View from Hill in Late Spring 1986 (Hokujo,Hakuba-mura,Kitaazumi-gun,Nagano prefecture)

Throughout the post years,Mukai has consistently used the tradit- ional thatched roof farm houses of Japan as the subject matter of his paintings. 　Saddened at the loss of these structures which were rapidly di- sappering as a result of intence economic development,Mukai trave- led to all parts of the country and depisted them with accurate realism and vividness. 　In this manner,he has succeeded in recording the beautiful natur- al features of Japan.

The Mukai Junkichi Annex is located in the quiet residential area of Tsurumaki in the Setagaya district where Mukai lived with his family since 1933. 　The museum which is surrounded by trees such as the oak,zalkova,reminiscent of the Musashino area,is a peaceful resting place for visitors,conveying Mukai's creative spirit and an elegant atmosphere. 　The Mukai Junkichi Annex consists of Mu- kai's housing and working quarters which were built in 1962. 　A store house transported from Ichizaki in Iwate Prefecture was further added to the site in 1966. 　The museum organizes three exhibitions every year which introduce different aspe- cts of Mukai's works spanning 70 years.