Copperplate Engraver Tetsuro Komai: Like Constellations Expanding in the Palm of Your Hand

About this event

An exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Tetsuro Komai (1920-1976), a copperplate engraver who left a significant mark on the history of Japanese printmaking. Tracing Komai's journey from his early to late years through prints, rare oil paintings created during his youth such as his student days, and original illustrations for books. Materials such as domestic and international prints he owned during his lifetime and photographs capturing him in his studio offer insight into his personality. Centered on the Yoshiharu Fukuhara Collection, donated to the Setagaya Art Museum by Yoshiharu Fukuhara, former Honorary Chairman of Shiseido, this retrospective traces the trajectory of his creation through approximately 300 works and materials. Komai is known for his poetic monochrome style, but he also produced works delving into the dark depths harbored by human beings, and furthermore developed brilliant color expressions using motifs such as flowers. This exhibition offers an opportunity to view all at once the world of Komai, who utilized various techniques to engrave scenes arising in his mind onto copper plates. Original illustrations for the fairy tale 'Yume o Ou Ko' (The Child Chasing Dreams) will also be shown for the first time.

Venue

Setagaya Art Museum

1-2 Kinuta-koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0075