Nagasaki Prints and Visions of Foreign Lands

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Prints from the Edo era depicting Nagasaki show a city with the ambience of a city outside Japan. Chinese boats appear and Dutch ships fire celebratory shots as they enter Nagasaki Port. Tables are lined with meat and glassware for dining merchants. These “Nagasaki prints” reflecting Nagasaki’s status as a city of trade were produced mainly as souveniers for more than a century from the mid-Edo period (1603–1867).

This exhibition presents around 100 works including Suzhou prints thought to have been the original inspiration of Nagasaki prints and early works in which their influence can be clearly seen, up through prints conveying news from the end of the Edo period. Around 30 hand-painted works revealing Nagasaki’s international culture are also presented, showcasing the delights of Nagasaki and exploring the various aspects of Nagasaki prints.

Schedule

Feb 25 (Sat) 2017-Mar 26 (Sun) 2017

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-17:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.

Fee

Adult￥600, University andHigh School Students￥450, Junior High and Elementary School Students￥200

Venue

Itabashi Art Museum
https://www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp/artmuseum/4000002/4000014.html

Location

5-34-27 Akatsuka, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0092

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Access

15 minute walk from the South exit of Nishi-takashimadaira Station on the Toei Mita line; From the North exit of Narimasu Station on the Tobu Tojo line, take the Kokusai Kogyo bus and get off at Kuritsu Bijutsukan.

Phone

03-3979-3251

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