Thumbnail：Actor Nakamura Utaemon as Abenoyasuna, from the series Comparison of Current Roles on Fans (Uchiwa tôsei kurabe)Hokushû Syunkôsai
Exhibition Title：“Kamigata Pin-ups: Portraits of Actors and Beautiful Women”
Organizer： Kuboso Memorial Museum of Arts,Izumi
Venue：Kuboso Memorial Museum of Arts,Izumi
Nearest Station：Nankai Electric Railway Nankai Senboku Line “Izumi-chyo”Station,
Dates： 2025-11-30（Sun）〜2026-1-25（Sun）
Closed：Monday（Except for Jan.12）、Jan.13
Opening hours： 10:00-17:00（Entry until 16:30）
Admission ： General 500yen, High school and university students 300yen, Free for Junior high school students and younger
*When presenting a disability certificate or similar document, the holder and one caregiver are admitted free of charge.
Contact Information：TEL 0725-54-0001
URL：https://www.ikm-art.jp/en/
More Information：Years after Tsutaya Juzaburo found success in the art world, ukiyoe prints depicting actors were almost mass-produced in Kamigata (Kyoto and Osaka). At that time in Edo (Tokyo), political reforms were being implemented, including strict censorship of opulent publications, which posed a serious challenge to Juzaburo. Meanwhile, in Kamigata, even more luxurious versions of ukiyoe, using gold and silver, continued to be produced. Ukiyoe portraits of local kabuki actors and beautiful women, actually popular courtesans, were sold to fans much like modern-day pin-ups of celebrities. In this exhibition, you can encounter the celebrities of that time through vivid-colored ukiyoe prints.
