Edo Beauty – The Charms of Ukiyo-e in Shunga

Gallery Sanjo Gion

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Presenting a selection of Ukiyo-e from the museum’s collection: hand-painted Shunga from the early and mid-Edo period and multi-colored woodblock Shunga prints by Kunisada Utagawa from the late Edo era. Contemporary audiences can appreciate up close the vibrancy of the hand-painted works’ lines and colors and the high degree of skill and gorgeousness in the black and white and color woodblock prints.

*Reservations required, accepted from Mar. 1 at: http://www.sanjyogion.co.jp/syunga.html