Taito City
Lecture & Culture
2026.07.25–10.18
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 100th Anniversary: The British Museum Japanese Art Collection — A Riot of Flowers 〜 Edo Paintings Across the Seas
Special Exhibition
Edo paintings that captivated the world come together!
「A Riot of Flowers—Edo Paintings that Crossed the Seas」
At the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the commemorative exhibition 「The British Museum Japanese Art Collection—A Riot of Flowers: Edo Paintings that Crossed the Seas」 is being held to mark the museum’s 100th anniversary. This exhibition showcases carefully selected masterpieces—including Edo-period paintings and ukiyo-e prints—from the British Museum’s approximately 40,000-piece Japanese collection, held by one of the world’s leading museums.
Works by leading Edo-period ukiyo-e artists such as Katsushika Hokusai, Kitagawa Utamaro, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Tōshūsai Sharaku will be on view, along with rare pieces returning to Japan from the United Kingdom for the first time.
Highlights of the Exhibition
POINT 01
Masterpieces of Japanese art from the British Museum
Carefully selected folding screens, hanging scrolls, handscrolls, and ukiyo-e prints from the Edo period are on view from the British Museum’s Japanese collection. Highlights include Kitagawa Utamaro’s hand-painted work 《文読む遊女》, Maruyama Ōkyo’s 《虎の子渡し図屛風》, and Katsushika Hokusai’s 《『万物絵本大全』版下絵》, which you can enjoy up close.
POINT 02
Hokusai works making their first homecoming from the UK
Katsushika Hokusai’s 《『万物絵本大全』版下絵》 is returning to Japan from the United Kingdom for the first time. This exhibition presents 8 of the 103 printing-design drawings that had long been missing.
POINT 03
Fusuma paintings reunited after about 150 years
Also noteworthy are the fusuma-e created by 狩野宗眼重信 from the late Momoyama to the early Edo period. Works that had been divided between the British Museum and the Miyakoshi family, an old household in Nakasato, Aomori Prefecture, were identified through recent research as parts of a single series. They will be reunited for the first time in roughly 150 years.
Recommended for
Recommended for those interested in Japanese art and ukiyo-e, those who wish to view works by artists such as Katsushika Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro in person, and those looking for an exhibition in Tokyo where they can experience history and culture.
As it is held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, we also recommend enjoying it together with nearby museums and sightseeing spots.
Maruyama Ōkyo《Tigress and Cubs Crossing the River》 1781–1782 The British Museum © The Trustees of the British Museum
Kitagawa Utamaro《Courtesan Reading a Letter》 c. 1804–1806 The British Museum © The Trustees of the British Museum
※Exhibited works and contents are subject to change.
※For the latest information, please check the official exhibition website.
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