Exhibit: "The Hopes and Dreams within Pen and Paper - Touching on the Soul of Edo Period Paintings"

Date: Tuesday, February 2nd 2025 ~ Friday, February 14th 2025, from 10:00 ~ 16:00
Location: Multipurpose Room (1st floor) of the Library at Kawauchi Campus

　The multipurpose room of the library at Tohoku University's Kawauchi Campus will hold a special exhibition, curated by the Center for Integrated Japanese Studies' vice director, Yoshihisa Sugimoto. 

With pictures and paintings from the Edo period as its theme, the exhibition will feature over 40 items on display and be divided into four themes: 1) The Shape of Good Fortune, 2) The Beauty of Snowy Landscapes, 3) Thoughts of Water and Mountainous Landscapes, and 4) The Soul of Waka. 

 

The exhibits will consist mainly of works from the collection of the Kitajima Institute of Antique Art, a general incorporated foundation that has loaned works to museums and art galleries, as well as works owned by individuals that were collected for the purpose of research. For more information, please refer to the catalogue of items on display. 

 

The opportunity to see artwork from the Edo Period in Sendai is extremely rare, so we hope that you will take this opportunity to come visit.

 

 

Organizer: Tohoku University Department of Arts & Letters - East Asian and Japanese Art 
Curator: Vice-director Yoshihisa Sugimoto
Supporter: Center for Integrated Japanese Studies
In collaboration with: Tohoku University Campus Library

 

【For more information】

Center for Integrated Japanese Studies' administrative office

022-795-5244