ArtSpeaks
Art speaks. We listen.
ArtSpeaks | Floating Worlds of Leisure: Popular Culture and Performance in Edo Japan (1603 – 1868)
Friday, January 23 / 6PM-7PM
Enjoy a talk with Kirk Kanesaka, Assistant Professor of Japanese and Asian Studies Department of World Languages and Literatures California State University, San Bernardino. When the Tokugawa shogunate established its rule in Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan entered a period of more than 250 years of peace and stability. This talk, presented alongside the prints on view, explores how performance and popular culture blossomed in the Edo period, spotlighting the actors who captivated audiences, the prints that immortalized them, and the luxurious costumes that brought their stories to life.
Space is limited; online registration required.
Cost: Museum Admission/Members FREE
Stiller Auditorium
Support for this program was provided by the Gayle and Paul Gross Education Endowment Fund.