Lasting Impressions of Japan: Hokusai & Hiroshige and Beyond

Start
23 Jan 2018
End
23 Mar 2018
Location
Malden Public Library, 36 Salem St., Malden, MA 02148

Lasting Impressions of Japan: Hokusai & Hiroshige and Beyond

January 23 – March 23, 2018

Exhibition Hours: Mondays 6:00-8:00PM, Wednesdays 2:00-4:00PM, Saturdays 2:00-4:00PM

Malden Public Library
36 Salem St., Malden, MA 02148

This will be the first exhibition of these historic ukiyo-e prints by Hiroshige, Hokusai, Kunisada and Kuniyoshi, purchased by the library in 1912, in over one-hundred years. The exhibition also includes stunning examples of Japanese traditional dress and ceramic art, including formal, semi-formal, and casual kimono, haori jackets from the collections of the Malden Historical Society.

The woodblock ukiyo-e prints show images of everyday Japan and were mass-produced for popular consumption in the Edo period (1615-1868). Brought to Europe and America, these prints influenced many Western artists, including Monet and Van Gogh; as well as the creators of our popular manga and anime series. Among the treasured prints exhibited are works by Katsushika Hokusai, best known for his work “Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa” or “The Great Wave” from his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

The exhibition is a collaboration between the Malden Public Library and the Malden Historical Society.

For more information or group tours call 781-324-0218.

THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF BOSTON