Botany and Botanical Art at the University of Tokyo – Tomitaro Makino and Toshio Yamada

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Makino Tomitarō, Yamada Toshio

In 2017, botanical sketches were newly found in the backyard of the University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT). All the illustrations were drawn by Toshio Yamada (1882−1941), a botanical artist active from late Meiji to early Showa eras. Yamada is known as one of the illustrators of “An Illustrated Flora of Nippon” (1940), a monumental botanical publication written by Tomitaro Makino (1862−1957), a famous botanist in Japan.

These illustrations are not only excellent and truthful depictions of plants, but they are also worthy in clarifying the process behind Makino’s publications. The present exhibition showcases for the first time 60 color pictures from these botanical sketches resulting from the collaboration between a botanist and a botanical artist. It provides the public with a unique opportunity to see this new collection from the University of Tokyo, testifying to the history of botanical art that supported botanical research in the university.

Schedule	Jun 24 (Wed) 2020-Dec 6 (Sun) 2020  Opening Hours Information Hours 11:00-18:00 Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Closed Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.
Fee	Free
Website	http://www.intermediatheque.jp/en/schedule/view/id/IMT0208
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Location	2F, 3F JP Tower 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7003 Open with a Map App
Access	1 minute walk from the Marunouchi South exit of JR Tokyo Station, 2 minute walk from exit 4 at Nijubashimae Station on the Chiyoda line.
Phone	050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)
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