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"Japanese Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston" Exhibition
Tokyo National Museum
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Shohaku Soga, Tohaku Hasegawa, Korin Ogata, Jakuchu Ito et al.
Known as a Mecca for Asian art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has been collecting Japanese art since the days of Ernest Fenollosa and Okakura Tenshin, and is now said to be home to over 100,000 works. In terms of both quality and quantity, this collection is one of the best in the world and contains many superlative artworks indispensable for an understanding of Japanese art. This exhibition provides an opportunity to view masterpieces from this collection, with a focus on paintings, including several from the Bigelow Collection.
[Image: Soga Shohaku "Dragon and Clouds (detail)" (Edo period: dated 1763) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]
[Image: Soga Shohaku "Dragon and Clouds (detail)" (Edo period: dated 1763) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]
Schedule | Mar 20 (Tue) 2012-Jun 10 (Sun) 2012 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1500, University Students ¥1200, High School Students ¥900, Free for Junior High Students and younger | ||||||
| Website | http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1416 | ||||||
| Venue | Tokyo National Museum https://www.tnm.jp/?lang=en | ||||||
| Location | 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712 | ||||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from the Koen exit of JR Ueno Station, 13 minute walk from the Main exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei line, 15 minute walk from exit 7 at Ueno Station on the Ginza and Hibiya lines. | ||||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||||
| Related images | Click on the image to enlarge it |
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