"Shoemaker" by HARADA Naojiro, "Nude" by HARA Busho



<Selected Works from the Geidai Collection> Early Stages of the Tokyo Fine Arts School About the Exhibition <Major exhibits> 4.9.(Tu) - 5.12.(Sun.) "Avalokitesvara as a Merciful Mother" by KANO Hogai "Moonlit Landscape" by HASHIMOTO Gaho From major exhibits List of exhibits 5.14.(Tu.) - 6.23.(Sun.) "Reflection in the Water" by HISHIDA Shunso "Rain at Seasons" by YOKOYAMA Taikan From major exhibits List of exhibits 6.5.(Tu.) - 8.4.(Sun.) "Shoemaker" by HARADA Naojiro "Nude" by HARA Busho From major exhibits List of exhibits	"Shoemaker" by HARADA Naojiro	"Shoemaker" by HARADA Naojiro Harada Naojiro (1863-99) is one of the few Japanese painters who studied oil painting in Europe during the early years of the Meiji era. This portrait of shoemaker was executed in Munich, and his realistic approach makes it a masterpiece of portraiture of the era.