Scenes along Sumida River (detail), By Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period, 19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 10
January 2, 2017 (Mon) - January 29, 2017 (Sun)
This exhibition consists mainly of works associated with the New Year. These include works featuring auspicious motifs such as Gods of Fortune, as well as genre scenes including battledore and shuttlecock, a manzai performance, and uprooting young pines. Furthermore, the exhibition continues to showcase works from the series Hundred Beauties at Famous Places of Edo and Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaido Highway. With this year being the Year of the Rooster, or the Year of the Bird, according to the Chinese zodiac, the lineup also includes prints that have references to birds.
Current exhibit includes:
Mitate (Allusion to) the Noh Figures Jo and Uba with an Auspicious Decoration, By Torii Kiyohiro, Edo period, 18th century
Collection of Treasures: Daikokuten, By Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period, 18th century
One Hundred Famous Places of Edo: Nihonbashi Bridge after Snow, By Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, dated 1856
Scenes along Sumida River, By Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period, 19th century