Exhibition ‘Treasures of the Owari Tokugawa Family including works “Returning home”’ Opened

On October 2, the exhibition titled ‘Treasures of the Owari Tokugawa Family including works “Returning home”’ opened at the Tokugawa Art Museum (until November 7). It gathered together artworks passed down through the Owari Tokugawa Family, comprising the core collection of the Tokugawa Art Museum, donated by Yoshichika, the nineteenth head of the family, alongside artworks now in the collection of elsewhere yet whose provenance reveals them to be artworks originally handed down through the Owari Tokugawa family. The exhibition consisted of four categories: ‘Denrai no meihin (Treasures from the Legacy)’; ‘Samazamana meihō (Various Treasures)’; ‘Satogaeri no meihin (Returning Home Treasures)’; and ‘Arata ni kuwaerareta meihō – Kōnyūhin to kizōhin (Newly Added Treasures: Acquisitions and Donations)’. It displayed 290 items passed down through the family, including armor, swords, tea ceremony utensils, artworks that adorned the reception room, and Noh masks and costumes. The exhibition showcased the meticulous outcomes of research and offered a glimpse into the essence of Edo culture. (Japanese)