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Tessai Museum
鉄斎美術館
清荒神清澄寺の境内に位置し、富岡鉄斎の晩年の傑作を中心に2,000余点に及ぶ膨大なコレクションを鑑賞できる。また、前庭には鉄斎ゆかりの地の名石や薄墨桜が配され、美術鑑賞にふさわしい静寂な環境が整っている。
Hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the official site.
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The Tessai Museum is a private institution located within the grounds of the Kiyoshikōjin Seichō-ji
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Notable Works
- 前赤壁賦書Wikipedia (ja)富岡鉄斎
鉄斎が三日三晩で書き上げ、装丁も自身の手による三冊本
Exhibitions
Past and present exhibitions aggregated by artible.
No current exhibition data is available yet.
Past exhibitions (28)
- Past
富岡鉄斎生誕190年 鉄斎の人物画―画道のはじめは人物なり―
2026Mar10(Tue)–May24(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's diverse and captivating figure paintings, from historical figures to humorous market scenes and preparatory sketches.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Figure Painting#History Painting#Portrait - Past
【小企画展】鉄斎―古典の世界―
2026Jan6(Tue)–Feb15(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's unique world of classics, featuring works inspired by Buddhist tales and Manyoshu poems.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Bunjinga#Classics#Buddhist Tales - Past
鉄斎の仙境―神仙の棲む世界―
2025Nov11(Tue)–Dec21(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's visions of "Xianjing," the legendary immortal realms, through his literati paintings.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Immortal Realm#Immortals#Bunjinga - Past
【小企画展】蓮月没後150年 鉄斎が敬慕した大田垣蓮月
2025Sep16(Tue)–Oct26(Sun)Otagaki Rengetsu's 150th memorial: explore her influence on Tomioka Tessai via collaborative art & cherished items.
OFFICIAL大田垣蓮月 · 富岡鉄斎#Rengetsu Otagaki#Tomioka Tessai#Ceramic Art#Waka Poetry - Past
開館50周年記念 鉄斎の画業七十年―画を以て法を説く―
2025Apr1(Tue)–May4(Sun)Discover Tomioka Tessai's 70-year painting career, from early works to late masterpieces, celebrating his unique literati style.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Bunjinga#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Ink Painting - Past
【小企画展】鉄斎―新春を彩る吉祥画―
2025Jan21(Tue)–Mar9(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's vibrant New Year auspicious paintings, celebrating longevity and prosperity.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Auspicious Painting#New Year#Kacho Ga - Past
【小企画展】没後100年 鉄斎―器玩にみる交遊録―
2024Sep17(Tue)–Dec17(Tue)Explore Tomioka Tessai's collaborative 'kigan' (art objects) and works gifted to friends, showcasing his artistic versatility.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Curios#Sencha Culture#Tea Ceremony - Past
【小企画展】没後100年 鉄斎の九十歳落款
2024Apr4(Thu)–Jul9(Tue)Experience the powerful late works of Tomioka Tessai, featuring his unique "90-year-old signatures" and boundless artistic freedom.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Bunjinga#Works by 90-Year-Old Artists#Late Period Works - Past
【小企画展】鉄斎―故事をえがく―
2023Sep21(Thu)–Dec19(Tue)Explore Tomioka Tessai's paintings inspired by historical tales and legends from China and Japan.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Historical Tales#Chinese Folktales#Japanese Historical Tales - Past
【小企画展】鉄斎―山水に遊ぶ―
2023Jan26(Thu)–May2(Tue)Explore Tomioka Tessai's ideal world of literati landscape painting, featuring ink wash and blue-green masterpieces.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Landscape Painting#Bunjinga#Ink Painting - Past
鉄斎―歴訪の旅―
2022Sep22(Thu)–Dec20(Tue)OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Bunjinga#Travel - Past
鉄斎―筆墨の妙―
2022Jan27(Thu)–May3(Tue)Explore masterpieces of ink painting and cherished stationery by Tomioka Tessai, a master of modern literati painting.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎 · 中島菊斎#Tomioka Tessai#Bunjinga#Ink Painting#Brush and Ink - Past
鉄斎の仏画
2021Sep6(Mon)–Dec19(Sun)An exhibition at the Tessai Museum featuring Buddhist paintings by the renowned literati artist Tomioka Tessai.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Buddhist Painting#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Nanga - Past
鉄斎の九十歳落款
2021Apr19(Mon)–Aug1(Sun)Explore the powerful late works of Tomioka Tessai, featuring his unique "90-year-old signatures" and vibrant brushwork.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Bunjinga#Works by 90-Year-Old Artists#Late Period Works - Past
鉄斎の富士
2021Jan12(Tue)–Apr11(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's unique artistic interpretations of Mt. Fuji at the Tessai Museum.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Mount Fuji#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Bunjinga - Past
開館45周年記念「蓮月と鉄斎」
2020Oct11(Sun)–Dec22(Tue)Explore the profound influence of Buddhist nun and artist Otagaki Rengetsu on young Tomioka Tessai through their collaborative works and cherished Rengetsu ware.
OFFICIAL大田垣蓮月 · 富岡鉄斎#Rengetsu Otagaki#Tomioka Tessai#Rengetsu Ware#Waka Poetry - Past
開館45周年記念「鉄斎の祭礼図」
2020Jun28(Sun)–Oct4(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's vibrant paintings of Japanese festivals and customs, including the Gion Festival and Ainu rituals.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Festival Scenes#Japanese Festivals#Fuzoku-ga - Past
開館45周年記念「鉄斎と帝室技芸員の作家たち」
2020Apr5(Sun)–Jun21(Sun)This exhibition commemorates the 45th anniversary, focusing on Tomioka Tessai and other Imperial Household Artists, exploring Tessai's unexpected appointment and his legacy as a master of modern literati painting.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Imperial Household Artist#Bunjinga#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) - Past
開館45周年記念 清荒神と鉄斎
2020Jan5(Sun)–Mar24(Tue)This exhibition explores the friendship between Kiyoshikojin and Tomioka Tessai through Tessai's late-period masterpieces and letters.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Kiyoshikojin#Calligraphy#Landscape Painting - Past
御即位記念「天子知名―皇室と鉄斎―」
2019Oct6(Sun)–Dec25(Wed)Commemorating the new Emperor's enthronement, this exhibition showcases Tomioka Tessai's works related to the Imperial Family.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Imperial Family#Imperial Enthronement#Celebration - Past
鉄斎の花鳥画
2019Jun28(Fri)–Oct1(Tue)Experience Tomioka Tessai's unique flower-and-bird paintings, rich with auspicious allegories, from his later years.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Kacho Ga#Bunjinga#Auspicious Painting - Past
鉄斎と茶の湯
2019Apr6(Sat)–Jun23(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's profound connection to the world of tea ceremony through his paintings, calligraphy, and tea utensils.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Bunjinga#Tea Ceremony#Tea Ceremony Utensils - Past
鉄斎の七福神
2019Jan5(Sat)–Apr1(Mon)Explore Tessai Tomioka's humorous and auspicious depictions of the Seven Gods of Fortune, influenced by Chinese painting and Otsu-e.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Seven Lucky Gods#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)#Chinese Painting - Past
鉄斎-文人多癖-
2018Sep11(Tue)–Nov25(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's unique obsessions and works inspired by Chinese literati and Japanese eccentrics, featuring his Fuji paintings and works related to Su Dongpo.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Bunjinga#Chinese Literati#Mount Fuji - Past
鉄斎の旅―足跡、天下に遍し―
2018Apr1(Sun)–Jun17(Sun)Explore the travels of Tomioka Tessai, a master of literati painting, through his works depicting famous sites across Japan.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Bunjinga#Travel#Famous Places and Historic Sites - Past
鉄斎の器玩-煎茶皆具の世界-
2018Jan5(Fri)–Feb11(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's world of sencha tea ceremony utensils and crafts, celebrating literati culture.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Sencha#Tea Ceremony Utensils#Bunjinga - Past
鉄斎-青緑山水の時代-
2017Sep12(Tue)–Nov26(Sun)Explore Tomioka Tessai's blue-green landscape paintings, hermit scenes, and immortal realms from his later years.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Blue-Green Landscape Painting#Landscape Painting#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) - Past
鉄斎-人物画の魅力-
2017Apr1(Sat)–Jun18(Sun)Explore the captivating figure paintings of Tomioka Tessai, focusing on works inspired by Japanese history and tales.
OFFICIAL富岡鉄斎#Tomioka Tessai#Figure Painting#Modern Literati Painting#Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)
Museum basics
- Founded
- 1975
- Architect
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- Building completed
- 1975
- Renovated
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- Director
- 森藤光宣
- Operated by
- 清荒神清澄寺
- Annual visitors
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- National treasures
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- Important cultural properties
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- Site area
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- Floor area
- 896 m²
- Exhibition area
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- Architectural features
- 大屋根の瓦葺やガラスルーバー(史料館)
- 寄棟造り平屋建(史料館)
- Accreditations
- 兵庫県教育委員会登録博物館
Visit info
- Hours
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- Tickets
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- Avg. visit time
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- Reservation
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- Nearest station
- 阪急宝塚線 清荒神駅 徒歩18分
- Address
- 〒665-0837 Takarazuka 兵庫県宝塚市米谷字清シ一番地
Rules & amenities
- Photography
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- Audio guide langs
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- Wheelchair
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- Kid-friendly
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- Café
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- Shop
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Collection
- Collection size
- 2,000 works
- Top departments
- 南画家・富岡鉄斎の絵画、書、器玩、粉本など、晩年の傑作を中心とするコレクション
- Featured artists
- 富岡鉄斎
More info
- Official site
- www.kiyoshikojin.or.jp/tessai_museum ↗
Sources
— Official website — kiyoshikojin.or.jp ↗ · Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikidata — Q11649561 ↗ (CC0) · Official PDF — カラー写真の掲載許可願書(PDF) ↗ (2 pages) · Official PDF — モノクロ写真の掲載許可願書(PDF) ↗ (2 pages) · Official PDF — 写真転載許可願書(PDF) ↗ (2 pages)artible is an independent guide and is not affiliated with this museum. Facts are surfaced with attribution to the sources below.
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