Tuesday 23 February – Sunday 30 May 2010

This exhibition is the first exhibition in Japan of Brangwyn's arts and centers on his relationship with Matsukata. The exhibition is comprised of a selection of approximately 120 works assembled from close to 30 museums and collectors in eight countries. In addition to Brangwyn's sketches for the Kyoraku Art Museum, this exhibition will attempt, to the greatest degree possible, a reassembly of the Brangwyn works formerly in the Matsukata Collection. It is our hope that visitors will enjoy Brangwyn's multifaceted talents, as seen in his colorful compositions and powerful depictive skills.

Tuesday 23 February – Sunday 30 May 2010

This exhibition features 38 watercolors and drawings primarily of the 19th to 20th centuries from the Matsukata Collection and today in the NMWA collection. Artists create watercolors and drawings either as preparatory drawings for a finished work in another medium or as finished works themselves, and they reveal a unique character and expression that differ from that found in oil paintings. We hope that museum visitors will enjoy the fascination of these rarely seen watercolors and drawings.