Please note that the English guide is available as text only. There is no audio narration.

Exhibition Overview

What were things like prior to War?

In today's world, where people increasingly speak of a "new prewar era,", how much do we truly understand about the path that once led to war?

This exhibition reexamines the relationship between culture and war by exploring the art, crafts, and media that emerged between the political transition from the Ryukyu Kingdom to Okinawa Prefecture and the outbreak of the Pacific War.

 

• Chapter 1: A Time of Change
• Chapter 2: Exchanges
• Chapter 3: Towards War
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First half of the exhibition period：November 1, 2025 – December 14, 2025

Second half of the exhibition period：December 16, 2025 – February 1, 2026

Artwork Descriptions

01　Male and Female of Ryukyu People HIGA Seisei
*Exhibition during the second half only.

02　Bamboo and Sparrows YAMAGUCHI Zuiu
*Exhibition during the first half only.

03　Gamecock YOSHIMURA Chogi

04　Market in Itoman YOSHIDA Hiroshi

05　Tropical Country TAGAWA Kinji

06　Shikinaen ONO Bakufu

07　Manazuru Vicinity GABE Seitatsu

08　Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove YAMADA Shinzan

09　Writing Box, floral and butterfly design in red lacquer with Chinkin KINJO Itei

10　A Okinawa (Grandchildren) FUJITA Tsuguharu

11　Tomb YAMAKAWA Kiyoshi

12　Lotus II MIYAGI Yotoku

13　Self-Portrait KOBASHIGAWA Hideo

14　Still Life of the Fish HAEBARU Choko

15　In Kaio-maru (Large ship) KITAGAWA Tamiji

16　The Edge of Ryutan Pond OMINE Seikwan