira Shogun, who uses magic.
Originally, Takiyakushiki used demon magic to control a large number of skeletons (hungry Calvary), but Kokuyo Kogawa depicted it as a giant skeleton, which is very accurate from the anatomical point of view and quite impressive from the artistic point of view.
Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
Official web page
http://www.chiba-muse.or.jp/ART/index.htm
Opening hours
Opening hours: 9:00-16:00 Closed every Monday
Fare
Permanent Exhibition Adults 300 yen High school and college students 150 yen Junior high school students and below free of charge
Project Exhibition: 500 yen for adults, 250 yen for high school and college students, free of charge for junior high school students and younger
Special Exhibition 800 yen for adults, 400 yen for high school and college students, free for junior high school students and younger
How to get there
10-minute walk from Chiba Minato on JR Keiyo Line Chiba City Monorail
3 minutes walk from JR Chiba Station West Exit to Chiba Minato Hospital
8-minute walk from the east exit of JR Chiba Station to the entrance of the City Hall Central Office by bus
Collection of artworks and art materials related to Chiba Prefecture
A statue of Tadashi Asai in front of the entrance
Japanese painting collection includes works by Chiba-born Rinko Ishii and Kui Higashiyama
Foreign paintings include works by Ryusaburo Umehara in addition to Tadashi Asai
