• Tuesday July 16th, 2013

Event

Suma Maruki: Face the Life
May 14, 2013 (the) – July 20, 2013 (thu)　
Admission: Adults: 400yen（350）
Students (high school and junior high school): 300yen（250）
Students (elementary): 200yen（150）
* Prices shown in ( ) indicate advance / group (more than 20 persons) discount tickets.

Venue

　
Kyoto Museum for World Peace
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/mng/er/wp-museum/english/
Access: 56-1 Kitamachi, Toji-in, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 603-8577, Japan
Tel: 075-465-8151
Hours: 9：30~ 16：30
（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed: Monday (Tuesday if the Monday is a national holiday)

Description

Suma Maruki born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1875. She married at 22 and helping her family business, inn for sailors and was in agriculture. In 1945, she was exposed to radiation at 70. Her husband passed away in next year. After that she started painting encouragement with her first son Iri Maruki and his wife Shun Maruki both who are Japanese artist. She is called “spontaneous artist” because her works are shot a keen and soft look at nature. She kept painting in her entire life.