From the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Kuniyoshi & Kunisada

Kobe City Museum

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In the Edo period (1603–1868), when there were no televisions or magazines, Ukiyo-e served as the equivalent of modern-day pinups for celebrities and as an important medium for presenting the latest entertainment and fashion news. This exhibition showcases prints by Kuniyoshi Utagawa and Kunisada Utagawa, two talented Ukiyo-e artists who enjoyed enormous success in the late Edo period. Through these works, handpicked from the world-acclaimed Ukiyo-e collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Bunkamura Museum of Art hopes to provide visitors with an experience of Edo society.