Suntory Museum of Art
Exhibitions
The Scientific Eye and Visual Wonders in Edo

The Scientific Eye and Visual Wonders in Edo

March 29 to May 11 2014

*There will be an exhibition change during the course of exhibition

During the latter half of the Edo period, microscopes, telescopes, and other optical devices imported from abroad overturned the conventional thinking about vision in Japan. Interest in images reflected in mirrors and shadow pictures soared, and artists created many works that focused on those intriguing visual effects. Knowledge of Western-style linear perspective and of bird’s-eye view images set off their own revolution in Edo painting. This exhibition introduces the new visual culture that flourished in eighteenth and nineteenth century Japan through the work of Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige, Shiba Kokan, and other artists.

Works from the exhibition

Period

March 29 to May 11 2014

*There will be an exhibition change during the course of exhibition

Hours

10:00-18:00　Friday and Saturday 10:00-20:00

*Last admission: 30 minutes before closing.
*Open until 20:00 on April 28th, May 4th, May 5th, 2014
*Open until 24:00 on April 19th due to "Roppongi Art Night 2014"
*Hours subject to change.

Closed

Tuesdays

*Open on April 29th and May 6th

Admission

Adult	General ¥1300	Advance ¥1100
University and High School Student	General ¥1000	Advance ¥800

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.
*On April 19th (Sat.), admission fee for adults and students will be \500 due to "Roppongi Art Night 2014"

Audio Guide

¥500

*Unauthorized reproduction or use of texts or images from this site is prohibited.

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