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Exhibition

Visions of the Land in Edo Japan

August 8, 2024–January 13, 2025

Pictorial representations of the land blossomed in Japan during the Edo period (1615–1868), an era of peace and prosperity. Landscape painters and printmakers created a large number of works with new ideas and techniques that had recently become available. Featuring recent acquisitions and choice examples from museum’s collection, this exhibition invites you to explore the three modes of landscape presented—poetic, iconic, and panoramic. Together, these visions of the land manifest the dynamism of Edo Japan.

Korman Galleries, 221-223

Main Building

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Get a sneak peek at works in this exhibition.

  • Ink and color painting on a hanging scroll.

    Fishing Leisurely, 1805, by Yokoi Kinkoku (Japanese, 1761 - 1832), 2023-112-23a

  • Hanging scroll of ink painting depicting of a deer in a wooded area.

    Landscape and Deer, late 18th - early 19th century, by Tanaka Totsugen (Japanese, 1767 - 1823), 2023-112-14

  • Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1959
    One Hundred Thousand Tsubo Plain at Susaki near Fukagawa (Fukagawa Susaki jūmantsubo), 1857, 1959-93-5
  • Ink and color painting of a fishing boat on a river.

    Boating in Moonlight, 1805, by Yokoi Kinkoku (Japanese, 1761 - 1832), 2023-112-23e

  • Purchased with the Henry B. Keep Fund, 2007
    Landscape with Mount Fuji, 1840, 2007-144-1

    • Curator

    Xiaojin Wu, The Luther W. Brady Curator of Japanese Art

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