Image: Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
A major selection of works from Tokyo Fuji Art Museum will go on view at Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum in Osaka this autumn, where a new exhibition will trace the history and evolution of portraiture in Western art through paintings by Georges de La Tour, Tintoretto and Jean-François Millet.
Titled 'Fascinating Portraiture — The Human Form and Inner Feelings,' the exhibition is scheduled to run from October 10 to December 20, 2026. The museum says the presentation will focus on how artists have represented the human figure across different periods, using works from the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum collection to examine both outward likeness and inner feeling. The exhibition is organized by the Kosetsu Museum Foundation and Asahi Shimbun, with cooperation from Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.
According to the venue’s announcement, the show draws from a collection in Hachioji, Tokyo, that includes a substantial body of Western art. The Osaka exhibition is framed as a concentrated survey of portraiture, pairing famous names from the canon with a broader selection of paintings that extend the narrative into the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum describes the presentation as a chance to encounter the appeal of portraiture through major works gathered from the Tokyo-based collection.
Among the key works listed are Tintoretto’s 'Portrait of a Collector' from around 1560 to 1565 and Georges de La Tour’s 'Tobacco Man' from 1646. Other works named in the checklist include Joshua Reynolds’s 'Girl with a Dog' from around 1780, a workshop version of Jacques-Louis David’s 'Bonaparte Crossing the Great St Bernard Pass' from 1805, William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s 'Fisherman’s Daughter' from 1872, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot’s 'Contemplation' from around 1865 to 1870, Jean-François Millet’s 'Girl Shepherd of Geese' from 1866 to 1867, Jules James Rougeron’s 'Dressing in Front of a Mirror' from 1877, and Berthe Morisot’s 'On the Terrace' from 1874.
The exhibition page notes that print works will be rotated during the run, with a first period through November 15 and a second period beginning November 17. Regular opening hours are 10 am to 5 pm, with last admission at 4:30 pm, and the museum will also open on Friday evenings until 7 pm, with last admission at 6:30 pm.
Public programming accompanies the exhibition. A commemorative lecture titled 'Lesson in Looking: Portraiture' is set for November 3 at 2 pm, delivered by Atsushi Miura, director of Ohara Museum of Art, at Nakanoshima Kaikan next to the museum. The gallery talk series led by curators is scheduled for October 16 and 30, November 13 and 27, and December 11, all from 5 pm for about an hour in the exhibition rooms.
The museum also lists special access dates for younger visitors, with 'kids free days' on October 10 to 12 and November 21 to 23, during which students from elementary school through university age may enter free of charge with student ID. Ticket prices are set at 1,600 yen for adults, 800 yen for high school and university students, and 400 yen for elementary and junior high school students, with advance tickets on sale until October 9, 2026.
