ヘ短調作品３４

I am very fascinated by this painting. Especially, the lady in black Kimono is beautiful! Her facial expression is alive. For Kimono, the pink kimono is very graceful and beautiful. I found this painting in http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/english/index.html

2011/3/6(日) 午後 3:25 [ francophile762004 ]

In Tokugawa art museum, there are so many interesting exhibitions. The painting above is exposed in the exhibition "Tokugawa Princesse" July 30th (Saturday) to September. 25th (Sunday),2011.

2011/3/6(日) 午後 3:26 [ francophile762004 ]

I envy you really, because you live in Nagoya where there is Tokugawa arraditional museum. If I were japanese, I would go almost every day to japanese art museums to see japanese traditional paintings and Ukiyoe and I would learn japanese style's painting in order to present my favorite japanese paintings in Europe, USA and Canada. :)

2011/3/6(日) 午後 3:26 [ francophile762004 ]

Oh, you found the site of Tokugawa art museum. Nagoya is not attractive sightseeing spot. And least popular to Nagoya people. Her cityscape is full with white buildings and least greenery.So boring.

But 徳川美術館 is the only cultural spot that deserves visiting. 徳川 family has three cadet branches. Nagoya is one of them, supposedly the most wealthy and prestigious one.

2011/3/6(日) 午後 5:04 [ fminorop34 ]

After Meiji Restoration, Samurai caste was abolished. Samurai lost their fief granted by Tokugawa shougunate goverment.

Even top-ranking feudal lords could not live without selling their hereditary properties. Nagoya-Tokugawa may be exceptional. They tried to conserve their collection with success. 徳川美術館 houses several historically significant items, one of which was designated National Treasure.

2011/3/6(日) 午後 5:14 [ fminorop34 ]

The most famous is 源氏物語絵巻.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genji_Monogatari_Emaki

It is considered to successfully represent truely elegant Japaneseness. But I wonder if you can see the picture roll at any time. I have not seen it.

2011/3/6(日) 午後 5:22 [ fminorop34 ]

Second to 源氏物語絵巻, 千代姫の雛人形 is also famous for its gorgeousness, which witnesses supreme craftmanship in Edo era.

Tokugawa Iemitsu 徳川家光 the third shogun married his daughter 千代姫 to the heir of Nagoya Tokugawa at age 3. She weded so young that she moved with her yoys, very interesting and artistic.

Unfortunately you cannot see her 雛人形 in the site, but other princesses 雛人形s now on diplay in the museum.

http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/planning/h23/02/index.html

2011/3/6(日) 午後 5:56 [ fminorop34 ]

One of 千代姫's dowry, gorgeous furniture , designated as National Treasure, you can see below

http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/artifact/room5/07.html

This is a masterpiece by a master in Tokugawa's heyday. 家光 lavished money for his daughter's dowry.

2011/3/6(日) 午後 6:45 [ fminorop34 ]

Good evening~ Thank you very very much for these interesting and useful informations! I am very interested japanese hisory which concern japanese paintings. Your recommanded site and informations are very precious for me. Merci beaucoup! J'en suis conten. I heard that Nagoya is the city n.4 in Japan and in South Korea, Nagoya is famous for a city where there are good schools or instituts for studying japanese language.

2011/3/10(木) 午後 7:36 [ francophile762004 ]

Tokugawa art museum, I found it in a south korean portal Internet site. In this museum, there is an online guide in English, in Chinese and in Korean. In this museum, there are so many interesting exhibitions. That's why I envy you. You can anytime go to this museum. I visit now your recommanded sites. Thank you~ :)

2011/3/10(木) 午後 7:41 [ francophile762004 ]