Notice of Change in Opening Hours
Please be informed that we will change our opening hours from January 2020 as follows:
■Date of Change: From Thursday, January 2, 2020
■Opening Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (Entry by 17:30)
※We are open from 10:00 to 19:30 (Entry by 19:00) until Tuesday, December 31, 2019.
※We will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.
※Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
We appreciate your understanding.
Event
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- 2019/11/23～2021/1/8
- Katsushika Hokusai Matsuri
- Special exhibition commemorating the 260 year anniversary of the birth of Katsushika Hokusai
News
| 2019/1０/11 | We are open normal business hours today. |
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Welcome to the Osaka Ukiyo-e Museum
In the eighteenth century(current Tokyo) it spread as popular culture which expressed the fashion and the topic.
The museum is three great masters of ukiyo-e including Hokusai Utamaro and Hiroshige works from the Edo period are exhibited. Artists draw with elaborate ideas the name is also unknow the sculptor and the print master worked in the Edo period now. Please enjoy the present of Edo period that their worked.
浮世絵師紹介
Katsushika Hokusai
Born in 1760 (Horeki-era 10) near Edo’s main sewer moat(current kamezawa sumida-ku Tokyo) . Hokusai announced a work over 30,000 by the time he closes his life at the age of ninety. In his later years he call himself a“art crazy old man“ devotion of a life time to enthusiast painting. There are“Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku Sanjurokkei)“ and“Hokusai Manga“ in the masterpiece. Landscapes of great nature paintings of bold composition people’s lives and social conditions. He left the work of various genres of the four seasons, such as depict flowers, and birds in natural settings.
In 1999 American magazine LIFE“100 people in the world who have left most important achievements in the Millennium“Hokusai the only Japanese ranked in.
It influences the painter Henri Riviere , composer Claude Debussy , etc... and it is still gaining fame all over the world.
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
(Fugaku Sanjurokkei)
Under the Wave off Kanagawa
(Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura)
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
(Fugaku Sanjurokkei)
Torrential rain at the foot of Mt.Fuji
In general called「Kurofuji」（in Japan）
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
(Fugaku Sanjurokkei)
Breeze on Fine Day
In general called「Akafuji」（in Japan）
Utagawa Hiroshige
Born in 1797 (Kansei-era ) the firefighter Ando family, also called Ando Hiroshige established by Edo shogunate.
1716～1736 (Kyouhou-era ) the political situation was stabilized in the Edo period and people’s travel become active. 1804～1830 (Bunka Bunsei-era ) He became a popular artist in the landscape paintings“Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido“ was announced on the bandwagon of the travel boom.
Hiroshige works are impressive with indigo color It is also called "Hiro Shige Blue" and "Japan Blue" and is loved.
Original composition and unique color representation It was popular as a 19th century "Japonism".
東海道五十三次之内 箱根 湖水図
on the Tokaido highway
京都名所之内 あらし山満花
(Kyoto Meisho no Uchi)
木曽街道六十九次 大津
on the Kiso highway
During your visit, please remember
•Each entry ticket is valid for only one person. Re-entry is not permitted.
•Tickets cannot be refunded, exchanged, or reissued.
•If the museum is crowded, you may have to wait before entering.
•Please do not bring food or beverages into the museum.
•The temperature, humidity, and light levels in the museum have been adjusted to protect the artworks. We thank you for your understanding.
•Taking photos or video inside the museum is prohibited, as is the use of all utensils other than pencils for copying.
•Please do not use mobile phones or other mobile devices inside the museum.
•Please follow the instructions of our staff members.
Those who fail to cooperate may be asked to leave.
| Address | 542-0085 Fujiya Shinsaibashi Building 3rd floor |
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| Information | TEL +81-6-4256-1311 FAX +81-6-4256-1312 |
| Open Hours | 10:30am～6:00pm（Entry until 5:30pm） |
| Closed | New Year's Day |
| Entry fee | Adults : 1000 yen（tax in） Students : 600 yen（tax in）※Student ID card requested Child (primary school age) : 300 yen ※age 7-12 |
