Kyoto Tea Country

2026 Special exhibitions in Autumn “Bunrei Maekawa A family of painters continuing for three generations -A painter belonging to the Shijo schoo who admired Buson-”

October 24,2026(Sat) - December 13,2026(Sun)

Bunrei Maekawa was a painter active during the tumultuous age from the late Edo period to the Meiji period, and he was a central figure in the Shijō Faction, which was the core of the Kyoto art world.

This exhibition primarily features Bunrei’s works entrusted to our museum, and also introduces works by his father Gorei, his son Kōrei, spanning three generations, as well as works by other painters associated with them.

◆Cultural property lecture

〇From Goshun to the ‘Shijō Faction’ – The Formation and Flourishing of an Art Faction –

Curator Hiroki Nikatagoshi ,Yamato Bunkakan,

Date: Nov 14th(Sat)13:30~

〇Bunrei Maekawa – A Shijo Faction Painter Who Bridged the Late Edo Period and Modern Times

Curator Kenichiro Yokoya , Otsu City Museum of History Curator

Date: Nov 28th(Sat)13:30~

〇Exhibition Guide 

Date: Nov 21st(Sat)14:00~

◆Matcha Experience Part 2
This event is held with the aim of letting many people learn about the ‘tea ceremony culture’ passed down in Kyoto, through a demonstration of matcha tea preparation by a teacher of the Omotesenke school, matcha-making lessons and experiences, and a tour of the Omotesenke Kitayama Hall exhibits.

Date: Dec 5th, 2026(Sat), 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

For further information and bookings, please see below.
https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/yamasiro-m/cms/?page_id=4825

Location
Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local History Museum (Hometown Museum Yamashiro)
Address
Kamikoma Senryoiwa, Yamashiro-cho, Kizugawa City, Kyoto
Access
About 20 min. on foot from Kamikoma Station (JR Nara Line)
Free parking lot available
Date & Time
9:00am - 4:30pm
Closed:Mondays (or the next day if Monday is a national holiday)
Contact
0774-86-5199

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