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The Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama is known to have
said: "My favorite scenery is always mountains, the sea and a set
of islands. I was greatly influenced by my home town."
The Ikuo Hirayama Museum of Art hosts many of the great artist's works, from his first sketches as a child
to some of his most famous master pieces. Ikuo Hirayama is especially well known for his paintings made at various points
of the fabled Silk Road, as well as those representing the transmission of the Buddhist faith in Asia.
The Museum counts 3 exhibition rooms, a multimedia projection room and a section dedicated to the retelling
of the renowned artist.
Take your time and experience art like you never did before.
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Ikuo Hirayama |
Ikuo Hirayama was born in Setoda in 1930 and graduated from
the Nihonga course of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
in 1952. His work "Ieji (Route Home)" earned the painter his
first award at the 38th Japan Fine Arts Institute Exhibition in 1953. In
1964, he was elected a member of Japan Art Institute. In 1967, he took
part in the restoration of the art on the walls of the Golden Pavilion,
at Horyuji Temple. In 1973, he took part in the restoration of the paintings
at the ancient tombs of Takamatsu-zuka.
Today, he is chairman of the Japan Art Institute, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador,
chairman of Japanese National Commission for UNESCO and the president of
the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He was awarded the
Order of Culture in 1988. His main works include "Bukkyo Denrai",
"The Travels of Marco Polo", Hiroshima Seihen-zu", Gekka
Itsukushima", "Yakushi-ji Genjo Sanzo-in Daito Seiiki Mural",
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For more information:
Ikuo Hirayama Museum of Art Foundation
200-2, Sawa, Setoda-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima, 722-2413
Tel.: 0845-27-3800 / Fax.: 0845-27-3801
For more information, please log on to Ikuo Hirayama Museum of Art's Official Website.
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Onomichi City Hall
15-1, Kubo 1-chome, Onomichi-shi, 722-8501
Tel.: 0848-25-7111 Fax.: 0848-37-2740
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