The 50th anniversary of the Suntory Foundation for the Arts Styles of Play: The History of Merrymaking in Art

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“We are all born to play.” This famous line is from the Ryojin Hisho, a late twelfth-century collection of popular songs. In that spirit, this exhibition focuses on play, amusements, merrymaking as a theme in art. Games like sugoroku, a board game related to backgammon, or karuta, playing card games, dance, even fashion: men and women always become enthusiastically absorbed in enjoying all sorts of amusements. But their content changes over time. In this exhibition, famous seventeenth-century paintings and prints on the subject of recreation guide us to a deeper understanding of play in human life. Our fore-bearers made merry, sometimes artlessly, sometimes languorously. Let us imagine what merrymaking meant for them and what their secrets were for enjoying life in the floating world.
Summary
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Period
2019.06.26〜2019.08.18 -
Venue
SUNTORY MUSEUM of ART
http://www.suntory.com/sma/
Tokyo Midtown Galleria 3F, 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
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Admission
Adults 1,300yen
College and High school students 1,000yen*Free for junior high school students and under
*Persons with disabilities are admitted free with one accompanying person each(ID required)For more details, visit the official site.
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Closed days
Tuesdays
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Opening hours
10:00〜18:00 *Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays *Open until 20:00 on July 14 and August 11 *Last admission: 30 minutes before closing -
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