This section introduces the previous ground-breaking exhibitions made by the Tsuzuri Project.
Exhibit Reports
A special exhibition “Must-See National Treasures and Masterpieces: A Miraculous Collection Realized by High-resolution Facsimiles” was held in Okayama City Museum from September 13 to October 20, 2024. This exhibition showcased 15 high-resolution facsimiles of domestic and international treasures and masterpieces painted by Japanese art masters, including Tawaraya Sotatsu, Ogata Korin, and Katsushika Hokusai.
February 4, 2025
In the fall of 2023, as maple leaves were just starting to color at Kenninji Temple in Kyoto, bright red maple leaves announced the arrival of the season ahead of the trees. Behind the green maple leaves of Choontei Garden was “Maple leaves on a stream (front); mountain views (reverse)” by Ikeda Koson. The ultramarine river between golden clouds reflects vermilion maple leaves, unfolding a vivid world to the viewers.
December 27, 2023
Delicate expressions made with different shades of ink on Japanese paper, vibrant colors painted with mineral pigments, use of gold and silver foil - these are all techniques unique to Japanese art. Japanese traditional cultural assets pass down the beauty of Japanese culture to our generation.
From April 26 to May 28, 2023, Canon held the “High-Resolution Facsimiles x Video Experience: National Treasures Come to Fukushima!?,” an exhibition of high-resolution facsimiles of five National Treasures created with the technology of the Tsuzuri Project at the Fukushima City Museum of Photography, jointly with Fukushima City.
September 6, 2023
The Tokyo National Museum 150th Anniversary Special Thematic Exhibition “Museum of the Future” was held between October 18 and December 11, 2022, to experience Japanese art with a new appreciation using digital technologies.
March 6, 2023
An exhibition of 24 high resolution facsimiles created with technologies from the “Tsuzuri Project,” titled “Let’s Enjoy Japanese Paintings – Approaching Japan’s Masterpieces through High-resolution Facsimiles” (hosted by the Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum) was held at the Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum* in Yamagata from Saturday, August 6 to Sunday, September 11.
December 19, 2022
“YORU ZEN - Find Your Own Zen -”, a visual experience event, was hosted at Kyoto's Kenninji Temple, the head temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, from October 15 to October 30, 2022.
October 30, 2022
“The Tsuzuri Project: The Art of Hokusai, reproduced from the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution” was held at Sumida Hokusai Museum in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, from June 25 (Tue) to August 25 (Sun), 2019.
June 25, 2019
The Tokyo National Museum held the interactive family-oriented program, Diving into Screen Paintings: A New Way to Experience Japanese Art, between July 4 and September 3, 2017 in Honkan Rooms T4 and T5.
September 3, 2017
