Ukiyo-e and Costumes: Edo Period (17c-19c) Ukiyo-e
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Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 10
August 9, 2005 (Tue) - September 4, 2005 (Sun)This gallery shows individualistic and manifold works of the ukiyo-e artists, ranging from depictions of pleasure quarters, kabuki plays, traditional bird- and flower motifs, over narrative pictures to landscapes.
Current exhibition includes:
Fancily Attired in Impromptu Comedy in the Pleasure District: Geisha in Omando Ceremonial Attire, By Kitagawa Utamaro, Edo period, dated 1783 (Important Art Object)
Drinking within a Mosquito Net, By Torii Kiyonobu, Edo period, 18th century
Fancy Attire in Impromptu Comedy at the Pleasure District: Geisha in Lion Dance Attire, By Kitagawa Utamaro, Edo period, dated 1783
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Evening Shower at Ohashi, By Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, dated 1857
Journey Through Kiso Country, By Keisai Eisen, Edo period, 19th century