Ukiyo-e and Fashion in the Edo Period: Ukiyo-e
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Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 10
May 24, 2011 (Tue) - June 26, 2011 (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 and narrative pictures, to landscapes.
Exhibit includes:
Twelve Months of Shinagawa Pleasure District: June, By Torii Kiyonaga, Edo period, 18th century
Women at Various Hours of the Day: Hour of Snake (Ten o'clock), By Kitagawa Utamaro, Edo period, 18th century (Important Cultural Property)
Peonies and Butterfly, By Katsushika Hokusai, Edo period, 19th century
Needlework, By Kitagawa Utamaro, Edo period, 18th century (Important Art Object)
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| One Hundred Famous Places of Edo: Sanno Festival, Kojimachi | By Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Edo period, dated 1856 (Ansei 3) | A-10569-7880 | 大判 錦絵 |