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OutlineUtagawa Hiroshige has masterfully reproduced rich landscapes and beautiful sceneries thatskillfully captures elements of weather, time, and seasons. Please enjoy the many faces of Edo
skies that are successfully developed by the skills of Hiroshige and the emotions of many werealso captured in his work.

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12PRESS RELEASEThe Edo Skies -Exhibition Highlights■Delicate climates in Hiroshige’s Ukiyo-e ■Utagawa Hiroshige, who was critically acclaimed as a Meisyo-eshi (landscape painter), was especiallytalented at effectively incorporating the change of seasons, change in weather, and the passage of time.
The pieces that cleverly captures transitions in the skies help us see what it was like in the Edo period
through the Ukiyo-e medium.
Please enjoy the various “skies” depicted in Ukiyo-e and the people of Edo that live underneath it.

Part1：Utagawa Hiroshige
Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō“Nakatsugawa”

Part1：Utagawa Hiroshige
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo“Bamboo Yards at Kyōbashi Bridge”

Part2：Utagawa Hiroshige
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo“Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi
Bridge and Atake”

Part2：Utagawa Hiroshige
Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō“Seba”

Part1：Utagawa Hiroshige
Famous Places in the Eastern Capital“Zōjō-ji Temple at Shiba in Snow”

Part1：Utagawa Hiroshige
Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations“Yoshiwara: Floating Islands in Fuji Marsh”

Part2：Utagawa Hiroshige
Famous Places in Edo“ Snowy Morning at
Nihonbashi Bridge ”

Part2：Utagawa Hiroshige
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo“ Yoroi Ferry in Koami-chō ”※All Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art Collections

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Second exhibition: Skills of the Master Craftsman-Exhibition Highlights-■ Carving and Print Techniques that Support Ukiyo-e ■Ukiyo-e hanga were created by dividing labor between the Eshi (painter), Horishi (carver), and Surishi(printer). It is not only the skills of the Eshi that determine the aesthetics of an Ukiyo-e hanga but also
the skills of the Horishi and Surishi. In this exhibition, you will be able to see various techniques ofHorishi and Surishi that support the creation of Ukiyo-e hanga up-close.

Kewari
About three hairs are carvedin 1 millimeter !

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Part2：Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road “Goyu: Yamamoto Kansuke”

Shōmen-zuri

InclinePart1：Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road “Okitsu: Jiraiya”※All Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art Collections

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EventGallery Talks by a Museum Curator *Language: Japanese□Date: February 16 (Sat.), March 17 (Sun.)2019, 13:00 - 13:30□Admission: Free *museum entrance fee is requiredMeeting place is the entrance hall of the museum. No preregistration needed; unlimited enrollment

About of Museum
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art is the first art
museum in Japan to focus on the works of Edo Ukiyo-e Artist,
Utagawa Hiroshige. There are approximately 1400 landscape
woodblock prints and other works within the Hiroshigecollection, including Hiroshige’s masterpieces Fifty-Three
Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hoeidō Edition) and One
Hundred Famous Views of Edo.
We aim to promote a new culture of Ukiyo-e through curated
exhibitions connecting Ukiyo-e with contemporary works.
Visitors can enjoy the magnificence of internationally loved
Ukiyo-e works from Edo to the present.

About Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Ukiyo-e artist
He became a pupil of Toyohiro Utagawa when he was about 15years old. His work Fifty Three Station of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō
Hoeidō Edition) caused a great sensation, after that he continued tocreate Ukiyo-e prints about the Tōkaidō and the landscape of Edoand became famous as landscape artist. While he was working on
what is considered his late-life masterpiece, One Hundred Famous
Views of Edo, Hiroshige fell ill and passed away at the age of 62.
Hiroshige's bold composition and lyrical style is loved by all and hisworks continue to influence artists all over the world.
Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ
Memorial Portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō “Nakatsugawa” Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Utagawa Hiroshige

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo “Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake” Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Famous Places in the Eastern Capital “Zōjō-ji Temple at Shiba in Snow” Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō “Seba” Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ

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Second Exhibition: Skills of the Master Craftsman

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Famous Places in the Eastern Capital “Zōjō-ji Temple at Shiba in Snow”
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About this museum

Hours: 9:00 AM ‒ 5:00 PM (last admission 30 minutes before closing time)
Closed: Mondays (if it falls on a holiday, then the following Tuesday)■Adults: 510 (410) yen■University / High School Students: 300 (240) yen■Junior high students and younger:120 (100) yen* ( ) indicates prices for groups of 20 or more * Persons with proof ofdisability and one accompanying person are admitted free of charge* Shizuoka City residents, junior high students and younger, as well as
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【Access】
Access by train:
Take the JR Tokaido Line and get off at Yui Station.
It is a 25-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride from there.
Access by car:
There are 21 parking spaces at the museum(Yui Honjin Park Parking)■From Osaka, Nagoya area
Exit the Tomei Expressway at the Shimizu IC and it is 20minutes by Route 1 from there.
■From Tokyo, Yokohama area
Exit the Tomei Expressway at the Fuji IC and it is 25minutes by Route 1 from there.

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