The exhibition "From Line to Landscape" at the Museum of East Asian Art presents the work of Japanese graphic artist Tanaka Ryōhei (1933-2019) for the first time in Germany. Tanaka, a master of etching, created more than 770 etchings over five decades and printed over 100,000 copies in his own hand. His monochrome prints depict traditional Japanese landscapes, farmhouses and temples, captured in precise detail and poetic melancholy. With his extraordinary technique, which masterfully reproduces the textures of natural materials such as thatch and wood, Tanaka occupies a unique position in Japanese printmaking, which is otherwise dominated by woodblock prints.
The exhibition comprises 170 works by Tanaka, including 14 etchings that have been donated to the museum's collection by Tanaka's wife, Takiko. Tanaka's works combine the romanticized nostalgia of the Shin-hanga artists with the precision and creative power of the Sōsaku-hanga movement. The works invite a meditative approach and offer a deep insight into the beauty and transience of traditional Japanese landscapes and architecture.
Services - MuseumsCard offer
This offer includes museum admission to the exhibition "Tanaka Ryōhei. From Line to Landscape" from November 30, 2024 to April 13, 2025 with the MuseumsCard Single for Adults or the MuseumsCard Family. The MuseumsCard can also be used to visit any number of other museums in the city of Cologne on a total of two consecutive opening days. There is a free choice:
- Museum Ludwig
- Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
- Roman-Germanic Museum
- Museum of Applied Arts Cologne
- Museum of East Asian Art
- Museum Schnütgen
- Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Cultures of the World
- Cologne City Museum
- NS Documentation Center
The MuseumsCard is also valid as a ticket on the first day of validity on public transport operated by VRS partner companies within the city of Cologne.
