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Romanticism in Ancient Monuments
April 8, 2024
The painter 田所一紘, who heads the Kinugasa Institute of Western-Style Painting, is a renowned artist who scarcely needs an introduction. In recent years he has visited temples in India, Nepal, and Thailand firsthand, depicting their substantial carved ornament with brushwork so dense that it seems itself to have been carved. The romanticism that accompanies history emerges vividly in these works. Turning that same eye upon Japan’s Horyuji, he brings out the beauty of its colors to the fullest, leaving one with the feeling that this must be what timeless beauty means. The painter and President Hamano have been friends for many years. The four works are, of course, presented here with Mr. Tadokoro’s willing permission.
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