Exhibition ‘The 300^th Anniversary of his Birth: Jakuchu’ Opened

On April 22, the exhibition entitled ‘The 300^th Anniversary of his Birth: Jakuchu’ opened at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (until May 24). The exhibition brought together Jakuchū’s representative works from his early years to his later years, including the ‘Colorful Realm of Living Beings (Dōshoku sai-e)’, owned by the Imperial Household Agency. It recorded approximately 446,000 visitors over the 31 days of the exhibition, amidst the growing Jakuchū’s popularity that began after the exhibition ‘200^th Anniversary of Jakuchū’s death: Jakuchū!’ was held at the Kyoto National Museum in 2000. (Japanese)