Nezu Museum "Special exhibition: Kakitsubata of Ogata Korin, Edo painting of Jugi"

The National treasure "kakitsubata-folding Screen" by Ogata Korin (1658-1716) is said to be based on the scene of "Ise Monogatari" and eight bridges at the same time as the flower drawing. In addition, eight bridges were "sights" written in the Japanese poem from ancient times. The exhibition of this "Kakitsubata figure folding Screen" is composed of three chapters in such a multifaceted. The theme of the work of the 1st chapter is court Noble customs and Dynasty literature that people in the Edo period longed for. The flowering figure collected in the continuing Chapter 2 originates in the flowering boom in the vicinity of the court in Edo early. And, chapter III is a work depicting the famous places of various places crowded with the capital of Kyoto which boils down to Gion festival and people of shrines pilgrimage and the sight-seeing mountain. You will enjoy a lot of paintings of the Edo period which is a peaceful time.