Past Exhibitions | Exhibition | SUNTORY MUSEUM of ART

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WA-mode -Japanese female mode: traditional costume & make up- December 23, 2007 - January 14, 2008

The term WA-mode refers to traditional Japanese fashion, and this exhibition introduces the culture of the colorful and gorgeous clothing and accessories worn by Japanese women through kosode kimono, hair accessaries, makeup tools, Edo and Meiji period ukiyoe woodblock prints from the museum's collection, and Suntory Museum Tempozan posters as well.

[Address]	Tokyo Midtown Gardenside 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8643, Japan
[Hours]	Sundays, Mondays and National Holidays 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays 10:00a.m.-8:00p.m. Entrance closes 30 minutes before closing time. Jan.2 to 4 closes at 18:00p.m.
[Closure]	Tuesdays, New Year's Day, and during exhibition preparation periods.
[Admission]	Adult ¥1,000(¥900)/College, High School Student ¥800(¥700)/Elementary, Junior-High school students and under are free. A group discount applies for a party of 20 or more. With a certificate of disability, the admission fee of a disabled person and a care-giver will be waived.

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Merrymaking at Mansion
Edo period, 17th century
Suntory Museum of Art

Combs and hairpins
Edo to Meiji period, 19th to 20th century
Suntory Museum of Art