TAB Event - "Printed Treasures: Highlights from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston" Exhibition

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At Edo-Tokyo Museum
Media: Painting, Drawing, Prints, Other

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The Boston Museum houses 50000 ukiyo-e prints, numerous printed books and original paintings from the Edo period. While quality and quantity of the collection have been considered as the best in the world, these works have almost never been exhibited to the public before. Showcased in this exhibition are 132 prints, 5 original paintings, 12 draft drawings and 10 printed books, most of which will be on view for the first time in Japan. (For the purpose of protection, 137 works will be displayed in the Edo-Tokyo Museum.)
This exhibition gives a comprehensive view on the history of ukiyo-e prints through the introduction of main ukiyo-e schools and works of individual painters. This was made possible because of the Boston Museum's huge collection that covers art works from various periods in history. It's guaranteed that viewers experience dynamism of Edo culture through the collection, while vibrant color still intact due to a great state of preservation will be enjoyed also.
Over 100 years since first exported to the U.S., this is a home coming of now internationally-treasured ukiyo-e masterpieces.

[Image: Toshusai Sharaku "Portrait of Moneylender Kinkichi Ishibe" (May, 1794) Bigelow Collection]

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