Keio University is organizing an exhibition showcasing its Seiichirō Takahash Ukiyo-e Collection. This is the first time these prints will be on display in 14 years. One major aspect of this collection’s appeal is that, among its impressive array of artistic pieces, it highlights the works of KATSUSHIKA Hokusai and UTAGAWA Kuniyoshi, two incredible ukiyo-e artists from the end of the Edo period (1603–1867) who remain popular to this day. For this exhibition, Keio has procured loans of sketches and unpublished works from both artists and their pupils which highlight their growing stylistic nuances. Attendees can bask in the material elegance of Edo-period ukiyo-e, as the dynamic brushstrokes from the artists’ wholehearted personal sketches are displayed alongside the refined and vivid prints that have come to be regarded as their masterpieces.
Overview
Date: Monday, May 15–Saturday, July 15, 2023
Some works will be replaced with other pieces during exhibition period.
1st half: 5/15 (Mon)－6/13 (Tue), 2nd half: 6/15 (Thu)－7/15 (Sat)
*Closed on Saturdays and Sundays
**Special opening: 5/20, 6/17, 7/15 (all Saturdays); Closed on: 5/22 (Mon), 6/14 (Wed), 7/3 (Mon)
Venue: Keio Museum Commons, East Annex, Keio University Mita Campus
Opening Time: 11:00 – 18:00
Admission: Free, open to the public
Please visit the KeMCo website for more information on the exhibition and related programs: https://kemco.keio.ac.jp/en/
