Shunga is the name given to a particular genre of ukiyo-e in which humor and sexual explicitness coexist together in the same skillfully rendered image. These works have gained much acclaim internationally, and came under the spotlight again in Japan through the Tokyo National Museum’s exhibition “Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art!” On this occasion over 130 works are brought together from collections around the world, including that of the British Museum, Danish institutions and museums and private collectors of Japan. The exhibition introduces a key overview of the genre through hand-painted works, masterpieces of printmaking, miniature pieces and an easily digestible outline of the history and key features of Shunga.
Part 1: Sept. 19(Sat)-Nov. 1(Sun) Part 2: Nov.3(Tues)-Dec. 23(Wed)
[Related Events]
Lecture - Reflections on the Shunga Collection of London and Anticipation of that of Tokyo
Date: Sept. 20(Sun) 14:00-15:30
Speaker: Timothy Clark(British Museum Curator)
Venue: Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo 4F Ampitheater
Admission: 5000 yen (inc. exhibition ticket)
Symposium
Date: Nov. 28(Sat) 13:00-16:00
Moderator: Tadashi Kobayashi
Panelists: Monta Hayakawa, Naoyuki Kinoshita, Yukari Yamamoto, Aki Ishigami, Hidekazu Miyake
Venue: Wakeijuku Main Lecture Gall
Admission: 1500 yen
10 minute walk from Waseda Station on the Toden Arakawa line, 15 minute walk from exit 1a at Edogawabashi Station on the Yurakucho line, 15 minute walk from exit 3a at Waseda Station on the Tozai line; From Mejiro Station on the JR Yamanote line or Zoshigaya Station on the Fukutoshin line, take the Toei bus and get off at Mejirodai-Sanchome. The venue is 5 minute walk from there.
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