Exhibition N‘atsume Soseki and Arts’ Opened

On March 26, the exhibition titled ‘Natume Soseki and Arts’ opened at the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum (until May 6). This exhibition featured works by artists who appeared in the literary works and art criticism of the great novelist NATSUME Sōseki, in an attempt to decipher the world of the art. It included works by the Pre-Raphaelites, modern Japanese art, bookbinding and illustrations by artists who associated with Sōseki, as well as literati paintings by Sōseki’s own hand. The exhibition travelled to the University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts (May 1 – July 7) and the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art (July 13 – August 25). (Japanese)