2024.11.13
On Dec.1,2024, Periodical booklet on Culture・Art “ARTIS”(bimonthly) No.32 will be published.
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).
| [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 Curator News |
“ARTIS” No.32
2024.11.13
From Sep.10, 2024, “Sounds of Italy” Exhibition is scheduled to open (until Nov.30).
![[Omamori katana (Sword to defend oneself)] by Gassan Sadatoshi (part).](../images/news/news_img150.jpg)
[Omamori katana (Sword to defend oneself)] by Gassan Sadatoshi (part).
Under the title “Sword and Flower” (Dec.10,2024 – Mar.22,2025), the exhibition will feature swords by Gassan Sadatoshi, a member of the 800-year-old Gassan family of swordsmiths, calligraphy and paintings by Yamaoka Tessyu and Yasuda Yukihiko, and other works that represent the spirit of Bushido and its way of life as sublimely as “the flower”. In addition, to commemorate the centenary of Mishima Yukio’s birth on 14 January 2025, the exhibition will also include a calligraphy by Mishima, which was presented directly to Shigyo Sosyu. We hope you will be able to sense the souls of the bushi and nationalists who scattered like the flowers and the souls of those who devoted their lives to art through the collection of Shigyo Sosyu.
In ARTIS No.32, the same title as the exhibition “Sword and Flower”, the director’s interview contemplates the quintessence of the Sosyu collection: the “Sword”, which is used to carry out Gi (righteousness), and the “Flower”, which is a symbol of the combustion of life. We hope you will visit the exhibition and pick up a copy of ARTIS No.32.
![[Yukoku (Passion)], calligraphy by Mishima Yukio, presented to Shigyo Sosyu by Mishima Yukio himself.](../images/news/news_img150_2.jpg)
[Yukoku (Passion)], calligraphy by Mishima Yukio, presented to Shigyo Sosyu by Mishima Yukio himself.
Display period: Dec.10 (Tue.), 2024 ~ Mar.22 (Sat.), 2025
Open on Tuesday ~ Saturday 11:00 ~ 18:00 / Closed on Sunday, Monday and National Holiday.
Location：Shigyo Sosyu Collection／Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa BIOTEC Building, 1-10 Kouji-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
※Please call us before visiting our Gallery. (Tel：03-3511-8162)
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2024.9.10
On Oct.01, 2024. Periodical booklet on Culture・Art “ARTIS” (bimonthly) No.31 will be published.
On Oct.01, “ARTIS” (Art in Latin) No.31, introducing the collection of our gallery in various perspectives and receiving favorable reviews from the readers, will be published. This time, we will contemplate the durability and temporality of art from the perspective of “durable thought” of Bergson’s philosophy. In the well received the director’s [Interview], he talks about Bergson’s “creative evolution,” stating that art is not an act of creating something new, but rather an act of grasping the expansionary energy that persists in the universe. In [Free Project] “Here and Now,” we will hear from Mr. Kitagawa Kenji, a creator of artworks about durable creation, and highlight what underlies this act.
The opening painting is Yamaguchi Takeo’s unique work “Untitled” which repeats simple lines, and in [Creators] corner, we will introduce Nishida Kitaro. This time, in [My Eyes] corner where contributions from visitors are published, we received a philosophical review from Mr. Juan Macia, a Jesuit priest and leading scholar of the Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, on the calligraphy “Kan (Quietness)” by Shido Bunan, which was exhibited at the Shigyo Sosyu Collection “Zen and Beauty – A Gaze from Spain” Exhibition held last year at the Spanish Embassy in Japan. Please take a moment to read it.
At Shigyo Sosyu Collection Display Floor / Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa, the “Echoes of Italy” Exhibition (~11/30) is being held to great acclaim, showing all the works of Western-style painter Mr. Tanaka Noboru, who has newly joined the collection. We hope to have you 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).
| [Opening Page] Pursue an Artwork | : Yamaguchi Takeo “Untitled” |
| [Interview] The Art Talk | : Durable Thought |
| [Column] Creators | : Nishida Kitaro |
| [Free Project] Here and Now | : Paul Dukas’s Continuous Woman |
| [Contribution] My Eye | : Juan Masia |
| [Serials] | : Letter from Toshima Yasumasa Curator News |
“ARTIS” No.31
2024.7.26
From Sep.10, 2024, “Sounds of Italy” Exhibition is scheduled to open (until Nov.30).
“Italian Landscape” by Tanaka Noboru
This time, entitled “Sounds of Italy” (Date: Sep.10, 2024 ~ Nov.30, 2024), we will exhibit works by Western-style painter Tanaka Noboru (1934-1982), who will be newly preserved and commemorated in Shigyo Sosyu Collection. According to Sosyu, Tanaka Noboru continued to paint melancholic Italian landscapes that remind one of Dante’s “The New Life”. However, Tanaka died young in 40s. This is the first time that works by this little-known painter will be exhibited. In the permanent exhibition, we will also exhibit works by Toshima Yasumasa (1934-2006), a Western-style painter who continued his painting career in Spain. We hope that you will be able to feel the works of these two painters who depicted the sounds rising from the earth.
ARTIS No.30 has the same title as the Exhibition, “Sounds of Italy,” and in the interview with Shigyo Sosyu, we will contemplate how to depict the sounds of the land, focusing on the works of the Western-style painter Tanaka Noboru, who has been newly preserved and commemorated in the Shigyo Sosyu Collection. We hope to have you take a look at the actual works and pick up a copy of ARTIS.
“Landscape of Matera” by Toshima Yasumasa
Display period: Sep.10 (Tus.), 2024 ~ Nov.30 (Sat.), 2024
Open on Tuesday ~ Saturday 11:00 ~ 18:00 / Closed on Sunday, Monday and National Holiday.
Location：Shigyo Sosyu Collection／Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa BIOTEC Building, 1-10 Kouji-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
※Please call us before visiting our Gallery. (Tel：03-3511-8162)
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2024.7.23
On Aug.01, 2024, periodical booklet on Culture・Art “ARTIS” (bimonthly) No.30 will be published.
On Aug.01, “ARTIS” (Art in Latin) No.30, introducing the collection of our gallery in various perspectives and receiving favorable reviews from the readers, will be published. This time, entitled “Sounds of Italy,” in an interview with Shigyo Sosyu, we will contemplate how to depict the sounds of the land, focusing on the works of the Western-style painter Tanaka Noboru, who will be newly preserved and commemorated in the Shigyo Sosyu Collection. Tanaka Noboru was a talented painter who mainly painted profound Italian landscapes, but regrettably died young in his 40s.
The painting of [Opening Page] features “Italian Landscape” by Tanaka Noboru. In [Column- Creators] corner, the life of the artist is introduced. In addition, “Sounds of Italy” Exhibition, which has the same title as the ARTIS No.30, will be held from Sep. 10 (Tus.), 2024 ~ Nov. 30 (Sat.), 2024, and will feature a large number of works by the artist. We hope to have you visit the exhibition.
In the [Contribution – My Eyes] corner, where contributions from visitors are posted, we received a brilliantly talented piece of writing from Ms. Futokawa Rui, in her twenties who has been an avid reader of Shigyo Sosyu’s literary works since she was in the third year of junior high school. She wrote this piece after sensing the sounds of eternity from the Hadda stone Buddha photographed by Shigyo Sosyu. We hope to have you read it.
At present, the “Suna no Jikan (Sand Time)” Exhibition (until August 31st) is being favorably held at the Shigyo Sosyu Collection Display Floor / Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa. Mr. Abe Hiraomi’s Western-style paintings depicting the desert, Mr. Sato Chu’s futuristic metal sculptures, Mr. Kitagawa Kenji’s object d’art works, and Tachihara Sei’s sand photographs are also on display. We hope you will come and see them.
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).
| [Opening Page] Pursue an Artwork | : Tanaka Noboru “Italian Landscape” |
| [Interview] The Art Talk | : Sounds of Italy |
| [Column] Creators | : Tanaka Noboru |
| [Free Project] Here and Now | : Gazing Hills |
| [Contribution] My Eye | : Futokawa Rui |
| [Serials] | : Letter from Toshima Yasumasa Curator News |
“ARTIS” No.30
2024.6.19
Scheduled on Jul.20, 2024 ~, Sosyu Genkoroku III (Sosyu Chronicle of Words and Deeds), [Makoto ni Iku (Live in Sincerity)] (published by Jitsugyo no Nihonsha, Ltd., written by Shigyo Sosyu) will be published!
This time, from Jitsugyo no Nihonsha, Ltd., Shigyo Sosyu’s new series of Sosyu Genkoroku III [Makoto ni Iku] will be released around July 20, 2024. (¥2,200 (price including tax) ISBN:978-4-408-65102-6, 320 pages)
Sosyu Genkoroku is a compilation of talks given by the author at lectures, and the third book, titled “Makoto ni Iku,” contains lectures given at Celebration of the 30th anniversary of Nihon Koen Shinbun, lectures given at the Japanese Medium-sized Business Management Course hosted by Hollywood Graduate School, lectures given at reading circle of Kyoto University, Osaka University, Kyushu University, and also contains lectures from the internet educational program 10mTV Opinion.
Part 1: “Nihon teki” no Kongen (Fountainhead of Japanese way)
Part 2: Riso ni Ikiru (Living the Ideal)
Part 3: Makoto ni Iku (Live in Sincerity)
Part 4: Burenai Jiku towa (What is Stable Axis?)
Part 5: Ningen ryoku ni Semaru (Approaching Human Power)
With these chapters, this volume summarizes Shigyo Sosyu’s view of life for [Makoto ni Iku].
The Zen phrase “Doppo Seiten” was chosen by Shigyo Sosyu as the fundamental attitude for “Makoto ni Iku.” Shigyo Sosyu says it means “When Sincerity takes on a physical body, we can walk in the heavens.”
“Sincerity is the true “Tear” of every human life. For the sake of those tears, humans have overcome any suffering.” ――― from the preface of Shigyo Sosyu [Makotoni Iku]
![SSosyu Genkoroku III [Makoto ni Iku]](../images/news/news_img146.jpg)
Sosyu Genkoroku III [Makoto ni Iku]
scheduled to be released around July 20, 2024,
written by Shigyo Sosyu
tax-included ￥2,200, 320 pages
ISBN:978-4-408-65102-6
2024.5.29
On Jun.01, periodical booklet on Culture・Art “ARTIS” (bimonthly) No.29 will be published.
“ARTIS” (Art in Latin) No.29, introducing the collection of our gallery in various perspectives and receiving favorable reviews from the readers, will be published on Jun.01. This time, we will approach the relationship between the universe and art under the title of “Galactic Journey (Ginga no Tabi).” We will contemplate what gravity is, what galaxies are in relation to art, and how they can be expressed in works of art in the interview to Shigyo Sosyu.
The painting of [Opening Page] features Koshino Junko’s “Existence of Luster and Shadow (Hikari to Kage no Sonzai).” In [Creators] corner Hagiwara Sakutaro is introduced. In [My eye] corner, where we publish contributions from visitors to our gallery, Mr. Ishiguro Hiroyuki has contributed a brilliant piece looking back on Shigyo Sosyu Collection “Zen y Arte －Gaze from Spain” Exhibition held at the Spanish Embassy in Japan last year. We hope to have you read the article.
Shigyo Sosyu Collection Display Floor / Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa is currently holding “Sand Time (Suna no Jikan)” Exhibition (~ Aug.31). Mr. Abe Hiraomi’s western paintings depicting the desert, Mr. Sato Chu’s near－future metal sculpture, Mr. Kitagawa Kenji’s object works, Mr. Tachihara Sei’s sand photos are also being displayed. We hope to have you visit the exhibition.
It is distributed free with free regular delivery, please contact Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa (Direct phone:03-3511-8162).
| [Opening Page] Pursue an Artwork | : Koshino Junko “Existence of Luster and Shadow” |
| [Interview] The Art Talk | : Galactic Journey |
| [Column] Creators | : Hagiwara Sakutaro |
| [Free Project] Here and Now | : Coming from Dreams |
| [Contribution] My Eye | : Ishiguro Hiroyuki |
| [Serials] | : Letter from Toshima Yasumasa Curator News |
“ARTIS” No.29
2024.4.11
From Apr. 30, 2024, “Suna no Jikan (Sand Time)” Exhibition will start.
![[Suihei no Kaze (Horizontal Wind)] Produced by Sato Chu ©2024 Chu SATO](../images/news/news_img144.jpg)
[Suihei no Kaze (Horizontal Wind)] Produced by Sato Chu ©2024 Chu SATO
In the Apr. 01 issue of ARTIS No.28, we will introduce in connection with the exhibition, in [Interview] The Art Talk, the director Shigyo Sosyu will discuss the philosophical thought on art and works that portray the eternal time represented by “Sand” as the symbol.
![[Black Sand] SN2016-02 Mokushitaru Mono (The Silent One) Photographed by Tachihara Sei](../images/news/news_img144_2.jpg)
[Black Sand] SN2016-02 Mokushitaru Mono (The Silent One) Photographed by Tachihara Sei
Display period: Apr.30, 2024 (Tus.) ~ Aug.31 (Sat.)
Open on Tuesday ~ Saturday 11:00 ~ 18:00 / Closed on Sunday, Monday and National Holiday.
Location：Shigyo Sosyu Collection／Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa BIOTEC Building, 1-10 Kouji-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
※Please call us before visiting our Gallery. (Tel：03-3511-8162)
⇒ Map here
2024.4.2
Business days of Nihon Seibutsu Kagaku Co., Ltd. and Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa during Golden Week.
We sincerely thank you for your continued patronage of BIOTEC Enterprise. We would like to inform you of the business days of Nihon Seibutsu Kagaku Co., Ltd. and the opening days of Shigyo Sosyu Collection / Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa during the Golden Week period in May.
Golden Week Calender
※Days with dates in red are business holidays.
※Schedule is the same for Head Office・Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa・Nihon Kingaku Kenkyujo.
※Business hours are as usual. (11:00~20:00)
On the holidays of May 03 (Fri.) and May 04 (Sat.), we will be open as usual. Instead, please note that we will be holding May 10 (Fri.) and May 11 (Sat.) as substitute holidays.
2024.3.14
On Apr.01, periodical booklet on Culture・Art “ARTIS” (bimonthly) No.28 will be published.
“ARTIS” (Art in Latin) No.28, introducing the collection of our gallery in various perspectives and receiving favorable reviews from the readers, will be published on Apr. 01. This time, we will be exhibiting Mr. Sato Chu’s metal sculpture, which are newly part of the Shigyo Sosyu Collection, and his thoughts on works and art, titled “Suna no Jikan (Sand Time),” that attempts to depict eternal time symbolized by “Sand.” We will introduce this in an interview project to Director Shigyo Sosyu [Art Talk].
The painting at the Opening Page features Mr. Sato Chu’s “Kiniro no Ame (Golden Rain),” In [Creators] corner, George Black is introduced. This time Ms. Mochizuki Suzuko who studied Nietzsche at Kokugakuin University and is currently engaged in writing activities, has contributed a poem dedicated to Mr. Tachihara Sei’s “[Interlude of light] － Phantom photograph of the Sand.” Please enjoy this beautiful poem, that you can sense the fetal movement of a “Novel Myth.”
Shigyo Sosyu Collection Display Floor / Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa is holding “Aesthetics of Duplicate” Exhibition until Apr. 20 (Sat). And from Apr.30 (Tus.) titled “Suna no Jikan (Sand Time)” Exhibition( ~ Aug.31), the same title as the ARTIS is scheduled to be held. Mr. Sato Chu’s near-future metal sculpture, Mr. Tachihara Sei’s photograph of Sand, Mr. Abe Hiraomi’s western painting depicting deserts, etc. will be exhibited. We hope you will continue to visit our current and upcoming exhibitions.
It is distributed free with free regular delivery, please contact Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa (Direct phone:03-3511-8162).
| [Opening Page] Pursue an Artwork | : Yasuda Yukihiko “Practice handwriting” |
| [Interview] The Art Talk | : Aesthetics of Duplicate |
| [Column] Creators | : Yasuda Yojyuro |
| [Free Project] Here and Now | : Thoughts on Photography |
| [Contribution] My Eye | : Kobayashi Daisuke |
| [Serials] | : Letter from Toshima Yasumasa Curator News |
“ARTIS” No.28
2024.1.16
On Feb.01, periodical booklet on Culture・Art “ARTIS” (bimonthly) No.27 will be published.
“ARTIS” (Art in Latin) No.27, introducing the collection of our gallery in various perspectives and receiving favorable reviews from the readers, will be published on Feb.01. In the interview to the Director Shigyo Sosyu “The Art Talk,” the theme of “Utsushi no Bigaku (Aesthetics of Duplicate)” will be contemplated. “Duplicating” is the primordial act of art. Starting with the cave paintings of Altamira, creators fight to capture the great mystery by duplicating “something” in front of them. The more mysterious a work is, the more it can be said to live on in the lives of others.
The painting at [Opening page], features Yasuda Yukihiko’s “Tenarai (Practice handwriting),” and in [Column] Creators introduces Yasuda Yojyuro. This time, Mr.Kobayashi Daisuke, a businessperson who studied Kant at the University of Tokyo, has contributed a poem dedicated to Toshima Yasumasa’s [Katamuita akai tochi ― La tierra roja inclinada (The inclined red land)]. We invite you to taste the poetry born from a dialogue with a true work of art.
Shigyo Sosyu Collection Display Floor / Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa will hold “Utsushi no Bigaku－Jiso o miru (Aesthetics of Duplicate－Gaze the Ultimate Reality)” Exhibition (Feb.06 ~ Apr.20) under the same title as the ARTIS. We hope to have you visit the exhibition also.
It is distributed free with free regular delivery, please contact Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa (Direct phone:03-3511-8162).
| [Opening Page] Pursue an Artwork | : Yasuda Yukihiko “Practice handwriting” |
| [Interview] The Art Talk | : Aesthetics of Duplicate |
| [Column] Creators | : Yasuda Yojyuro |
| [Free Project] Here and Now | : Thoughts on Photography |
| [Contribution] My Eye | : Kobayashi Daisuke |
| [Serials] | : Letter from Toshima Yasumasa Curator News |
“ARTIS” No.27
2024.1.26
“Utsushi no Bigaku – Jiso o miru ( Aesthetics of Duplicate – Gaze the Ultimate Reality)” will be held from Feb.06, 2024.
![[Tabletop Still Life] [Portrait of a Lady] painted by Hayashi Takeshi](../images/news/news_img140.jpg)
[Tabletop Still Life] [Portrait of a Lady] painted by Hayashi Takeshi
This time, the exhibition titled [Aesthetics of Duplicate － Gaze the Ultimate Reality] (Display period: Feb.06, 2024 ~ Apr.20, 2024) will explore, what is “to duplicate,” which can be said to be the primordiality of art. And what is the “ultimate reality” that we gaze at when “duplicating” － the true figure hidden in the depth? This exhibition explores how we approach the “ultimate reality” through a variety of works. Please enjoy a wide range of works on display from painting of Hayashi Takeshi, Hirose Kou, Toshima Yasumasa, Ishida Jyunichi, and sketches and paintings by Yasuda Yukihiko, and wood carvings by Kumakawa Keiun.
And in ARTIS No.27, scheduled to be published on Feb.01, the same theme related to the exhibition will be contemplated. We will approach how the primordial act of “duplicating” became the root of art through an interview to Shigyo Sosyu and Free Project.
![[Tsubaki (Camellia)] painted by Yasuda Yukihiko](../images/news/news_img140_2.jpg)
[Tsubaki (Camellia)] painted by Yasuda Yukihiko
Display period: Feb.06, 2024 (Tus.) ~ Apr.20, 2024 (Sat.)
Open on Tuesday ~ Saturday 11:00 ~ 18:00 / Closed on Sunday, Monday and National Holiday.
Location：Shigyo Sosyu Collection／Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa BIOTEC Building, 1-10 Kouji-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
※Please call us before visiting our Gallery. (Tel：03-3511-8162)
⇒ Map here
