Lineage of Eccentrics: The Miraculous World of Edo Painting

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Artists

Iwasa Matabei, Kano Sansetsu, Ito Jakuchu, Soga Shōhaku, Nagasawa Rosetsu, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Hakuin Ekaku, Suzuki Kiitsu

This exhibition, based on art historian Nobuo Tsuji’s 1970 book, Lineage of Eccentrics, will be the definitive examination of “eccentric paintings” of the Edo period. Appearing in one venue will be major works by eight artists—Iwasa Matabei, Kano Sansetsu, Ito Jakuchu, Soga Shōhaku, Nagasawa Rosetsu, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi, as well as Hakuin Ekaku and Suzuki Kiitsu. Numerous important cultural properties will be included. By showing the rich allure of Edo painting—a powerfully imaginative world, filled with bizarre imagery—the exhibition will evoke a “lineage of eccentrics” of new aspect, speaking to contemporary sensibilities.

Schedule

Feb 9 (Sat) 2019-Apr 7 (Sun) 2019

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.)

Fee

Adults ¥1600, University Students ¥1300, High School Students ¥800, 65 & Up ¥1000

Website

https://www.tobikan.jp/en/exhibition/2018_kisounokeifu.html

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Location

8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712

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Access

7 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.

Phone

03-3823-6921

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