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Beauties in Ukiyo-e: From Harunobu to Utamaro and Further to Kiyokata
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
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Harunobu Suzuki, Syunsyo Katsukawa, Kiyonaga Torii, Utamaro Kitagawa et al.
This exhibition introduces talented painters who showed their individuality in the eighteenth century and “bijinga,” which continue to enchant the people to this day. While the literal translation of “bijinga” is “pictures of beauties,” the figures portrayed range from town girls to courtesans, geisha, young men referred to as wakashu, mother and child, couples, etc. Although bijinga are portraits, there is no clear distinction of sex or standpoint. Besides depicting ideal figures, bijinga artists tried hard to portray the changing fashion or motifs representing the season or weather in their pictures. In some cases, a bijinga could depict invisible emotions and feelings by overlapping a story or a poem or treating the subject of the relationship among a family or lovers. Beauties in ukiyo-e visually represented various aspects of Edo with a charm that captivated the people.
Schedule | Oct 5 (Sat) 2019-Nov 24 (Sun) 2019 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥900, University & High School Students and 65 & Up ¥450 | ||||
| Website | http://hanga-museum.jp/english/exhibition/2019-432 | ||||
| Venue | Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts http://hanga-museum.jp/english | ||||
| Location | 4-28-1 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-0013 | ||||
| Access | 12 minute walk from the Terminal exit of Machida Station on the JR Yokohama line, 15 minute walk from the East exit of Machida Station on the Odakyu line. | ||||
| Phone | 042-726-2771 | ||||
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