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Enjoy the Art of the Edo Period along the Tokaido Road [Currently being held until December 12th (Sun) Okada Museum of Art, Kanagawa Prefecture]

2024.6.21

The Okada Museum of Art in Hakone will be hosting the exhibition "Getting into the mood of travelling with the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido - Mount Fuji, the Rinpa School and Jakuchu"

At the Okada Museum of Art in Hakone, a special exhibition entitled "Getting in the mood for travel with 'The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido'" will be held, focusing on Hiroshige Utagawa's "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" (published by Hoeido). -Fuji, the Rinpa School, and Jakuchu-" is currently being held.12Month8Until Sunday.


Hiroshige Utagawa "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Morning Scene at Nihonbashi Bridge" and "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Kyoto's Sanjo Bridge" Hiroshige Utagawa "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Morning Scene at Nihonbashi Bridge" and "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Kyoto's Sanjo Bridge"

(Left) Utagawa Hiroshige, "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Morning Scene at Nihonbashi Bridge," Tenpo period, Edo period4~5year(1833~34) Collection of Okada Museum of Art First half of the exhibition
(Right) Utagawa Hiroshige, "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Sanjo Bridge, Kyoto" Edo period, Tenpo era4~5year(1833~34) Collection of Okada Museum of Art Late Exhibition


Ito Jakuchu "Rooster in the Snow" (detail) Ito Jakuchu "Rooster in the Snow" (detail)

Ito Jakuchu "Rooster in the Snow" (detail) Mid-Edo period 18Late 19th century Okada Museum of Art


From the completion of Shono-juku, the last post station on the Tokaido400In 2013, the Hakone Ekiden100This exhibition, held to celebrate the milestone of 100 years, will feature masterpieces of paintings of Mt. Fuji, as well as works by popular Kyoto artists Ito Jakuchu and Maruyama Okyo, and Edo Rinpa painter Suzuki Kiitsu, who lived in the same era as Hiroshige. Starting from Nihonbashi in Edo and ending at Sanjo Ohashi in Kyoto, you can enjoy the exhibition as if you were traveling along the Tokaido.


Hiroshige Utagawa "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Mount Fuji in the Morning" Hiroshige Utagawa "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Mount Fuji in the Morning"

Hiroshige Utagawa, "The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Hara Asano Fuji" Edo Period, Tenpo4~5year(1833~34) Collection of Okada Museum of Art Late Exhibition


Yokoyama Taikan, "Reiho Ichimonji" (detail), 15, Collection of Okada Museum of Art Yokoyama Taikan, "Reiho Ichimonji" (detail), 15, Collection of Okada Museum of Art

Yokoyama Taikan "Sacred Mountain Ichimonji" (detail) Taisho era15year(1926) Collection of Okada Museum of Art


In addition, the exhibition will focus on Mt. Fuji, which has been loved and respected by everyone since ancient times. In addition to the works of "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido," which depicts Mt. Fuji, and the original painting by Utagawa Hiroshige of Tonosawa and Lake Ashi, which are close to Yumoto, there will also be a large-scale exhibition of about 1000 characters.9mAlso not to be missed is the special exhibition of Yokoyama Taikan's masterpiece "Reiho Ichimonji," which stretches over 1,000 meters.


Hiroshige Utagawa "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Kusatsu, the famous stand" "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Okabe, Utsunoyama" Hiroshige Utagawa "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Kusatsu, the famous stand" "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Okabe, Utsunoyama"

(Left) Utagawa Hiroshige, "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Okabe and Utsunoyama," Edo period, Tenpo era4~5year(1833~34) Collection of Okada Museum of Art Late Exhibition
(Right) Utagawa Hiroshige, "The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Kusatsu's Famous Stand," Edo Period, Tenpo4~5year(1833~34) Collection of Okada Museum of Art First half of the exhibition


In addition to the famous historical sites, the book also focuses on the role of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido as a guidebook, depicting the famous products of each region. It also explores the reasons why the book was so popular with people at the time.


Kano Kuninobu "Tale of Genji Screen" (detail) Kano Kuninobu "Tale of Genji Screen" (detail)

Kano Kuninobu, "Tale of Genji Screen" (detail), late Edo period 19First half of the century Okada Museum of Art Each ship will be exhibited in two parts, the first and second.    


During the exhibition, a special exhibition titled "The World of the Tale of Genji" will also be held. During the Edo period, books with easy-to-understand annotations and parody books were published, and as they spread to the common people, a wide variety of works of art were created. This special exhibition will feature paintings and crafts related to the Tale of Genji.10Here are a few examples. You can enjoy the world of the Tale of Genji, which is also a hot topic in the historical drama series.


◆Get in the travel mood with "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" - Fuji, Rinpa, and Jakuchu -
[Date]
First period: Now running until Thursday, September 2024, 9
Second period: Friday, September 2024, 9 to Sunday, December 13, 12
[Closed] Open everyday during the exhibition period
[Location] Okada Museum of Art (493-1, Kowakudani, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture)
[Opening hours] 9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
[Admission fee] General / University students 2,800 yen, Elementary, junior high and high school students 1,800 yen
*All 55 prints of "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" will be exhibited in two parts, early and late.

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