Ukiyo-e and Fashion in the Edo Period: Ukiyo-e
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Umaya Riverbank in the Eastern Capital of Edo, By Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 10
October 18, 2011 (Tue) - November 13, 2011 (Sun)This year marks 150 years since the death of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, an ukiyo-e artist active in the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate. In connection to this, the second of two exhibitions focusing on Kuniyoshi is being held in this gallery. This exhibition concentrates on compositions of landscape or scenery, such as the series Famous Places of the Eastern Capital and Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety for Youth, which characteristically show how Kuniyoshi absorbed Western forms of expression. Also on display are works connected to autumn, by artists such as Suzuki Harunobu and Torii Kiyonaga.
Exhibit includes:
Umaya Riverbank in the Eastern Capital of Edo, By Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century
Illustrated Life of Priest Nichiren: Nichiren in Exile at Tsukahara on Sado Island, By Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century
Lovers on Veranda, By Suzuki Harunobu, Edo period, 18th century
Genre Scenes with "Brocades of the East" (beautiful women of Edo): Hagi (Bush Clover) Garden, By Torii Kiyonaga, Edo period, 18th century
Genre Scenes with "Brocades of the East" (beautiful women of Edo): Hagi (Bush Clover) Garden, By Torii Kiyonaga, Edo period, 18th century