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Performer ☆ Hokusai -Electrifying Edo and Nagoya-
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Hokusai Katsushika
Two hundred years ago, in 1817, ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) executed a work of performance art, painting a huge portrait of the founder of Zen Buddhism, the Bodhidharma, that was about 18 × 11 meters in size. Here he made use of the vitality of Nagoya castle town to advertise his “Sketches by Hokusai” (Hokusai Manga). However, Hokusai’s activities as a performer began in Edo (present day Tokyo) prior to the Nagoya giant Bodhidharma event. He is said to have painted a huge Bodhidharma and large paintings of Hotei and of a horse, as well as producing an extremely tiny painting of two sparrows on a single grain of rice. This exhibition explores Hokusai’s activities as a performer who contributed to the excitement of urban life in both Edo and Nagoya, through materials concerning festivals and misemono spectacles in both cities. The full set of his “Sketches by Hokusai” will also be on exhibit.
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Tokyo Shimbun Forum
Event Date: Sep. 16 (Sat) 13:30-15:45 (booking required)
Venue: KFC Hall
Slide Talk
Event Dates: Sep. 30 (Sat), Oct. 7 (Sat) 14:00-
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Katsushika Hokusai Performance Challenge “Akira Yamaguchi Paints the Bodhidharma”
Date: Oct. 14 (Sat) 11:00–16:00
Venue: YKK60 Bldg. 1F Atrium
Schedule | Sep 9 (Sat) 2017-Oct 22 (Sun) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults: ¥1200, University and High School Students, Seniors over 65: ¥900, Junior High School Students and Persons with a Disability Certificate: ¥400. | ||||
| Website | http://hokusai-museum.jp/modules/Exhibition/exhibitions/view/337?lang=en | ||||
| Venue | The Sumida Hokusai Museum https://hokusai-museum.jp/?lang=en | ||||
| Location | 2-7-2 Kamezawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0014 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit A3 at Ryogoku Station on the Toei Oedo line, 9 minute walk from the East exit of Ryogoku Station on the JR Sobu line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6658-8936 | ||||
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