Special Exhibition:
The 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Itō Jakuchū
Jakuchū's Happiness and Taikan's Auspiciousness:
All Happiness Comes to the Homes of Those Who Smile

Organized by Yamatane Museum of Art and The Asahi Shimbun

Hours:10am - 5pm (Last admission at 4:30pm)

Admission Fees: Adults: 1,200 [1,000] yen; university and high school students: 900 [800] yen; middle school and younger children: free of charge
*Figures in brackets are for groups of 20 or more, advance tickets, repeaters with used tickets, and those who are wearing kimono.
*Disability ID Holders and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.

Highlights of the Exhibition

Section 1: Joy and Good Fortune: Happiness in Japanese Art--Crane-and-Turtle, Pine-Bamboo-Plum, Gods of Good Fortune, Sacred Terrain, Auspicious Motifs

• Itō Jakuchū, Budai, the God of Contentment and Happiness, Ink on Paper, Edo Period, 18th Century, Private Collection
• Itō Jakuchū, Ebisu, the God of Fishermen and the Sea, Ink on Paper, Edo Period, 18th Century, Private Collection
• Itō Jakuchū, Roosters and Hens, Ink on Paper, Edo Period, c. 1795, Private Collection
• Shibata Zeshin, Zhong Kui, Color on Silk, Edo to Meiji Period, 19th Century, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Kanō Kazunobu, Budai, the God of Contentment and Happiness, with Chinese Children, Color on Silk, Edo Period, c. 1856-62, Private Collection
• Kanō Kazunobu, The Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Color on Silk, Edo Period, c.1856-62, Private Collection
• Kawanabe Kyōsai, Urashimatarō, Crane, and Turtle, Color on Silk, Meiji Period, 1887, Private Collection
• Kawanabe Kyōsai, Boys' Day Carp Streamer and Banners, Color on Silk, Edo to Meiji Period, 19th Century, Private Collection
• Takeuchi Seihō, The Twelve Months in Paintings: Sea Bream (January), Color on Silk, Shōwa Period, c. 1938, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Joint Work by Yokoyama Taikan, Kawai Gyokudō, and Kawabata Ryūshi, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum, Color on Silk, Shōwa Period, 1955, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Yokoyama Taikan, The Enchanted Mt. Penglai on the Island of Eternal Youth, Color on Silk, Shōwa Period, c. 1939, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Yokoyama Taikan, Divine Spirit: Mt. Fuji, Ink and Light Color on Silk, Shōwa Period, 1952, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Shimomura Kanzan, Shoulaoren, God of Longevity, Color on Silk, Taishō Period, c. 1920, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Hishida Shunsō, White Peony, Color on Silk, Meiji Period, c. 1901, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Kobayashi Kokei, Crane, Color on Paper, Shōwa Period, 1948, Yamatane Museum of Art

Section 2: Images that Delight--Laughter, Humor, Delight

• Itō Jakuchū, Sumō Match Between a Globefish and a Frog, Ink on Paper, Edo Period, 18th Century, Private Collection
• Itō Jakuchū, Puppy and Broom, Color on Paper, Edo Period, 18th Century, Private Collection
• Itō Jakuchū, Fushimi Dolls, Color on Paper, Edo Period, 1799, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Double Portraits: Daruma / Fiend, Ikyū / Tokusakari, Large Format (Ōban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e), Edo Period, 1849-50, Private Collection (On display 1/3 - 2/7)
• Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Laughing Actor Scribbles on a Wall, Large Format (Ōban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e), Edo Period, c. 1848, Private Collection (On display 1/3 - 2/7)
• Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Singing the Bon-Bon Song, from A Series of Goldfish, Middle Format (Chūban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e), Edo Period, c. 1842, Private Collection (On display 2/9 - 3/6)
• Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Fifty-three Cats as Puns for the Stations on the Tōkaido Road, Large Format (Ōban) Polychrome Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e), Edo Period, c. 1848, Private Collection (On display 2/9 - 3/6)
• Shibata Zeshin, Urushi-e Lacquer Painting Album "Bokurin Hikka", Lacquer on Paper, Meiji Period, 1877-88, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Yamaguchi Kayō, Life Newly Born, Color on Paper, Shōwa Period, 1973, Yamatane Museum of Art
• Kawasaki Shōko, The Advent of Spring, Color on Silk, Taishō Period, 1924, Yamatane Museum of Art

Approximately 70 works in total are to be displayed.