Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art 30th Anniversary and Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo 55th Anniversary
Nihondaira Zoo on Tour:
Ukiyo-e Animal Museum returns

July 30 (Tue.) ~ October 6 (Sun.) 2024

Part 1:
July 30 (Tue.) ~ September 1 (Sun.)
Part 2:
September 3 (Tue.) ~ October 6 (Sun.)

*All art pieces are replaced once a session is over.

As a special exhibition to commemorate the Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art 30th Anniversary and Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo 55th Anniversary, the “Ukiyo-e Animal Museum” held back in 2018 will make a glorious return after 6 years.
We welcome you to enjoy the “Ukiyo-e Animal Museum” to meet familiar animals such as cats and dogs, animals that appear in folklore, animals that can only be seen overseas, and various animals that are depicted in Ukiyo-e.

Nihondaira Zoo on Tour: Ukiyo-e Animal Museum returns
Organizer:
Shizuoka City
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Designated Manager:
NPO Hexaproject
Cosponsor:
Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo
Tokaido Yui-shuku Exchange Center
Cooperation:
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library

Exhibition Works

[Part1 Exhibit]

Leopard
Utagawa Yoshitomi
“Tiger Drawn from Life”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Crane
Utagawa Hiroshige
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
“Minowa, Kanasugi and Mikawashima”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Turtle
Utagawa Hiroshige
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
“Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

[Part2 Exhibit]

Elephant
Utagawa Yoshitoyo
“The Great Elephant Imported from Central India”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Sheep
Utagawa Hiroshige II
People of Five Different Countries
“British Lady”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Raccoon dog
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The new forms of the thirty-six ghosts
“Mysterious teakettle of Morinji temple”
Collection of Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library

Exhibition room:
Nihondaira Zoo 55th Anniversary Exhibition

The Nihondaira Zoo was founded on August 1, 1969. To celebrate its 55th anniversary, this exhibition will introduce the "legendary stars" since its foundation.

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