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Tokyo Story/After Hiroshige

2013 November 19 (Tue.) ー 2014 February 2 (Sun.)Part 1 / 2013 November 19 (Tue.) ー 2013 December 23 (Mon./Holiday)
Part 2 / 2013 December 25 (Wed.) ー 2014 February 2 (Sun.)
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Tokyo Story/After Hiroshige

2013 November 19 (Tue.) ー 2014 February 2 (Sun.)Part 1 / 2013 November 19 (Tue.) ー 2013 December 23 (Mon./Holiday)
Part 2 / 2013 December 25 (Wed.) ー 2014 February 2 (Sun.)*The museum will be closed for the new year holiday from Dec. 28 (Sat.) to Jan. 4 (Sat.).
Organizer: Shizuoka Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Designated Manager: NPO Hexaproject
Cooperation: The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing

Hiroshige was active during an extremely interesting period of history when Japan's doors were opening up to the Westafter being closed off from the rest of the world. His work One Hundred Famous Views of Edo captures the city of Edo,located at the pivotal point between revolution brought on by a Western threat and a traditional Japan. Woodblock printing
indirectly expressed the rapid changes taking place and the resulting pressures on environmental and cultural heritage.
This period also marked in increased interest in traveling around Japan amongst the populace.
This exhibition, Tokyo Story/After Hiroshige, is the culmination of Allchurch's long-standing interest in Ukiyo-e andpays homage to the landscape master Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and his last great work the One Hundred FamousViews of Edo (1856-58). Allchurch visited the actual spots in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo and uses these backdrops
as a motif to creat present-day versions. Just as Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo captured a decisive momentin Japanese history, Allchurch's Tokyo Story personifies the soul of the modern day city.
Also presented are two new works by Allchurch, Yui and Mariko, based on Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of theTokaido and made after a visit to Shizuoka City in April 2013.

◎Artwork*Changes may be made to the exhibit and its displayed works.

Utagawa Hiroshige Total : 117 pieces
Part.1 : One Hundred Famous Views of Edo [58 pieces; inc. catalog]
Part.2 : One Hundred Famous Views of Edo [59pieces]
The works in One Hundered Famous Views of Edo (120 in total) will be exhibited in two parts according
to the table contents order, except for the works Gotenyama Hills in Shinagawa , Suijin Shrine andMatsusaki on the Sumidagawa River and Distant View of Kinryuzan Temple and Azumabashi Bridge
which can not be displayed due to exhibition cycle restrictions.

Emily Allchurch

Total : 10 pieces
Part 1 / Part 2 : Tokyo Story /After Hiroshige [10 pieces]

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2013.11.07■ Utagawa Hiroshige
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by the Master Landscape Artist Utagawa Hiroshige was a masterwork made in the artist's last years
and is noted for the frequent use of extremely enlarged foreground objects to create depth. Published in succession from 1856, 100
pieces were planned just as the title suggests. But it proved so popular that all 100 were made within a year of it first being released somore were published afterwards. There are 118 pieces in existence which bears Hiroshige's name and is the largest number of works
made by a single artist in a Ukiyo-e series. In total there are 120 works including the piece “Paulownia Trees at Akasaka in the EveningRain” by Utagawa Hiroshige II and the table of contents designed by Baisotei Gengyo.

［Part1］

Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge

Dawn at the Kanda Myojin Shrine

Yatsumi Bridge

Horikiri Iris Garden

Moon-Viewing Point［Part2］

Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa

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2013.11.07■ Emily Allchurch
Tokyo Story / After Hiroshige
Tokyo Story/After Hiroshige is the culmination of Allchurch's long-standing interest in Ukiyo-e and pays homage to the masterprintmaker Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and his last great work the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. She visited the same
spots taking photos which she then created modern versions. Her works posses a mysterious quality which transports the viewer intoa magical world.All 10 works from the Tokyo Story series will be on display in this exhibition.

Tokyo Story / After Hiroshige

Tokyo Story 2 :Tokyo Story 6 :Tokyo Story 10 :Bridge (after Hiroshige) / 2011

Shrine (after Hiroshige) / 2011

Willow Landscape (after Hiroshige) / 2011

Tokyo Story 8 :Tokyo Story 1 :Tokyo Story 4 :Temple (after Hiroshige) / 2011

Lotus Garden (after Hiroshige) / 2011

Interior (after Hiroshige) / 2011

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Tokaido Road “Yui”, “Mariko”
Also presented are two new works by Allchurch, Yui and Mariko, based on Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido and madeafter a visit to Shizuoka City in April 2013.

Emily Allchurch : Tokaido Road - Yui (after Hiroshige) / 2013

Emily Allchurch : Tokaido Road - Mariko (after Hiroshige) / 2013

Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido Version)“Yui (Satta Pass)”

Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido Version)“Mariko (The Famous Teahouse)”

Original piece from our collection which this new work is based.

Original piece from our collection which this new work is based.

■ Artist Profile

Emily Allchurch
Emily Allchurch creates complex photographic images that closely reference old master
paintings and prints. Each of her images is composed from numerous photographs,
carefully blended using digital software, to produce a seamless re-creation of theoriginal, set in a contemporary idiom. In 2012 she was commissioned to create work for
the Diamond Jubilee Pageant. She is active both within the UK and internationally as anartist and an arts educator conducting workshops for places such as Tate Modern.
Born: Jersey, Channel Islands 1974
Education: Royal College of Art, London. MA Sculpture. 1997-1999
Kent Institute of Art & Design BA (Hons) Fine Art. First class. 1993-1996
U.W.E Bristol. Foundation Art & Design. 1992-1993
Website: http://www.emilyallchurch.com/

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2013.11.07■ Related Event

Curator Gallery Talk
“One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”
When: 2014 January 12 (Sun.) 13:00 - 13:30
Cost: Free *museum entrance fee is required
Language: JapaneseMeeting place is the entrance hall of the museum.
No pre-registration needed; unlimited enrollment.

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)
Admission ： Adults: 500 (400) yen / University/High School Students: 300 (240) yen*Junior high students and younger as well as Shizuoka City residents over 70 are admitted free of charge* ( ) indicates prices for groups of 20 or more
* Persons with proof of disability and one accompanying person are admitted free of charge

Organizer ： Shizuoka Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art (Designated Manager: NPO Hexaproject)
Cooperation ： The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing●6Shosetsu Konya

Tomei Expressway

Omoshiro Shukuba-kan←Nagoya●

Route 1

Shimizu Bank

←Shimizu

Yui River

JR Tokaido Line

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Ｋ ●Circle●Yui Sakuraebikan

Parking P□ 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:
Exit the Tomei Expressway at the Shimizu IC and it is 20-minutesby Route 1 from there. There are 21 parking spaces at the museum(Yui Honjin Park Parking).

GS← Satta Pass

●297-1 Yui, Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka City 421-3103
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2. Utagawa Hiroshige “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo / Horikiri Iris Garden”
3. Utagawa Hiroshige “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo / Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa”
4. Emily Allchurch “ Tokyo Story 1: Lotus Garden (after Hiroshige)”
5. Emily Allchurch “ Tokyo Story 8: Temple (after Hiroshige)”
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