■Lecture at The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris
The lecture "Back to the roots of Japonism:Nihon-ga" by Hiramatsu was held at The Japan Culutural Institute in Paris.A full audience were much interested in episode of creation and techniques,materials for Nihonga.Many questions were asked to Hiramatsu mainly from French audience after the session.
The Japan Culutural Institue inParis
■A notification of exhibition in Paris
Exhibition posters were put up in the subway stations in Paris. Also poster of the exhibition were put in the front grill of buses running around Paris.
exhibition posters at the subway paths in Paris
2,000 buses in Paris put the poster for the exhibition in front grille
■Giverny
many kind of flowers were in bloom at the pond of Monet's Garden
Monet's House
entrance for Giverny Museum of Inpressionism
■Printed matters for exhibition
posters for exhibition at Giverny Museum of Inpressionism
■Scenery of exhibition hall
Monet's work and Hiramatsu's work displayed on same wall
entrance sign for exhition hall
on the right:Hiramatsu
≪Monet's Pond-Water lillies≫
on the left:Monet
≪Water Lillies andBranches of a Willow Tree≫
on the right:Monet≪Iris≫
on the left:HIramatsu
≪Reflections of the Setting Sun of the Pond:The Water Lillies≫
on the right:Hiramatsu
≪Reflections of Golden Clouds on the Pond≫
on the left:Monet
≪The Japanese Bridge≫
■Opening ceremony
Opening ceremony was held for 2 days previous to exhibition opening.Officials of Japanese and French goverment,party culutural concern and many guests from japan had joined.
Mr.Jerome Clemente-Chief Commissioner of Normndy Impressionist festival 2013.
Mr.jean Louis Destans-President of Giverny Museum of Impressionism
Mr.Ichiro Komatsu-Japanese Ambassador to France
on the right side:Komatsu Japanese Ambassador to France,
second from right:Nakane Japanese Ambassador to Germany,
second from left side Yoshikawa Japanese Ambassador to United Nations
■Conference
over 50 agents from France and other European country attennded for conference
in the center:Ms.Geneviève Aitken-head of research for exhibition catalogue
on the right:Mr.Diego Candil-director of the Giverny Museum for Impressionism
on the right:Ms Brigitte Koyama-Richard-editor of exhibition catalogue, professor of Musashi Univ.
Ms.Silvie Patin-conservator general of Orsay Museum-gives an interview to Mr.Kenji Ishikawa-journalist,professor of Tokyo Pokytechnique Univ.