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Date : July 29, 2010 Valid until : August 27, 2006 |
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The Price Collection
JAKUCHU and The Age of Imagination
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Heiseikan
Tuesday, July 4 - Sunday, August 27, 2006 |
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Rooster, Hen and Hydrangeas
By Ito Jakuchu,
Edo period, 18th century,
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection based in California is world-renowned for its superb Edo period paintings. The Exhibition entitled The Price Collection-Jakuchu and the Age of Imagination will be held at the Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park, Tokyo) from July 4th through August 27th, 2006.
Some fifty years ago, Joe Price became fascinated by, and began to collect, paintings by the individualist artists of the Edo period, a field ignored by the art historians of the time. Mr. Price dubbed his collection and his foundation the Shin'enkan, borrowing one of the studio names of Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800), an individualist painter whose popularity has grown in recent years. Today the Price Collection centers around a superb group of works by Jakuchu, along with major works by Jakuchu's other Kansai region contemporaries such as Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799) and Mori Sosen (1747-1821), along with Edo-based Rimpa artists Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828) and Suzuki Kiitsu (1796-1858). The marvels of the collection include paintings by ukiyo-e artists and other painters who have recently attracted great attention from art lovers.
This exhibition presents a selection of 101 works chosen jointly by Mr. Price and the Tokyo National Museum staff from more than 600 works in the collection. The exhibition is divided into five sections, with the paintings arranged according to their artistic lineage. A special feature of this exhibition is its avoidance of glass cases in one of the galleries and use of careful lighting effects to create a unique display environment. This unusual installation technique is based on Price's viewing aesthetic, summed up in his phrase, "there were no glass cases in the Edo period." This exhibition is Price's gift to the Japanese audiences in the hope that viewers will find genuine enjoyment in the works and rediscover the wonders of Edo period paintings. It is our hope that the exhibition will be an unfettered enjoyment of truly unique and fascinating paintings.
This exhibition is accompanied by an educational program, "Family Gallery: How do you see Japanese Arts from the Price Collection?" featuring eight works from the Price Collection in a special display with educational materials and explanatory texts.
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 General Information |
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| Period |
Tuesday, July 4 - Sunday, August 27, 2006 |
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| Venue |
Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park) |
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| Hours |
9:30 - 17:00
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays until 18:00,
Fridays until 20:00
(last entry 30 minutes before closing) |
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| Closed |
Mondays (Except for Monday, July 17 and August 14, 2006) and Tuesday, July 18, 2006 |
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| Admissions |
Adult 1,300 (1100/1000)yen
University and High school students 900 (700/600)yen
Elementary and junior high school students are admitted free.
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Prices shown in ( ) indicate advance-discount/group (more than 20 persons) tickets. |
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Persons with physical or mental disabilities are allowed free entry with one accompanying guest. |
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Ticket prices include admission to regular exhibitions. |
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Advance Tickets are on sale at the Museum ticket office (during museum hours) and e-Ticket Pia, Lawson Ticket, CN Playguide, JR East Reservation Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) and View Plaza at major stations, Circle-K, Sankus, JTB, and E-Plus until July 3, 2006. |
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| Access |
10 minutes' walk from JR Ueno Station (Park exit) and Uguisudani Station
15 minutes' walk from Keisei Ueno Station and Tokyo Metro Ueno Station and Nezu station. |
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| Organizers |
Tokyo National Museum, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. |
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| Special Collaboration |
SHIN'ENKAN FOUNDATION |
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| Endorsement |
Embassy of the United States in Japan, Japan America Society of Southern California |
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| Sponsorship |
NEC, NIPPONKOA INSURANCE |
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| Collaboration |
Los Angels County Museum of Art, Japan Airlines, First Design System |
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| General Inquiries |
03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial: in Japanese only)
The website has closed with the end of the exhibition. |
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| Exhibition Official Website |
http://www.jakuchu.jp/ (in Japanese only)
The website has closed with the end of the exhibition. |
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| Related lecture |
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| Other Exhibitions |
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Family Gallery: How do you see Japanese Arts from the Price Collection?
Thematic Exhibition Room, Heiseikan
Tuesday, July 4 - Sunday, Augut 27, 2006
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| Major Works on Display |
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Landscape with Pine Tree and Birds
Attributed to Kano Motonobu
Muromachi - Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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(detail)
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Kasuga Wakamiya Festival
By Kano Ryusetsu
Edo period, 17th - 18th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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(detail) |
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Misty Landscape
By Maruyama Okyo
Edo period, dated 1789
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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(detail)
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Bull and Elephant
By Nagasawa Rosetsu
Edo period, 18th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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Rooster, Hen and Hydrangeas
By Ito Jakuchu
Edo period, 18th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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(detail) |
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Birds, Animals and Flowering Plants, Mosaic Screens
By Ito Jakuchu
Edo period, 18th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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Two Beauties
By Katsukawa Shunsho
Edo period, 18th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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Lady in Snow
By Isoda Koryusai
Edo period, 18th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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(detail)
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The Thirty-six Poets on a Field of Flowers and Grasses
By Sakai Hoitsu
Edo period, 19th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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Egret and Willow
By Suzuki Kiitsu
Edo period, 19th century
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
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