The Nezu Museum
November 2 – December 8, 2024
The Medicine Chest with Herb Design, which was created by Iizuka Tōyō I (d. 1790) and handed down by the Hachisuka clan, lords of the Awa Tokushima domain (today’s Tokushima prefecture), is in the Nezu Museum’s collection. This work has been designated an Important Cultural Property this year. The star of this exhibition is that Medicine Chest with Herb Design. Its luxurious contents are all on display, as is the herb design on the inside of its front panel, the chest’s most remarkable feature. That herb design is a guide to exploring the context in which the chest was created, the intersection of natural history studies and art in the latter half of the eighteenth century. This exhibition is also the first opportunity to address Iizuka Tōyō I’s signature works as a group.
On view are nearly 10 inro,
most of which are signed Tōyō!
The exhibition info with images:
https://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/sp/exhibition/index.html
Address: 6-5-1 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Website: http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/index.html
Online timed-entry reservation is required.
Leaflet, The Nezu Museum (c) 2024
