Ukiyo-e by the Numbers: Learn More!
もっと知る！数字でわかる浮世絵
2025Jul1(Tue)–Sep21(Sun)About this exhibition
浮世絵の作品名には数字がよく登場します。複数図から成るシリーズ物である「八景」や「六玉川」をはじめ、「三国志」や「四天王」のように物語を題材とした作品にも数字が見出せます。この展覧会ではタイトルに含まれた数字に注目して作品をご紹介します。有名な「冨嶽三十六景」「名所江戸百景」といった風景画はもちろん、繰り返し描かれたことで見立絵としてイメージが展開した作例も取り上げます。数字を入口に、より浮世絵に描かれた主題に親しんでいただける機会となれば幸いです。
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Waterfalls, rapids, a calm river surface — Hokusai caught water that never holds the same shape for an instant. A guide to read before you go.
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This exhibition has closed. Exhibitions coming up at museums within about 30 km of Japan Ukiyo-e Museum.
- ガレとドーム、アール･ヌーヴォーのガラス 水辺のやすらぎ、海の神秘2026Mar14(Sat)–2027Mar16(Tue)Kitazawa Museum of Art25kmfrom Japan Ukiyo-e Museum
- 特別企画展 茶道具をめぐる物語2026Jul19(Sun)–Sep27(Sun)Sunritz Hattori Museum of Arts25kmfrom Japan Ukiyo-e Museum
- 私室に飾る 私室を描く2026Apr26(Sun)–2027Apr11(Sun)Sunritz Hattori Museum of Arts25kmfrom Japan Ukiyo-e Museum
The red line is today. Where bars overlap, those shows are open at the same time.
In September, 3 of these are open at the same time.
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