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Otsu-e: Another History of Edo Painting
Tokyo Station Gallery
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Otsu-e were inexpensive souvenirs that were mass-produced in the area around the Otsu post town on the Tokaido highway from the early Edo period onwards. Characterized by their direct and amusing appeal, otsu-e spread throughout Japan, but there are not many still in existence today since they were regarded as cheap ephemera of everyday life.
As Japan modernized, otsu-e lost their function as special souvenirs of the ancient highway, but became a source of fascination for many cultural figures. Connoisseurs with an eye for beauty such as the literati painter Tessai Tomioka, the Western-style painter Chu Asai, and Mingei Movement founder Soetsu Yanagi recognized the value of old otsu-e in particular and collected such paintings. This trend continued after the Pacific War, with otsu-e being collected by people such as the Western-style painter Gentaro Koito and the textile dyer Keisuke Serizawa. This exhibition is a chance to view around 150 otsu-e masterpieces that are known to have belonged to the collections of such famous connoisseurs from the early modern period.
*Tickets can be purchased from Lawson Ticket.
*Some of the items on display will be changed during the course of the exhibition.
As Japan modernized, otsu-e lost their function as special souvenirs of the ancient highway, but became a source of fascination for many cultural figures. Connoisseurs with an eye for beauty such as the literati painter Tessai Tomioka, the Western-style painter Chu Asai, and Mingei Movement founder Soetsu Yanagi recognized the value of old otsu-e in particular and collected such paintings. This trend continued after the Pacific War, with otsu-e being collected by people such as the Western-style painter Gentaro Koito and the textile dyer Keisuke Serizawa. This exhibition is a chance to view around 150 otsu-e masterpieces that are known to have belonged to the collections of such famous connoisseurs from the early modern period.
*Tickets can be purchased from Lawson Ticket.
*Some of the items on display will be changed during the course of the exhibition.
Schedule | Sep 19 (Sat) 2020-Nov 8 (Sun) 2020 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1200, University and High School Students ¥1000, Junior High School Students and under free. | ||||||
| Website | http://www.ejrcf.or.jp/gallery/english/archive_202008_otsue.html | ||||||
| Venue | Tokyo Station Gallery http://www.ejrcf.or.jp/english/index.html | ||||||
| Location | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 | ||||||
| Access | Near the North exit of JR Tokyo Station (inside the Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building) | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3212-2485 | ||||||
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