Special Exhibition: “Aves Japonicae (7) – Every Day is Bird Day”
Details
| Type | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / Elementary school students / Junior high school students / High school students / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | July 26, 2021 — March 27, 2022 |
| Location | Other campuses/off-campus |
| Venue | Intermediatheque [STUDIOLO] ［Address］ KITTE 2-3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN ［Access］ JR lines and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi line Tokyo Station. Direct access from the Marunouchi Underground Pathway. Nijubashimae Station (Exit 4) on the Chiyoda Line (about 2 minutes on foot). ［Opening Hours］ 11:00 - 18:00 (Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) . *Opening hours may change. ［Closed on］ Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a National Holiday) and Year-end holidays. May close irregularly. The Intermediatheque (IMT) reopened on June 24. To prevent the further spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), please read the following guidelines before visiting the museum. ［1］ Please wear a mask, cover your cough, wash your hands and use hand sanitizer when visiting IMT. ［2］ Before entering the museum, we will check your body temperature. If your temperature is found to be over 37.5℃, we may refuse admission. ［3］ If you have visited a country or region where the infection has continued to spread in the last 2 weeks, please refrain from visiting IMT. ［4］ Please keep a safe distance of 2 meters from other visitors in the museum. ［5］ Please do not speak in a loud voice in order to prevent an airborne infection. ［6］ Please refrain from touching the exhibits, display cases, walls and any equipment bearing the sign “Do not use.” ［7］ Entrance restrictions may apply depending on the number of visitors. ［8］ Any group of 10 people or more may be refused admission. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | No advance registration required |
| Contact | +81-47-316-2772 / From Japan: 050-5541-8600 (NTT Hello Dial Service) |
Season1 2021.7.26-10.31
Season2 2021.11.2-2022.1.10
Season3 2022.1.12-3.27
This exhibition reconstructs how Japanese artists gazed at birds, by showing drawings and the corresponding bird specimens side by side.
Kawabe Kakyo’s Sketches of Birds series is a handbook for Japanese drawing called funpon, serving so to speak as a reference specimen drawn on paper. In this exhibition, we present an entire roll of the picture rather than focusing on any specific parts. A note on the volume states, “showing this roll to persona non grata is forbidden.” Thus, the roll was likely important for the artist and their school. The birds drawn here are, unexpectedly, rather common species. Neither the gorgeous Peacock nor the Hawk, which are necessary for the Japanese arts, is included. Rather, common birds that can be seen daily are depicted realistically, and sometimes fancy foreign birds have been inserted. Our aim is to depict the artist’s unaltered, ordinary days that are entirely devoted to art, in contrast to our time during the pandemic.
This roll is 16 m long and will be shown divided into three parts. We hope you have a pleasant experience through this exhibition series.
[Organizer] The University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT)
Season2 2021.11.2-2022.1.10
Season3 2022.1.12-3.27
This exhibition reconstructs how Japanese artists gazed at birds, by showing drawings and the corresponding bird specimens side by side.
Kawabe Kakyo’s Sketches of Birds series is a handbook for Japanese drawing called funpon, serving so to speak as a reference specimen drawn on paper. In this exhibition, we present an entire roll of the picture rather than focusing on any specific parts. A note on the volume states, “showing this roll to persona non grata is forbidden.” Thus, the roll was likely important for the artist and their school. The birds drawn here are, unexpectedly, rather common species. Neither the gorgeous Peacock nor the Hawk, which are necessary for the Japanese arts, is included. Rather, common birds that can be seen daily are depicted realistically, and sometimes fancy foreign birds have been inserted. Our aim is to depict the artist’s unaltered, ordinary days that are entirely devoted to art, in contrast to our time during the pandemic.
This roll is 16 m long and will be shown divided into three parts. We hope you have a pleasant experience through this exhibition series.
[Organizer] The University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT)
