GREETING: KAWANABE Kyosai (1831 - 1889), my great-grandfather was among the most talented painters in the latter half the 19th century. The KAWANABE KYOSAI MEMORIAL MUSEUM was established in 1977, based on the collection of Kyosai's drawings and paintings along with his daughter Kyosui’s works (Kyosui 1868 - 1935).I believe the revaluation of Kyosai is sure to open up a new field in Japanese art; he has hitherto been unduly depreciated as lnerely eccentric by narrow-sighted art historians. Director: Dr.KAWANABE Kusumi
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