The Elegance of Chinese Paintings―Extraordinary Teiseido Collection

December 8 (Sun.), 2024 – February 2 (Sun.), 2025

Drawing on the large Chinese art collection of our museum, this exhibition features paintings from the Qing Dynasty Period to the modern day, all selected from the Teiseido Collection donated to Izumi City by Munetake Hayashi (1923–2006) in 2000. Hayashi was actually born into the Lin Ben Yuan family, one of the three most powerful families in Taiwan. However, he used the name Teiseido, one of the buildings on his family’s estate, for official purposes, such as business dealings and art collection. A number of items from the Teiseido Collection have been donated to the Tokyo National Museum and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, in addition to our museum. This exhibition will showcase the diverse world of Chinese paintings through unique and distinctive art pieces created by artists who followed the traditional methods of Chinese art and those who were also inspired by western and Japanese styles.