Special Exhibition:
Artists Popular in the Edo Period,
from Sōtatsu to Sharaku and Hiroshige
with Special Viewing: Joyful Ukiyo-e from the Ōta Memorial Museum of Art

　

9 August (Sat.) 2025 – 28 September (Sun.) 2025
1st period (on display 9 August – 31 August .) ／ 2nd period (on display 2 September – 28 September.)
(Closed on 9/16 and on Mondays, except for 8/11,9/15.)

Hours: 10 am - 5 pm (Last admission at 4:30 pm)

Admission Fees: Adults: 1,400 yen; middle school and younger children: free of charge;
Disability ID holders and one accompanying person: 1,200 yen each
Summer Student Discount: University and high school students: 1,100 yen → 500 yen
* Discount for those who are wearing kimono: Discount of 200 yen for adults
▶Exhibition Online Ticket Sales　(8/1 Sat.12:00～9/28 Sun. 16:30)

Organized by: Yamatane Museum of Art and Nikkei Inc.

Highlights of the Exhibition

Ukiyo-e

Kitagawa Utamaro, Seven Beauties of the Gay Quarters: Shinohara of the Tsuruya, c. 1794-95, Large Format (Ōban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e) on Paper; Yamatane Museum of Art　●

Tōshūsai Sharaku, Arashi Ryūzō II in the Role of Ishibe Kinkichi, the Money Lender, 1794, Large Format (Ōban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e) on Paper; Yamatane Museum of Art　○

Katsushika Hokusai, Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: Fine Wind, Clear Morning, c. 1830, Large Format (Ōban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e) on Paper; Yamatane Museum of Art　●

Utagawa Hiroshige, Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road: Nihonbashi (Morning Scene), c. 1833-36, Large Format (Ōban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e) on Paper; Yamatane Museum of Art　○

Utagawa Hiroshige, A Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Evening Shower at Ōhashi Bridge, 1857, Large Format (Ōban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e) on Paper; Yamatane Museum of Art　○

Edo-Period Painting

Iwasa Matabei, Court Ladies Enjoying Wayside Chrysanthemums [Important Cultural Property], 17th Century, Ink and Light Color on Paper; Yamatane Museum of Art

Attributed to Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Chinese Black Pines and Maple Trees, 17th Century, Color on Gold-Leafed Paper; Yamatane Museum of Art

Suzuki Kiitsu, Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, 19th Century, Color on Gold-Leafed Paper; Yamatane Museum of Art

Ike no Taiga, A View of Higashiyama, 18th Century, Ink on Silk Satin (Kōhon); Yamatane Museum of Art

* Period of Display: ○: 8/9-8/31, ●:9/2-9/28／All other works: Displayed for the entire exhibition period
*Approximately 100 works in total are to be displayed.

Exhibition Overview

During the Edo period, a diverse array of highly individual artists emerged, and their unique styles took the world by storm. Their works continue to fascinate people to this day. With this exhibition, the Yamatane Museum of Art showcases popular artists active in the Edo period, presenting renowned ukiyo-e and Edo-period paintings side by side.

Our museum’s collection includes superb works in a good state of conservation by the six giants of ukiyo-e: Suzuki Harunobu, Torii Kiyonaga, Kitagawa Utamaro, Tōshūsai Sharaku, Katsushika Hokusai, and Utagawa Hiroshige. This exhibition will display all those select works, divided between its first and second periods. It also introduces a delightfully exciting selection of ukiyo-e, including giga, farcical pictures by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, presented thanks to the cooperation of the famous Ōta Memorial Museum of Art, which specializes in ukiyo-e. Thanks to the NHK Taiga historical drama featuring Tsutaya Jūzaburō, the ukiyo-e publisher or hanmoto, ukiyo-e have been attracting considerable attention this year. Please enjoy the fascinating world of ukiyo-e at our museum.

This exhibition also includes many masterpieces of Edo-period paintings by famous artists, including Court Ladies Enjoying Wayside Chrysanthemums (Important Cultural Property) by Iwasa Matabei, View of Mt. Kunō (Important Cultural Property) by Tsubaki Chinzan, and works by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Ike no Taiga, and Itō Jakuchū.

Enjoy this mesmerizing collaboration between renowned art world stars in an exhibition showcasing their masterpieces in ukiyo-e and Edo-period paintings.

Finally, we would like to take the opportunity presented by this exhibition to express our deep gratitude to Ōta Memorial Museum of Art and all those whose unstinting efforts and cooperation have contributed to the exhibition’s successful realization.

*All works are from the Yamatane Museum of Art collection unless otherwise noted.