This exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of Yoshida Hiroshi, a distinguished landscape artist who was active during the late 19th and early 20th century.

Yoshida once wrote, “Nothing compares to nature in terms of diversity and power.” Awestruck by its providence, he devoted his artistic life to capturing the beauty he found within the natural world. Many of his landscapes originate from his immersive sketching trips, and are expressed using the different techniques of watercolor, oil, and woodblock printing.

This exhibition showcases his diverse masterpieces, including the recently discovered large-scale watercolor Highway and horse.

Highlights

1. Highway and horse—first-ever public exhibition in Japan

This large-scale watercolor painting was recently rediscovered in the United States. This is the first-ever public exhibition of this painting in Japan.

2. Yoshida Hiroshi’s masterpieces in watercolor, oil and woodblock

The exhibition encompasses the full breadth of Yoshida’s career, showcasing his early, refreshing watercolors, his majestic oils of mountain landscapes, and the masterful woodblock prints of his later period.

3. Expanding the perspectives—photographic images and HD projection

Some of Yoshida’s landscapes are accompanied by photographs of the same locations as seen today. A digital project invites visitors to explore his work through enlarged high-definition images projected on a giant screen.