今年最初の企画展は、浮世絵界の最大画派であり、幕末から明治にかけて活躍の絶えなかった浮世絵界の一大勢力、歌川派の黎明期の絵師、豊春、初代豊国、豊広の作品をご紹介したいと思います。　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　歌川派の創始者、豊春は浮世絵における奥行きの概念を取り入れた浮絵(うきえ)や華やかな美人画で有名です。迫力ある役者絵で一世を風靡した初代豊国や、確かな技術で優美な風景画を描き、広重の師として知られる豊広など、後の浮世絵界をリードする絵師を輩出した歌川派の功績は多大です。
　また、常設展では昨年に引き続き、五つの版元による東海道五十三次をご紹介します。今回は岡部、藤枝、嶋田です。この機会に浮世絵の魅力をご堪能いただければ幸いです。

The Special Exhibition introduces Utagawa school-the most prolific school of ukiyo-e artists from the late Edo to Meiji period.
The founder of the school, Utagawa Toyoharu produced prints of beautiful women and actor portraits, but he became particularly famous for landscapes depicted in the western perspective　pictures. The prosperity of the Utagawa school was established by his followers ToyokuniⅠand Toyohiro.
Toyokuni caught the atmosphere of the time and successfully created a new, eclectic style in prints of beautiful women and actors in which balance and harmony were important. Toyohiro helped the development of the landscape print, which influenced his pupil Hiroshige. This school was so popular that it attracted many disciples.
The Permanent Exhibition introduces the “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido”, by five different publishers. This time we feature Okabe, Fujieda and Shimada.
Please enjoy the attractive ukiyo-e world．