Ukiyo-e and Fashion in the Edo Period: Ukiyo-e
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Cherry Blossoms Moonlight, Yoshiwara Pleasure District, By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Edo period, 19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 10
March 26, 2013 (Tue) - April 21, 2013 (Sun)This exhibition features various genres of ukiyo-e prints on the subject of cherry blossom. These include an early Edo-period folding screen showing merrymaking outside Yasaka shrine (once called Gion shrine) in Kyoto, yakusha-e prints of actors at Dojoji temple (in Wakayama), as well as depictions of famous places in Edo (present-day Tokyo) for viewing cherry blossom, such as the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters and Asukayama.
Exhibit includes:
Beauty in the Litter under a Cherry Tree, By Suzuki Harunobu, Edo period, 18th century
Comparison of True Bravura: Kiyohime, By Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, dated 1856
Cherry Blossom in the Moonlight in the Yoshiwara, Pleasure District, By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Edo period, 19th century