100 Years of Bakumatsu-Meiji Period Ukiyo-e

Finished

Ukiyo-e, which flourished during the Edo period (1603-1867), was widely distributed and popularized by multicolor woodblock prints produced by the outstanding skills of artists and craftsmen. They are also valuable visual historical materials that tell us about the lives of the people living in Edo. People in Edo enjoyed Ukiyo-e as a media tool, just as people today obtain information through television and the Internet, by traveling with Hiroshige Utagawa's Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, by discussing history and legends with historical heroes drawn by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, by learning about society through Yose-e and satirical pictures, and by buying pictures of popular Kabuki actors and wrestlers. They enjoyed Ukiyo-e as a media tool.

This exhibition introduces the world of Ukiyo-e through popular polychrome woodblock prints from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era. From landscapes by Hiroshige Utagawa Hiroshige and Hokusai Katsushika at the end of the Edo period to scenes from the Rokumeikan period of the Meiji era, enjoy approximately 140 works depicting the city and its culture as it transitioned from Edo to Tokyo and the people who lived there.

Schedule

Jul 1 (Sat) 2023-Sep 3 (Sun) 2023

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-18:00 Fridays closing at 20:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Open on public holidays but closed on the following day.

Fee

Adults ¥600, University and High School Students ¥300, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.

Website

https://www.city.takasaki.gunma.jp/docs/2023051000100/