THE SHOTO MUSEUM OF ART Press Release Summary of the Exhibition In Japanese art, the moon is an object of appreciation and faith. It appears in Yamato-e paintings, Indian ink paintings and ukiyo-e prints, and is also a motif in various crafts. This exhibition －with the main theme being the moon －will showcase items such as paintings, maki-e lacquerware, ceramics, sword harnesses and armor, and examine the penchant for the moon that Japanese people has displayed for ©東京富士美術館イメージアーカイブ／DNPartcom ages. Exhibited Works Figure-Ⅰ Figure-Ⅱ Figure-Ⅲ Figure-Ⅳ Saruhashi Bridge in Candra Writing Box with design of Musashino Folding Screen Kai Province Kamakura period Autumn Grasses in Maki-e Top : Left screen, Lower : right screen by Utagawa Hiroshige 13th century Lacquer Pair of six-fold screens Edo period, 19th century Nara National Museum Edo period, 17th century Edo period, 18th century Ota Memorial Museum Important Cultural Property Kyoto National Museum Tokyo Fuji Art Museum of Art 〈Exhibited Early period〉 〈Exhibited All period〉 〈Exhibited All period〉 〈Exhibited All period〉 奈良国立博物館所蔵 ©東京富士美術館イメージアーカイブ／DNPartcom 画像提供：奈良国立博物館 (撮影：森村欣司) THE SHOTO MUSEUM OF ART Press Release Information Exhibition The clear and mysterious moonlight – various works of the moon in the Japanese art Dates Saturday 8 October 2016 – Sunday 20 November 2016 Early term : Saturday 8 October - Sunday 30 Latter term : Tuesday 1 November - Sunday 20 ※Some, exhibition replacement. Hours 10:00 to 18:00 (last entry is 17:30) ※until 20:00 on Fridays ((last entry is 19:30) Admission fees General Admission: ¥1,000 (¥800), College Students: ¥800 (¥640), High School Students : ¥500 (¥400), Elementary School Students: ¥100 (¥80), Persons over Sixty: ¥500 (¥400) ※The fees in parentheses are per person for a group of ten or more people and for city residents. ※Admission is free for elementary and junior high school students on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. ※On Fridays, admission is free for city residents (please show something to verify your address). ※Admission is free for persons with disabilities and one person accompanying a person with a disability (please show your disabled person’s handbook or the like). Closed 11, 17, 24 and 31 October, 4,7 and 14 November Place The Shoto Museum of Art 2-14-14 Shoto, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0046, Japan http://www.shoto-museum.jp/ Access Keio Inokashira Line 5-minute walk from Shinsen Station JR and Tokyo Metro Subway Line 15-minute walk from Shibuya Station Contact Tel : 03-3465-9421 Next Exhibition Ceramics Japan: Tracing Japanese Modern through Ceramics Dates : Tuesday 13 December 2016 – Sunday 29 January 2017 .