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2018.01.14

Tokugawa Memorial Go Congress in Shizuoka

Go inJapanese Woodblock prints
February 6 (Tue.) – April 1 (Sun.) 2018
Part 1: February 6 (Tue.) – March 4 (Sun.)Part 2: March 6 (Tue.) – April 1 (Sun.)
Organizer: Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Designated Manager: NPO Hexaproject
Co-organizer: Executive Committee of Tokugawa Memorial GO Congress in Shizuoka
Cooperation: The Nihon Ki-in Shizuoka Branch

企画概要
The history of Go dates back to 2000 years, focused mainly in East Asia. The game spread throughout Japan during theNara period, and the original Go board and stones were passed onto the Shōsōin. Furthermore, it has appeared numerous
times in classic literature such as “The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon” and “The Tale of Genji”, and has been familiarized
as a pastime among court nobles and samurais. The game of Go eventually blended into the lives of the common people
and scenes of people enjoying the game were naturally placed into Kabuki, Jōruri (Traditional narrative ballads), andUkiyo-e.
This exhibition will stage Ukiyo-e pieces depicting Go from the Erwin Gerstorfer Collection to accompany theTokugawa Memorial Go Congress in Shizuoka. We hope you find the hidden charm in Ukiyo-e and Go that appealed tothe people in the Edo period.
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 of disability and one accompanying person are admitted free of charge* Shizuoka City residents, junior high students and younger, as well as Shizuoka City residents over 70 are admitted free of charge.
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 20-minutesby Route 1 from there.
■From Tokyo, Yokohama area
Exit the Tomei Expressway at the Fuji IC and it is 25-minutesby Route 1 from there.
For more information on this exhibition and press inquies
Tel 054-375-4454 / Fax 054-375-5321 info@tokaido-hiroshige.jp
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art / 297-1 Yui, Shimizu-ku Shizuoka City 421-3103[URL] www.tokaido-hiroshige.jp [facebook] www.facebook.com/tokaido.hiroshige
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Exhibition Highlights❶Ukiyo-e print of the Go that drawn by famous printer.
This exhibition presents works by Kitagawa Utamaro, and Katsushika Hokusai, as well as those who follow theUtagawa-style such as Toyokuni III, Hiroshige, and Kuniyoshi. In addition, there will be Ukiyo-e related to Go
depicted by Eshi that were popular during the late Edo era to the Meiji era such as Tsukioka Yoshitoshi andToyohara Kunichika.
We hope you enjoy the many forms of Go culture depicted within Ukiyo-e.

Left
Work exhibited in Part 1
Kitagawa Utamaro
Elegant Comparisons of Little
Treasures“Peep Show”
Gerstorfer Collection

Right
Work exhibited in Part 2
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Yoshitoshi's Warriors Tremblingwith Courage“Hachiman Taro Yoshiie”
Gerstorfer Collection❷Let’s enjoy Go-gameThis exhibition gives an opportunity to really playing Go-game to you. Please enjoy this exhibition in watching andtouching.

Related Event1: Erwin Gerstorfer: Gallery Talk
□Date: February 11 (Sun./ Holiday) 2018, 14:00 - 14:30□Admission: Free *museum entrance fee is required.
Meeting place is the entrance hall of the museum. No pre-registration needed; unlimited enrolment
Related Event 2: Gallery Talks by a Museum Curator□Date: February 12 (Mon./Holiday) , March 18 (Sun.) 2018, 13:00 - 13:30□Admission: Free *museum entrance fee is required
Language: JapaneseMeeting place is the entrance hall of the museum. No pre-registration needed; unlimited enrollment

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Artworks

Work exhibited in Part 2.
Utagawa Toyokuni III

Work exhibited in Part 1.
Katsushika HokusaiWork exhibited in Part 1.
Kikukawa Eizan“The Puppeteer and the Spear Dancer”

Elegant Beauties Performing

Gerstorfer Collection

Gerstorfer Collection

One Hundred Beautiful Women at Famous
Places in Edo “Tsumagoi Inari Shrine”
Gerstorfer Collection

Work exhibited in Part 2.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi“Picture of the GroundSpider Manifesting Demons inthe Mansion of Prince
Minamoto no Yorimitsu”
Gerstorfer Collection

Work exhibited in Part 1.
Kawanabe Kyōsai
The Ninth Issue of Kyōsai
RakugaWork exhibited in Part 2.
Utagawa Hiroshige“The Picture of theWarriors for theCourtesan of Hell

Amusement of Children

Dreaming of the Skeletons“Boar meet and Go-board

at Play”

Puppet Dance”

Gerstorfer Collection

Gerstorfer Collection

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About the 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 Hiroshige collection, 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 canenjoy 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 15 years old. His work Fifty Three Station of the Tōkaidō (TōkaidōHoeidō Edition) caused a great sensation, after that he continued to create Ukiyo-e prints about the Tōkaidō and the landscape ofEdo and 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 byall and his works 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

Tokugawa Memorial Go Congressin Shizuoka
Period: February 11(Sunday) - February 18(Sunday)2018
Venue: Shizuoka City Culture Hall
The Momijiyama Garden in The Sumpu Castle Park
Organizer: Executive Committee of Tokugawa Memorial GO
Congress in Shizuoka

Web: http://shizuoka-go.jp/

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Press Images
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Poster image©Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Kawanabe Kyōsai

The Ninth Issue of Kyōsai Rakuga “The Picture of the Courtesan of Hell Dreaming of the Skeletons at Play” Gerstorfer Collection

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Kitagawa Utamaro

Elegant Comparisons of Little Treasures “Peep Show” Gerstorfer Collection

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Katsushika Hokusai“The Puppeteer and the Spear Dancer” Gerstorfer Collection

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi“Picture of the Ground Spider Manifesting Demons in the Mansion of Prince Minamoto no Yorimitsu” Gerstorfer Collection

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Warriors for the Amusement of Children “Boar meet and Go-board Puppet Dance” Gerstorfer Collection〈Usage Conditions〉* The images may be used only for editorial press purposes in conjunction with this exhibition and may not be used after the exhibition is over.
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Kitagawa Utamaro
Katsushika Hokusai
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Utagawa Hiroshige

The Ninth Issue of Kyōsai Rakuga “The Picture of the Courtesan of Hell Dreaming of the Skeletons at Play”

Elegant Comparisons of Little Treasures “Peep Show”“The Puppeteer and the Spear Dancer”“Picture of the Ground Spider Manifesting Demons in the Mansion of Prince Minamoto no Yorimitsu”

Warriors for the Amusement of Children “Boar meet and Go-board Puppet Dance”

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