The Beauty of the Imperial Household in Connection with Hiroshima: The Masterpieces of the Museum of the Imperial Cellections, Sannomaru Shozokan [Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of Art]

The Imperial Household Agency San-no-Maru Shōzōkan is a facility located in the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace that houses and manages a collection of approximately 9,800 items donated and bequeathed by the Imperial Family, including paintings, calligraphy, and crafts handed down from generation to generation.

This exhibition features a selection of masterpieces from the collection of the Imperial Household Agency's San-no-Maru Shōzōkan, including folding screens that decorated the great rites of the Showa period and lovely bonbonnieres made as souvenirs for various celebrations.
The exhibition includes works by Ito Jakuchu, a popular painter of the Edo period, works related to Taira no Kiyomori and his son Shigemori, works from the Asano family, the feudal lord of Hiroshima, and works by Kodama Kibo, Rokkaku Shisui, Shimizu Nanzan, Hirayama Ikuo, and other artists. Ikuo Hirayama, and other modern and contemporary artists. and Ikuo Hirayama, among others.

The Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of Art will also be presenting works of art from this exhibition.

In addition, the Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of Art will also present approximately 80 works (including changing exhibits) from its collection related to this exhibition, to create a world of beauty that connects the Imperial Family and Hiroshima. The exhibition will also include approximately 80 works from the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum's collection (including changing exhibits).

NOTE：There will be major exhibition changes during the exhibition period.
First Period: September 16 (Fri.) - October 10 (Mon.), 2022
Second Period: October 12 (Wed.) - October 30 (Sun.), 2022

■Instagram Live
Date and time: October 6 and 13 (Thursday), 17:00～
Official Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/hiroshima_pref_art_museum/

English translation available.


* Opening information may change to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection. Please check the Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of Art (phone, HP, SNS) for the latest information.