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[Image: Tohaku Hasegawa "Image of Zen Masters (section)" (1602) Tenjuan]

Important Cultural Property - Tohaku Hasegawa’s Screens: Nanzen-ji Tenjuan and Fujitaka Hosokawa

Eisei-Bunko Museum
Finished

Artists

Tohaku Hasegawa
Established in 1340, Tenjuan Temple is one of the sub-temples situated inside the grounds of Nanzen-ji Temple and is connected to the Hosokawa family. This exhibition will present 32 screens produced by Tohaku Hasegawa that usually decorate the length of Tenjuan. Hasegawa is an artist representative of the Momoyama period who produced many works for Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Sen no Rikyu, in addition to the Hosokawa family. This exhibition, which will be re-hung midway through the exhibition period, will present works by Hasegawa from Honpo-ji Temple and Koto-in Temple that have been deemed as Important Cultural Property, as well as the 32 screens from Tenjuan Temple.

Schedule

Sep 30 (Sat) 2017-Nov 26 (Sun) 2017 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-16:30
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
Open on Oct. 9 (Mon) but closed Oct. 10 (Tue) and Oct. 30 (for re-hang).
FeeAdults: ¥1000, Seniors Over 70: ¥800, University and High School Students: ¥400, Junior High School Students and Under: Free
VenueEisei-Bunko Museum
https://www.eiseibunko.com/english/index.html
Location1-1-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0015
Access10 minute walk from Waseda Station on the Toden Arakawa line, 15 minute walk from exit 1a at Edogawabashi Station on the Yurakucho line, 15 minute walk from exit 3a at Waseda Station on the Tozai line; From Mejiro Station on the JR Yamanote line or Zoshigaya Station on the Fukutoshin line, take the Toei bus and get off at Mejirodai-Sanchome. The venue is 5 minute walk from there.
Phone03-3941-0850
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