Image: Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu
Mie Prefectural Art Museum in Tsu is presenting a thematic display in its Permanent Exhibition Room 3 centered on 'Hoshi Meguri no Uta' ('Song of the Stars'), a work associated with poet and children’s author Miyazawa Kenji, who marks the 130th anniversary of his birth this year. The museum says the room is currently showing works described as full of lyrical feeling, linking Kenji’s literary world with the museum’s collection display.
The announcement places the display within the museum’s permanent exhibition rather than as a separate temporary show. In the museum’s own wording, the theme of Room 3 is tied directly to Miyazawa Kenji’s centenary-plus milestone, suggesting a focused curatorial moment within the broader display structure.
Alongside the notice, the museum quoted lines from 'Hoshi Meguri no Uta' describing constellations and animals in poetic image: “the scorpion with red eyes,” “the wings of the spread eagle,” “the little dog with blue eyes,” and “the coil of the luminous snake.” The quotation underscores the literary and visual associations at the center of the display.
The post also identifies a specific work in view: Koga Harue’s 'Fireworks' ('Hanabi'). No further details about the selection, installation, or accompanying interpretation were provided in the source, but the museum’s reference points to a dialogue between modern painting and Kenji’s evocative imagery.
Miyazawa Kenji remains one of Japan’s best-known poets and children’s writers, and the museum’s framing of the display suggests an effort to bring his writing into conversation with visual art through a compact thematic presentation. The source material does not indicate a separate opening event or limited run for the display, only that it is currently on view in Room 3.
Mie Prefectural Art Museum is based in Tsu, in Mie Prefecture, and the notice was issued through the museum’s own channels. The current presentation in the permanent galleries centers on 'Hoshi Meguri no Uta' and includes Koga Harue’s 'Fireworks'.
