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Paintings of the Itaya Family and their Drafts

  • Image of "Portrait of Itaya Hiromasa, By Sumiyoshi Hironao, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Seino Chotaro)"

    Portrait of Itaya Hiromasa, By Sumiyoshi Hironao, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Seino Chotaro)

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T2
    October 25, 2011 (Tue) - December 4, 2011 (Sun)

    In 1782 of the mid-Edo period, the Itaya family was newly appointed by the shogunate to produce paintings for the shogunate as well as to make attributions. They specialized in the yamato-e (traditional Japanese-style painting) genre, of which well known lineages include the Tosa family originating in the early 15th century, and the Sumiyoshi family which began in the early Edo period in the 17th century, founded by Tosa Hiromichi (later known as Sumiyoshi Jokei). The Itaya family branched from the Sumiyoshi and has continued until the present day.

    Tokyo National Museum, in FY 2009, received a donation from Mr. Itaya Hirooki, the last family head, of over 10,000 items including paintings and historical materials which were handed down in the Itaya family. The vast collection of paintings and other materials, never before exhibited, is now undergoing categorization and registration. In time, we will be able to provide an overview of the whole collection.

    As an interim report on the categorization process, which is also the beginning of a comprehensive study of the Itaya family, this thematic exhibition will display a total of 28 works from the museum collection such as paintings by the Itaya and Sumiyoshi painters, along with related items from the Itaya family materials.
     

Major works in this exhibition
* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
Portrait of Sumiyoshi Hiromori, Sumiyoshi Hiroyuki, and Itaya Hiromasa, By Sumiyoshi Hiroyuki and Sumiyoshi Hironao, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Seino Chotaro)
Bishamonten (Vaisravana), By Itaya Keishu (Hiromasa), Edo period, dated 1782
Record of Order Received in the Year An'ei 2, Formerly preserved by the Itaya family, Edo period, dated 1773 (Gift of Mr. Itaya Hirooki)
Scrapbook of draft paintings, Formerly preserved by the Itaya family, Edo period, 17th - 19th century (Gift of Mr. Itaya Hirooki)

Related Events

<Gallery Talks>   The Beginning of the Itaya Family
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T2  November 1, 2011 (Tue)   14:00 - 14:30   RESERVE_DAY

Pamphlet

Paintings of the Itaya Family and their Drafts

Paintings of the Itaya Family and their Drafts

The pamphlet is distributed in RoomT2, Honkan during the thematic exhibition periods

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