Original Painting and Supervisor |
Japanese-style Painter HIRAYAMA Ikuo HIRAYAMA Ikuo |
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1997
H19.0m × W7.6m
Entrance hall of East Japan Railway Company headquarters building
Full view of the artwork (from the right)
Full view of the artwork
Close-up of the artwork (detail)
Close-up of the artwork (detail)
Close-up of the artwork (detail)
Close-up of the artwork (detail)
Close-up of the artwork (detail)
Planning ： East Japan Railway Company, (Supported by Japan Traffic Culture Association)
Artist Profile
HIRAYAMA Ikuo
HIRAYAMA Ikuo
Japanese-style Painter
Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1930. Graduated from Japanese painting department, Tokyo Art School (currently Tokyo University of the Arts). An artist representing the contemporary Japanese painting society. In addition to the works with the Silk Road theme and the replica of Takamatsuzuka tomb mural painting, he developed "Cultural Property Red Cross" movement and has been highly evaluated internationally. Successively held the positions of Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, Dean at the university, President of the university, Goodwill Ambassador and Special Advisor to World Heritage Site at UNESCO, Special Director of Tokyo National Museum, Representative Director of Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Art Research and so on. Received the Order of Culture in 1998. Passed away in 2009.Location ： Entrance hall of East Japan Railway Company headquarters building
Artist's Comments
A tree of happiness that keeps growing towards the sky, looking at the times as a millennium cedar.
Lots of flowers bloom, fruits are fruit, and various animals are fed and restored.
In the 21st century, JR East responds to every demand in a natural form in accordance with the principle of the universe and it grows with sharing happiness.
This is a tree of happiness that recalls such a figure.