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{{nihongo|'''Nihon Bijutsuin'''|日本美術院|lit. "Japan ArtVisual InstituteArts Academy"}} is a non-governmental artistic organization in Japan dedicated to ''[[Nihonga]]'' (Japanese style painting). The academy promotes the art of Nihonga through a biennial exhibition, the ''[[Inten]]'' Exhibition .

==History==

The Nihon Bijutsuin was founded by [[Okakura Tenshin]] at the [[Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music]] in 1898, together with a group of artists, who includedincluding [[Hashimoto Gahō]], [[Yokoyama Taikan]], [[Kanzan Shimomura|Shimomura Kanzan]], [[Hishida Shunsō]] and several others, asin aresponse reactionto againstOkakura stylisticbeing restrictionsousted offrom the government-sponsored [[JapanTokyo ArtUniversity Academyof the Arts|BuntenTokyo School of Fine Arts]] exhibitions. Nihon Bijutsuin moved with Okakura Tenshin to Izura, Ibaraki (now the city of [[Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki|Ibaraki]]) in 1906. However, Okakura was soon recruited by [[Ernest Francisco Fenollosa]] to assist in his efforts to introduce Chinese and Japanese arts to the western world via the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]], and soon lost interest in guiding the new organization. When Okakura died in 1913, the group dissolved.

Nihon Bijutsuin was resurrected a year later in 1914 under Yokoyama Taikan, who relocated it back to [[Yanaka, Tokyo|Yanaka]], Tokyo. In 1920, separate sections were established for [[Japanese sculpture]] and for western-style ([[yōga (art)|yōga painting]]), These separate sections were abolished in 1960, and currently the Institute is currently devoted exclusively to ''Nihonga'' painting.

Nihon Bijutsuin should not be confused with the [[Japan Art Academy]] or the [[Japan Academy of Arts]], which are completely different organizations.

==Inten Exhibitionsexhibitions==

The most important function of Nihon Bijutsuin is the organization and promotion of the {{nihongo|''inten''|院展}} biennial fine arts exhibitions. The Spring Exhibition is held in early April, for two weeks at the [[Mitsukoshi]] Department Store in Tokyo, followed by a tour around Japan for four months, at ten different locations. The sizes of the works which can be displayed is fixed at under 150 x 75 cm for rectangular works and under 106 x 106 cm for square works.

The Fall Exhibition is held in September for two weeks at the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum]], followed by a year-long tour to 10 different locations around Japan. The Fall Exhibition contains larger works, with 225 x 180 cm as the upper limit.

== See also ==

* [[Japan Art Academy]]

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://nihonbijutsuin.or.jp/ Nihon Bijutsuin home page] {{jain iconlang|ja}}

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