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The Tsuzuri Project donates high-resolution facsimile of artwork by Urakami Shunkin to Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art

TOKYO, June 10, 2026—Canon Inc. today announced that the Tsuzuri Project (officially the Cultural Heritage Inheritance Project)—a joint initiative organized by Canon and the Kyoto Culture Association (NPO)—has donated a high-resolution facsimile of Spring and Autumn Landscapes by Urakami Shunkin to the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art. The original artwork is housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in the United States.

Urakami Shunkin was a late Edo-period painter from Bizen Province, present-day Okayama Prefecture. Spring and Autumn Landscapes is regarded as one of his representative works. The pair of folding screens depict spring and autumn landscapes in ink with delicate washes of color on silk, each featuring a poem composed by the artist.

Production of the high-resolution facsimile was made possible thanks to the cooperation of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which supports the aims of the Tsuzuri Project. The facsimile will be used in exhibitions, events, and educational programs in locations associated with the artist.

To create the facsimile, Canon staff photographed the original artwork using a full-frame mirrorless camera, then processed the image data with Canon’s proprietary color-matching system before printing the images on silk using a large-format Canon inkjet printer. Master artisans in Kyoto then mounted the prints onto folding screens using traditional techniques, achieving an extremely faithful reproduction that preserves both the visual qualities and physical presence of the original.

The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art houses numerous works connected to Okayama Prefecture, including works by Urakami Shunkin, and plays an important role in promoting the region’s arts and culture. The facsimile will be displayed at the museum from June 10 (Wed.) to July 5, 2026 (Sun).^* During this period, visitors will be able to view and photograph it up close without a protective glass case. It is also scheduled to be used in a variety of exhibitions, events, and educational programs at the museum.

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  For details about the exhibition, please visit: https://static.okayama-kenbi.info/language/

About the Tsuzuri Project

Launched in 2007, the Tsuzuri Project is a public-benefit initiative jointly undertaken by Canon and the Kyoto Culture Association. The project involves producing high-resolution facsimiles of historical artworks by combining Canon’s technical expertise in imaging, processing, and printing with the master craftsmanship of traditional Kyoto artisans. These facsimiles are donated to shrines, temples, local governments, museums, and other organizations where they are made available for public display, education, and other purposes. The use of facsimiles allows works to be displayed with fewer conservation and exhibition constraints, making them more easily accessible to a wider audience. So far, more than 60 high-resolution facsimiles of works by artists such as Katsushika Hokusai, Tawaraya Sotatsu, and Ogata Korin have been created. Through the Tsuzuri Project, Canon and the Kyoto Culture Association aim to share the appeal of traditional Japanese artworks more widely in Japan and help pass Japan’s cultural heritage on to new audiences.

For more information, please visit Canon’s Tsuzuri Project webpage: https://global.canon/en/tsuzuri/