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The Nagano Prefectural Art Museum has opened 'Higashiyama Kaii Collection 2026 Phase II' as of July 31, 2026. The exhibition is presented at the museum in Nagano, Japan, and is centered on works linked to Higashiyama Kaii’s research for the wall paintings at the Kondo of Todai-ji Temple.
According to the museum’s announcement, the display brings together pieces inspired by Chinese subject matter that informed Higashiyama’s study for those wall paintings. The selection includes ink wash paintings made on Japanese materials, among them 'Night View of the Ri River' and 'Moonlit Night at Guilin'.
Also included are 'Spring Green' and 'White Horse Forest', both from the series 'Landscape with White Horses'. The museum’s framing places these works within the broader context of Higashiyama’s engagement with landscape imagery and the visual ideas developed through his research process.
The opening of Phase II continues the museum’s presentation of Higashiyama Kaii material in 2026, with the current installment identified specifically as a collection exhibition. The announcement does not provide additional interpretive detail beyond the works named and their connection to the Todai-ji commission research.
'Hyashiyama Kaii Collection 2026 Phase II' began on July 31, 2026, at the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum in Nagano, Japan.
