Masterpieces from Kyoto’s Hosomi Museum—often described as a “textbook of Japanese art”—are brought together at Kyushu National Museum. Drawn from a collection built over some 80 years by three generations of the Hosomi family, the exhibition includes gold-accented Buddhist art favored by the first generation and tea ceremony kettles regarded as “iron art.”
Also on display are works avidly collected by the second generation, including pieces by Ito Jakuchu, as well as Edo Rimpa masters such as Sakai Hoitsu and Suzuki Kiitsu. Offering a rare opportunity in Kyushu to experience the diversity of Japanese artistic expression, the exhibition is presented in two phases, with some works rotated between periods.
Five Beauties By Katsushika Hokusai , Edo period, 19th century [Displayed 19 May–14 June]
• Apr. 21, 2026 (Tue.) ~ Jun. 14, 2026 (Sun.)
• Closed: Mondays (Open on May 4)
• 9:30~17:00 (open until 19:00 on Saturdays, Last entry: 30 min. before closing)
• ¥2,000, college and HS ¥1,200, free for under JHS
• Kyushu National Museum
• 4-7-2 Ishizaka, Dazaifu, Fukuoka
• https://www.kyuhaku.jp/exhibition/exhibition_s76.html