View of Cherry Blossoms in the Shinyoshiwara Pleasure Quarters(detail), By Utagawa Toyokuni, Edo period, 19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 10
March 20, 2018 (Tue) - April 15, 2018 (Sun)
Many ukiyo-e works place value on references to the four seasons. This exhibition showcases works that depict famous sites for cherry-blossom viewing in Edo (now Tokyo), such as Ueno, Asakusa, Goten’yama, Yoshiwara, Asukayama, and Sumida River. Also included in the lineup are various genres of ukiyo-e prints and paintings such as "courtesans on an excursion" and "flowers and birds" that feature cherry blossoms.
Current exhibit includes:
Playing Sugoroku in Yayoi, By Katsushika Hokusai, Edo period, 19th century
Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asukayama, By Torii Kiyonaga, Edo period, 18th century
Cherry-Blossom Viewing at Asukayama, By Katsukawa Shuncho, Edo period, 18th century
View of Cherry Blossoms in the Shinyoshiwara Pleasure Quarters, By Utagawa Toyokuni, Edo period, 19th century