“ARTIS” No.32

　On Dec.01, “ARTIS” (Latin for “art”) No.32, introducing the collection of our gallery from a variety of perspectives, will be published. In conjunction with the “Sword and Flower” exhibition, which opens on December 10 and runs through March 22,2025, the theme of this issue is the spirit of Bushido, or the “Sword” as manifested in art, and the “Flower” as the symbol of the spirit of bushido and its essence. In the well-received the director’s [Interview], he talks about the origin of the beauty of the Japanese “Sword” and the vital combustion symbolized by the “Flower”.

　The opening painting, “Yamato Takeru” by Yasuda Yukihiko, is featured in the same issue, and the background behind the painting is narrated in an interview with the director. The [Creators] corner introduces the Gassan family, which has maintained the tradition of swordsmith for 800 years since the Kamakura period. In the [My Eyes] corner, which features contributions from visitors to the museum, we have received a poetic essay from the representative of Amane-ryu Mr. Houjyo Ryouu, a physical thinker and Genbujutsu practitioner, expressing the soul of Shigyo Sosyu hidden in the collection. Please take a moment to read it.

　In the Shigyo Sosyu Collection Display Floor/Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa, the same titled “Sword and Flower” Exhibition (~Mar. 22, 2025), will display swords by Gassan Sadatoshi of the Gassan swordsmith family, calligraphic works and paintings by Yamaoka Tesshu and Yasuda Yukihiko, and other works that represent the soul of Bushido and the way of life as sublimely as the “Flower”. We hope you will visit the exhibition.

　If you are interested, we will distribute it free of charge and deliver it to you by free regular mail, so if you would like to receive it, please contact Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa (direct phone: 03-3511-8162).
 

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【Contents】
 
[Opening Page] Pursue an Artwork: Yasuda Yukihiko “Yamato Takeru”
[Interview] The Art Talk: Sword and Flower
[Column] Creators: Gassan Family
[Free Project] Here and Now: Flowers blooming in Atsuta
[Contribution] My Eye: Houjyo Ryouu
[Serials] Letter from Toshima Yasumasa
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