chi ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Museum ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁for ▁ 6 ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁- ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁presented ▁an ▁exhib it ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁artist . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁had ▁completed ▁ 4 0 ▁of ▁his ▁project ed ▁ 8 0 ▁k im ono ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁Kub ota ' s ▁unique ▁vision ▁for ▁this ▁series ▁involved ▁a ▁decor ative ▁landscape ▁design ▁that ▁flow ed ▁from ▁k im ono ▁to ▁k im ono , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁pan or ama ▁of ▁seasons ▁and ▁views . ▁ ▁Kub ota ' s ▁son ▁and ▁daughter ▁continue ▁their ▁father ' s ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁studio , ▁It ch iku ▁Kob o , ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁ ▁Kub ota ' s ▁work ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁year - round ▁at ▁the ▁It ch iku ▁Kub ota ▁Art ▁Museum ▁in ▁K aw ag uch i - ko , ▁Y aman ashi , ▁Japan . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 : ▁The ▁San ▁Diego ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁has ▁presented ▁a ▁rare ▁American ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Kub ota ' s ▁k im ono ▁in ▁Kim ono ▁as ▁Art : ▁The ▁Land sc apes ▁of ▁It ch iku ▁Kub ota , ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 - J anu ary ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁travel led