In-Focus Tour | Staging Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints

Schedule

Sun Oct 06 2024 at 02:00 pm to 02:20 pm

Location

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560 | Washington, DC

Cost: Free
Slowly and thoughtfully view a few ghostly Japanese woodblock prints in this twenty-minute tour with our docents. Through the lens of Japanese traditional theater, this exhibition examines vibrant prints and illustrated books from Japan spanning the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries.

Image: Seki Sanjūrō II as Kamiya Niemon and Onoe Kikugorō III from Kamigata (Kudari) as the Lantern Ghost, Applauded throughout the Three Cities (Sanganotsu gohyōban no chōchin no yūrei), Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865), Publisher: Moritaya Hanzō (act. ca. 1825–1835), Japan, Edo period, 1831, 2nd month, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection, S2021.5.505a–b

Where is it happening?

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Host or Publisher Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Tags: