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A collection of Japanese paintings held by CP Chemical Co., Ltd., headquartered in Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture, is currently on display at the Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art in Asahikawa, Japan. The Hiroshima Museum of Art announced the exhibition, identifying the works as part of a Japanese painting collection deposited with the museum and gathered together for the show 'Beautiful Japanese Painting: Centering on Yokoyama Taikan, Hishida Shunso, and Sugiyama Yasu'.
The museum’s notice places the focus on three major names in modern Japanese painting: Yokoyama Taikan, Hishida Shunso, and Sugiyama Yasu. No additional curatorial details were provided in the source material, but the title indicates a presentation organized around their work and the broader collection preserved under deposit at the Hiroshima Museum of Art.
According to the announcement, the exhibition is taking place at the Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art and is currently open to visitors. The notice gives a closing date of September 6, 2026, making the run a limited-time opportunity to see the collection in northern Japan. The Hiroshima Museum of Art shared the information as an update rather than as a venue statement for its own galleries.
The source text also identifies the owner of the collection as CP Chemical Co., Ltd., a company based in Ibara City in Okayama Prefecture. The fact that the works are held as a collection deposited with the Hiroshima Museum of Art situates the show within the museum’s broader role as custodian and notifier of the material, even though the exhibition itself is being presented in Asahikawa.
The announcement is brief, but it underscores the circulation of Japanese painting collections beyond their home institutions. By highlighting the names in the exhibition title and specifying the lending and deposit arrangement, the notice points to a presentation built around established works rather than a newly commissioned project.
'Beautiful Japanese Painting: Centering on Yokoyama Taikan, Hishida Shunso, and Sugiyama Yasu' remains on view at the Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art through September 6, 2026.
