Specters, Ghosts, and Sorcerers in Ukiyo-e

Ota Memorial Museum of Art

Finished

Artists

Hokusai Katsushika, Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kunisada Utagawa et al.

The world of Yokai Ukiyo-e prints encompasses specters such as demons, long-nosed “tengu” goblins, “tsuchigumo” demon spiders, ghosts like Okiku-san and Oiwa-san, sorcerers that can control snakes and toads, and monsters that frighten viewers, as well as those that are unexpectedly humorous and elicit laughs. This exhibition is divided into three categories: “Specters”, “Ghosts”, and “Sorcerers”, giving viewers their fill of Yokai-e. Around 250 works are displayed, including those by ukiyo-e artists such as Hokusai Katsushika, Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Moronobu Hishikawa, and Yoshitoshi Tsukioka. The many monsters of these pieces await your visit.

Part I (Specters) Jul. 1–Jul. 27, Part II (Ghosts) Aug. 1–Aug. 26, Part III (Sorcerers) Aug. 30–Sep. 25

[Related Event]
Curator’s Slideshow
Dates: Jul. 4 (Fri) and Jul. 9 (Wed) 14:00
Free

Schedule

Jul 1 (Tue) 2014-Sep 25 (Thu) 2014

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:30-17:30
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice	Closed July 7, 14, 22, 28-31, August 4, 11, 18, 25, 27-29, September 1, 8, 16, 22.

Fee

Adults ¥900, University Students and High School Students ¥600, Junior High School Students and Under Free.

Website

http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/H26070809yokaidaizuka-E.html

Venue

Ota Memorial Museum of Art
http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/eng

Location

1-10-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001

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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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