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Emperor, empress and Princess Aiko view British Museum art show in Tokyo
En breve
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko viewed an exhibition of Japanese art from the British Museum’s collection at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno on the evening of 6 October. The show presents about 200 works, including folding-screen and hanging-scroll paintings and ukiyo-e prints, and reunites Kano Sōgan Shigenobu’s sliding-door paintings for the first time in about 150 years. Aiko was quoted as saying the gold and silver leaf were “very striking” (“金箔、銀箔がとても印象的ですね”).
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Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko viewed an exhibition of Japanese art from the collection of the British Museum at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, Tokyo, on the evening of 6 October, according to the four outlets covering the visit. The exhibition, titled “British Museum Japanese Art Collection,” shows about 200 works, including Edo-period folding screens, hanging scrolls and ukiyo-e prints, drawn from the roughly 40,000 Japanese art objects the British Museum holds, Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun reported. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
The central piece was a set of sliding-door (fusuma) paintings by Kano Sōgan Shigenobu, described by Nippon TV News as painted more than 400 years ago. Nippon TV News and Asahi reported that recent research identified the work, a fusuma painting held by an old family home in Aomori Prefecture and one in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum as part of the same Kano-school group, and that the exhibition brings them together for the first time in about 150 years. Asahi said the paintings were originally at Tanzan Shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. [ 1 , 3 ]
The family viewed the “Autumn and Winter Flower and Bird Fusuma” and the “Spring Scene Flower and Bird Fusuma,” leaning close to the glass, Asahi reported. Yomiuri and Nippon TV News quoted Princess Aiko as saying: “The gold leaf and silver leaf are very striking.” Nippon TV News also quoted the emperor as saying “It is wonderful,” and reported that the empress showed interest in how the seasons shift from autumn to winter and then to spring in the adjacent paintings, while the emperor remarked on the detail in the depiction of a pheasant. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Asahi reported that the researcher who explained the works, former Kyoto National Museum senior researcher Yamashita Yoshiya, told the family the fusuma paintings had originally been at Tanzan Shrine, at which Princess Aiko smiled and mentioned having visited the shrine on a school trip, with the empress responding. TBS said in its summary that Princess Aiko put on glasses partway through the viewing. [ 1 , 4 ]
The exhibition is co-organised by Asahi Shimbun and others, the newspaper said, and is held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. [ 1 ]
Por qué importa
The visit publicised a touring exhibition that draws on the roughly 40,000-piece Japanese art collection held by the British Museum, an institution outside Japan, and places the imperial family at its opening-season coverage. The reports also highlighted the research effort behind reassembling a set of Kano-school sliding-door paintings held in three countries, which the outlets framed as the exhibition’s main draw.
Datos clave
- Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko viewed the exhibition “British Museum Japanese Art Collection” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, Tokyo, on 6 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The exhibition shows about 200 works selected from the roughly 40,000-item Japanese art collection held by the British Museum, including Edo-period folding screens, hanging scrolls and ukiyo-e prints. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Sliding-door (fusuma) paintings by the painter Kano Sōgan Shigenobu are on display together for the first time in about 150 years. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Princess Aiko said of the work “Autumn and Winter Flower and Bird Fusuma”: “The gold leaf and silver leaf are very striking.” [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The emperor was quoted as saying “It is wonderful” while looking at the paintings. [ 3 ]
- According to a former Kyoto National Museum researcher who explained the works, the fusuma paintings were originally at Tanzan Shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture; Princess Aiko smiled and mentioned having visited the shrine on a school trip. [ 1 ]
- The empress showed interest in how the seasons shift from autumn to winter and then to spring in the adjacent fusuma paintings, according to Nippon TV News. [ 3 ]
- TBS reported that Princess Aiko put on glasses partway through the viewing. [ 4 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- The imperial family viewed the British Museum Japanese art exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, Tokyo, on 6 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The exhibition displays works from the British Museum’s Japanese art collection, mainly Edo-period paintings. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Kano Sōgan Shigenobu’s fusuma paintings are central to the display. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Princess Aiko commented on the gold and silver leaf in the fusuma painting. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- The exact time the imperial family visited the museum. The reports say the viewing took place on the evening of 6 October but give no clock time.
- Where the fusuma paintings are held. Asahi says they are divided among the British Museum, holders in Japan and the United States, while Nippon TV News specifies the Seattle Art Museum and an old family home in Aomori Prefecture; the documents do not fully reconcile the lists.
- That Princess Aiko put on glasses during the viewing. Mentioned only by TBS in its feed summary and not by the other outlets.
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- Asahi Shimbun publishes its report on the imperial family’s viewing of the exhibition. [ 1 ]
- Yomiuri Shimbun publishes its report, quoting Princess Aiko on the gold and silver leaf. [ 2 ]
- Nippon TV News reports the viewing, the 150-year reunion of the fusuma paintings and the family’s remarks. [ 3 ]
- TBS NEWS DIG publishes its summary of the evening viewing. [ 4 ]