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"Ukie - Perspectives of Edo" Exhibition
Ota Memorial Museum of Art
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Hokusai Katsushika, Toyoharu Utagawa, Shigenaga Nishimura, Masanobu Okumura et al.
Ukie, a form of painting which emphasizes depth and three-dimensionality by using one point perspective, became popular in the mid Edo period. Since its foreground looks as if it is floating or raised, it was termed "ukie", meaning "floating picture". It is also referred to as kubomi-e, "recessed picture", because their backgrounds look as though they have been pulled back.
Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764) claimed himself to be the originator of ukie. Also Nishimura Shigenaga (?-1756) was a skilled ukie artist. Those early ukie works usually depict the interior of buildings such as kabuki theaters. Later in the Edo period, Toyoharu Utagawa (1735-1814) mastered depicting outdoor spaces with a natural and conventional sense of depth. Hokusai (1760-1849) is also one of the artists who created many ukie.
This exhibition introduces those early ukie works by Okumura and Nishimura, and pieces made in the late Edo period by Hokusai and others. A total of 80 works are on display to reveal their process of creating ukie.
[Image: Kiyotada Torii "Tsurukamekou-taiheiki"]
Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764) claimed himself to be the originator of ukie. Also Nishimura Shigenaga (?-1756) was a skilled ukie artist. Those early ukie works usually depict the interior of buildings such as kabuki theaters. Later in the Edo period, Toyoharu Utagawa (1735-1814) mastered depicting outdoor spaces with a natural and conventional sense of depth. Hokusai (1760-1849) is also one of the artists who created many ukie.
This exhibition introduces those early ukie works by Okumura and Nishimura, and pieces made in the late Edo period by Hokusai and others. A total of 80 works are on display to reveal their process of creating ukie.
[Image: Kiyotada Torii "Tsurukamekou-taiheiki"]
Schedule | Oct 2 (Tue) 2007-Oct 26 (Fri) 2007 Opening Hours Information
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| Venue | Ota Memorial Museum of Art http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/eng  | ||||||
| Location | 1-10-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 5 at Meijijingu-mae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines, 3 minute walk from the Omotesando exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote line. | ||||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||||
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