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Hiroshige

Hiroshige Mei Boku Sendai

Recent Acquisitions and Loans of East Asian Art

7 September – 19 December 2004

More than 40 Japanese woodblock prints, known as ukiyo-e, recent major gifts of William Green and Howard Hamilton to the permanent collection, are a highlight of the show. Theatrical subjects, including prints depicting kabuki actors in major roles by Hiroshige, Toyokuni, Shunsho and other noted artists, are a key theme. The epic tale Chushingura (The Storehouse of Loyalty) is illustrated in a series of woodblock prints by Sadahide, accompanied by additional prints by Toyokuni and Hiroshige. Contemporary works of Japanese art on view, such as five posters by Tadanori Yokoo and a fan with photographic self-portrait by Yasumasa Morimura, show the witty appropriation and transformation of Western art and celebrities to comment on gender and popular culture. The exhibition also features ceramics with selections from the Mead's collection of Japanese folk pottery and a long-term loan of Korean celadon ware.