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Hanga no Keshiki(Scenery through Hanga)－Ukiyo-e / Shin-Hanga / Gendai-Hanga－
2015 November 10 (Tue.) - 2016 January 24 (Sun.)Part 1: November 10 (Tue.) - December 13 (Sun.)Part 2: December 15 (Tue.) - January 24 (Sun.)
Organizer: Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art(Designated Manager: NPO Hexaproject)
Cooperation: Numazu City Board of Education, Mon Musée Numazu(Numazu City Shoji Art Museum), S. Watanabe Color Print Co.,YUKI-SIS

OutlineIn the Edo period, Ukiyo-e were high in demand amongst the masses; however, demand gradually decreased with the development of
new printing technologies and the advent of film in the Meiji period. As a result, expressions and format of woodblock print inevitablychanged to meet the transitions in trends and culture. This exhibition will introduce various scenery woodblock prints, including
Ukiyo-e works by artist Utagawa Hiroshige, “Shin-Hanga” (new woodblock print) works that sought a revival of Ukiyo-e techniques
while exploring modern expressions, “Sōsaku-Hanga” (creative print) which broke off from the conventional division of labor andtried to heighten the individual artistic expression through “Jiga / Jikoku / Jizuri” (a style where the artist would carve and print byhim/herself), and “Gendai-Hanga” (modern print) works that further developed those ideals.
Please enjoy the various “Hanga no Keshiki” (Scenery through Hanga) that reflect on the times from Edo period to today.

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), The museum will be closed for the new year holiday from Dec. 28 to Jan. 4.
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 Admission 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.
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Exhibition Highlights❶The Various Expressions of Woodblock Print❷Notice the difference! Hiroshige andHow has the history of Japanese woodblock prints changed

Woodblock Prints from the Meiji Period to Now

from “Ukiyoe-Hanga” to “Gendai-Hanga”? Parts of the multi-

The Shin-Hanga artist Kawase Hasui, known to be strongly

color printing techniques born from “Ukiyoe-Hanga” wereinfluenced by Hiroshige, worked with themes that Hiroshige

passed down to “Sōsaku-Hanga” and “Gendai-Hanga” andfavored in his later years such as “Kinkei Kakudai Kōzu”

applied in various forms. Please enjoy the many expressions of(expanding the size of the subject in the foreground).

woodblock print with “scenery” set as the main focus.

Visitors will enjoy comparing traditional woodblock prints
and Ukiyo-e with Gendai-Hanga that would not have beenpossible in the Edo period, such as the works of Yamaguchi
Gen who used natural objects in his printing, Maeda
Morikazu who utilized abstract expressions, and Yuasa
Katsutoshi who incorporated contemporary expressions suchas digital dots.

Work exhibited in Part 1.
Kawase Hasui
Dawn at Nihonbashi Bridge
Collection of S. Watanabe Color Print Co.

Work exhibited in Part 2.
Utagawa Hiroshige
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo“Mannenbashi Bridge at Fukagawa”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido
Hiroshige Museum of Art

Maeda Morikazu Meiji Tunnel Private Collection

Introduction of Exhibition
Ukiyoe-Hanga and Shin-Hanga: Publisher / Painters / Carvers / Printers“Ukiyoe-Hanga” works were developed together by “Eshi” (painters), “Horishi” (carvers), and“Surishi” (printers) under the supervision of a publisher. “Ukiyoe-Hanga” was on the decline in thelater years of the Meiji period; however, “Shin-Hanga”, which used the techniques of “Ukiyoe-Hanga”
and pushed for higher standards of woodblock print, appeared soon after.

From Sōsaku-Hanga to Gendai-Hanga: Jiga / Jikoku / Jizuri“Sōsaku-Hanga” is an approach to woodblock printing that appeared in the later years of the Meiji period
where the entire process is completed by one individual, allowing further expressions of originality andcreativity. The style of one artist working from the preliminary sketch to completion is continued byprintmakers today.

Related Event / Gallery Talks by a Museum Curator
Part 1: 2015 November 29 (Sun.) 13:00 - 13:30
Part 2: 2016 January 10 (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 enrolment
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Artists
Shin-Hanga (New Woodblock Print)
Kawase Hasui

Tsuchiya Kōitsu

1883 - 19571870 - 1949

Kawase Hasui started studying Japanese-style painting in hisTsuchiya Kōitsu was a painter born to a farmer family inteens and then studied under the Japanese painter, Kaburaki

Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka. He became an apprentice when heKiyokata when he was 27. It was not until the age of 35

was 16 to the Ukiyo-e artist, Kobayashi Kiyochika, who waswhen his Hanga work was published by Watanabe

called the “Hiroshige of the Meiji period” and Kōitsu lived

Shōzaburō. He is known as the “Hiroshige of the Shōwawith his master for nearly 20 years. He was active as a Shin-period” as he also depicted many lyrical scenery paintings.

Hanga artist from his sixties. His name, Kōitsu, was given toHe is an influential artist of Shin-Hanga.

him by his master, Kiyochika.

Itō Takashi
1898 - 1982
Itō Takashi was born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, to thefamily of a calligrapher. He loved to draw as a child, and while
studying Japanese painting at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts,
his work was published by Watanabe Shōzaburō. In addition toWork exhibited in Part 1.
Tsuchiya Kōitsu

developing Shin-Hanga, he also presented pieces which he

Eight Views of Ōmi “Returning

carved and printed on his own.

Sailboat at Yabase”
Collection of S. Watanabe Color Print Co.

Sōsaku-Hanga (Creative Print) and Gendai-Hanga (Modern Print)
Yamaguchi Gen

Maeda Morikazu

1896 - 1976

1932 - 2007

Yamaguchi Gen was born to an old family in Fuji City,

Maeda Morikazu was born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka. He

Shizuoka. He was an apprentice of the Sōsaku-Hanga artist,

began creating Hanga after meeting Yamaguchi Gen fromOnchi Kōshirō, and through his master's influence created

Shizuoka in 1953. He became one of the primary artists in theabstract works. His unique style, Buttai-Hanga (Hanga using

Shizuoka-based art group, “Genshoku” founded in 1966.

various shaped objects as materials for the printing block) uses
and combines many natural objects such as driftwoods, weeds,
and stems to create unnatural shapes.

Yuasa Katsutoshi
1978 Yuasa Katsutoshi was born in Tokyo. He creates his work
combining modern icons, such as digital photographs taken
himself and news photographs from the internet, with traditional
carving/printing techniques of woodblock print. Even to this day,
“Ukiyo-e” is the first to come to mind when Japanese woodblockYuasa Katsutoshi
Whereof one cannot speak,print is discussed overseas; however, Yuasa delves into thethereof one must be silent

possibility of new “Han” (print) while recognizing its position.

Collection of the artist

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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 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 of
Edo 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

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□Titles and Credits

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Poster image©Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Utagawa Hiroshige

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo “Mannenbashi Bridge at Fukagawa”, Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Kawase Hasui

Dawn at Nihonbashi Bridge, Collection of S. Watanabe Color Print Co.

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Tsuchiya Kōitsu

Eight Views of Ōmi “Returning Sailboat at Yabase” Collection of S. Watanabe Color Print Co.

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Yamaguchi Gen

Title Unknown, Collection of Numazu City

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Maeda Morikazu

Meiji Tunnel, Private Collection

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Yuasa Katsutoshi

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