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Kinokuniya Mitani Collection - Sell / Make / See Ukiyo-e
The Hibiya Library Museum
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Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Toyokuni Utagawa et al.
Ukiyo-e is now loved around the world as one of Japan’s representative art forms. With the keywords of “Uru (sell),” “Tsukuru (make),” and “Miru (see),” this exhibition introduces how ukiyo-e, which were sold at ezoshiya (picture book shops) in towns during the Edo and Meiji periods, were loved by people as a small entertainment item and as a valuable source of information for daily life.
This exhibition features more than 150 ukiyo-e prints (*1) from the collection of the Mitani family of Kinokuniya, a designated cultural property of Chiyoda Ward. The Mitani family had been a hardware wholesaler in Kanda Nurishicho (currently Kajicho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku) since its establishment in 1660. In the late Edo period, during the reign of the eighth head of the family, Chozaburo (1819-1886), the family became a patron of Ukiyo-e artists and became involved in their production. Based on valuable materials delivered to the Mitani family, including drafts of works by Toyokuni the 3rd and Kuniyoshi, this exhibition will take a closer look at the behind-the-scenes production of Ukiyo-e, which is not usually revealed.
(*1) Total number of works exhibited in the first and second periods
All works on display will be changed in the first and second periods.
First half: July 17 (Saturday) - August 15 (Sunday)
Second half: August 18 (Wednesday) - September 19 (Sunday)
This exhibition features more than 150 ukiyo-e prints (*1) from the collection of the Mitani family of Kinokuniya, a designated cultural property of Chiyoda Ward. The Mitani family had been a hardware wholesaler in Kanda Nurishicho (currently Kajicho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku) since its establishment in 1660. In the late Edo period, during the reign of the eighth head of the family, Chozaburo (1819-1886), the family became a patron of Ukiyo-e artists and became involved in their production. Based on valuable materials delivered to the Mitani family, including drafts of works by Toyokuni the 3rd and Kuniyoshi, this exhibition will take a closer look at the behind-the-scenes production of Ukiyo-e, which is not usually revealed.
(*1) Total number of works exhibited in the first and second periods
All works on display will be changed in the first and second periods.
First half: July 17 (Saturday) - August 15 (Sunday)
Second half: August 18 (Wednesday) - September 19 (Sunday)
Schedule | Jul 17 (Sat) 2021-Sep 19 (Sun) 2021 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥300; University and High School Students ¥200; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||||
| Venue | The Hibiya Library Museum https://www.library.chiyoda.tokyo.jp/hibiya/museum/  | ||||||
| Location | 1-4 Hibiya Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0012 | ||||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit C4 or B2 at Kasumigaseki Station on the Marunouchi, Hibiya and Chiyoda lines, 3 minute walk from exit A7 at Uchisaiwaicho Station on the Toei Mita line, 7 minute walk from exit A14 at Hibiya Station on the Chiyoda and Hibiya lines. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3502-3340 | ||||||
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