New Art in an Old Setting: The Shinjuan Painting Project at Daitokuji, Kyoto

The garden at Shinjuan is designated a scenic historic site.

A fusuma painting by Hasegawa Tōhaku under restoration. (Photo courtesy of Shinjuan.)

In the Danna no Ma room of Shinjuan’s main hall, a work by Yamaga Hiroyuki has replaced the ink brush paintings of Hasegawa Tōhaku.

The south Hōjō garden adjacent to the Main Hall.

Kitami Ken’ichi (right) and his assistant at work.

Kitami Ken’ichi, hard at work but enjoying every moment.

There is continuity of expression when the fusuma paintings by Kamikokuryō and Kitami are viewed side by side.