秋の風物展 The Autumn Specials Exhibition
秋は芸術、行楽、食欲とさまざまな楽しみ方がありますが、浮世絵にも、風景・行楽、植物、食べ物、そして秋にまつわる和歌や物語に取材した作品が多数あります。そこで今回は“秋”をテーマに、Ⅰ.新版画、Ⅱ.広重の名所絵、Ⅲ.文芸に関連する物語絵・美人絵・役者絵、Ⅳ.芳年の「月百姿」と、画題別の秋の切り取り方をご覧いただきます。吉田博や川瀬巴水などの新版画は圧巻の美しさですし、広重、国芳、芳人などの月ゆかりの作品は昔の風景や秋に対する当時の人々の思いを伝えてくれます。芸術の秋の一日、浮世絵にみる秋をご堪能下さい。
Autumn is filled with pleasures like art, excursions and bon appetites. There are many Ukiyo-e prints featuring sceneries, excursions, plants, dishes, also, Japanese poems and tales associated with autumn. “Autumn” is the theme of this exhibition, presenting aspects of autumn through the following.
Ⅰ. New Prints (Shin Hanga)
Ⅱ. Pictures of Famous Places by Hiroshige
Ⅲ. Pictures of Tales, Beauties, and Actors Related to Literature
Ⅳ. ”One Hundred Views of the Moon” by Yoshitoshi
Shin Hanga by Yoshida Hiroshi, Kawase Hasui and others are outstandingly beautiful. Works related to the Moon by Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, Yoshitoshi and others present scenes from the good old days and people’s thoughts on autumn back then.
We hope you will truly enjoy autumn charms through Ukiyo-e on an autumn day, perfect for appreciating art.