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Utagawa Hiroshige “Landscapes Along the Tokaido Road and Mt. Fuji”

Ota Memorial Museum of Art
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Artists

Hiroshige Utagawa
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the leading ukiyo-e artists of the late Edo period, specializing in fukeiga (landscape pictures). In the 1830s, budding artist Utagawa released his breakthrough series, “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido”, immediately gaining public attention. This was around the same time Hokusai’s “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji” gained popularity and fukeiga was becoming a trend. Hiroshige’s piece became a big hit and he instantly became a well-known ukiyo-e artist. For the rest of his life, Hiroshige continued to depict Japan’s beautiful sceneries and landscapes in his art. In his later years, he released yet another masterpiece series titled “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji”, a deliberate reference to rival artist Hokusai‘s earlier series with the same translated title. This exhibition features the two landmark series mentioned above that highlight Hiroshige‘s ukiyo-e career, as well as his other Tokaido-themed works and the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”.

Schedule

Apr 29 (Fri) 2016-Jun 26 (Sun) 2016 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:30-17:30
Closed
Monday
Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice
Closed from 27 May - 31 May.
FeeAdults ¥700, University and High School Students ¥500.
Websitehttp://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/exhibition-eng/utagawahiroshige
VenueOta Memorial Museum of Art
http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/eng
Location1-10-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Access1 minute walk from exit 5 at Meijijingu-mae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines, 3 minute walk from the Omotesando exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote line.
Phone050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)
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