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The 300th Anniversary of his Birth: Jakuchu

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
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Artists

Jakuchu Ito
To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Jakuchu Ito (1716-1800), key works from across the different stages of Jakuchu’s career will be featured here in this special exhibtion. Among them, the 3 scroll paintings of the Sakyamuni Triad and 30 scroll paintings of “The Colorful Realm of Living Beings” (The Museum of the Imperial Collections)— works created as a personal offering to Shokokuji Temple — will be shown together in Tokyo for the first time. The exhibition will explore the life and work of this leading figure, renown as one of Japan’s most remarkable artists, whose popularity has soared in recent years.

Schedule

Apr 22 (Fri) 2016-May 24 (Tue) 2016 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
9:30-17:30
Closes at 20:00 on Fridays.
Closed
Closed on every 1st and 3rd Monday.
Closed during the New Year holidays.
Special exhibitions closed on Mondays. (Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.)
Notice
Exhibition Hours: 9:30-20:00 on Fridays. Closed on 4/25 and 5/09.
FeeAdults ¥1600, University Students ¥1300, Seniors 65& Over ¥1000, High School Students ¥800
Websitehttp://www.tobikan.jp/en/exhibition/h28_jakuchu.html
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Location8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712
Access7 minute walk from the Park exit of JR Ueno Station, 10 minute walk from the Ikenohata exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Main line, 10 minute walk from exit 7 at Ueno Station on the Ginza and Hibiya lines.
Phone03-3823-6921
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