Tagasode Screens: The Kimono as Painting Theme

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Popular since the early Edo period, “Tagasode” (lit. “Whose Sleeves?”) paintings depict kimonos and other traditional Japanese garments hung over “iko” (clothing racks) or folding screens in a room without the wearer. By peeking into hidden rooms and admiring the garments left there, Tagasode’s multi-layered visual techniques evoke traces of the unknown wearer— you may even sense the perfume arising from her kimono. This exhibition presents three such highly decorative yet mysterious Tagasode screens from the Nezu Museum’s collection, along with “Bijin-ga” paintings of beautiful women. This is an opportunity to cherish this sumptuous genre of paintings from the Edo period emphasizing the special beauty of costumes.

Venue: Exhibition Room 1

Schedule

Nov 13 (Thu) 2014-Dec 23 (Tue) 2014

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-17:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.

Fee

[Collection Exhibition] Online ticket: Adults ¥1300, University and High School Students ¥1000.
[Special Exhibition] Online ticket: Adults ¥1500, University and High School Students ¥1200

Venue

The Nezu Museum
http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/