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The Early Modern Period through 'Things'
National Museum of Japanese History
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Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Hokusai Katsushika et al.
The Chinese novel "Suikoden" was introduced to Japan in the early Edo period (1603-1868) and attracted the interest of Chinese scholars, but its readership gradually expanded with the publication of the translation by Okajima Kanzan (1757-90), “Tsuzoku Chugi Suikoden" (Horeki 7 - Kansei 2), and the publication of more readable illustrated books and cursive versions of the novel. The number of readers gradually expanded with the publication of "Chushingin Suikoden" by Santo Kyoden, "Kakutei Suikoden" by Kyokutei Bakin, "Nanso Satomi Hakkenden" and "Chushingin Suikoden" set in Japan. This popular Suikoden boom spilled over into the world of ukiyo-e, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi's "Tsuzoku Suikoden Gouketsu Hyakuhachin no Hitori (One of One Hundred and Eighteen Suikoden)," a series of nishiki-e prints that appeared in the late Bunsei period (1818-30), played an important role in popularizing the genre of warrior pictures.
This exhibition will present a glimpse of the spread of the Suikoden boom in popular culture at the end of the Edo period through the Kanzan translation of “Tsuzoku Chugi Suikoden," prints of ukiyoe artists such as Katsushika Hokusai that deal with "Suikoden," brocades by Kuniyoshi and others that depict the great characters of "Suikoden," and works that spread into the kyokaku mono genre at the end of the Edo period.
This exhibition will present a glimpse of the spread of the Suikoden boom in popular culture at the end of the Edo period through the Kanzan translation of “Tsuzoku Chugi Suikoden," prints of ukiyoe artists such as Katsushika Hokusai that deal with "Suikoden," brocades by Kuniyoshi and others that depict the great characters of "Suikoden," and works that spread into the kyokaku mono genre at the end of the Edo period.
Schedule | Aug 3 (Wed) 2022-Sep 4 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥600; University Students ¥250; High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 2 Companion free. | ||||||
| Website | https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/exhibitions/special/index.html#room3 | ||||||
| Venue | National Museum of Japanese History https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english | ||||||
| Location | 117 Jonai-cho, Sakura-shi, Chiba 285-8502 | ||||||
| Access | 15 minute walk from the South exit of Keisei Sakura Station on the Keisei Main line; From the South exit of JR Sakura Station, take the Chiba Green bus towards Tamachi Shako and get off at National Museum of History and Folklore. The venue is near from there. | ||||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||||
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