Title

Edo Style: Art of Japan (1615-1868).

Venues

David Roche Foundation. (5 September 2018 – 22 December 2018)

Date

(2018)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (SA). Included Prints

Curator

Kelty, Russell.

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

Edo was a place, a time period and a state of mind. The relative peace and prosperity of the Edo period (1615–1868) fostered a culture of creativity in urban centres defined by the diversions and pursuits of the style conscious merchant classes which contrasted with the conservative aesthetics of the ruling military elite. From elegant lacquerware and screens depicting seasonal landscapes to woodblock prints capturing the dynamic kabuki actors and courtesans, Edo Style includes over 150 works of art on loan from the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia, private lenders, as well as The David Roche Collection. [Gallery media].