“Unbelievable Floriculture in Ukiyo-e”: The exhibition at the Tobacco & Salt Museum, Tokyo

Japanese

“Unbelievable Floriculture in Ukiyo-e”
January 31, – March 10, 2019
The Tobacco and Salt Museum, Tokyo

People’s Passion for Floriculture in Edo

In the Edo period, visiting the famous spots for the seasonal blossoming of flowers was a great pastime for people. After flowerpots came into wide use in the mid-eighteenth century, growing flowers and plants became more popular.

The life of Edo citizens was ideal subject for ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and the common people with flowers and plants in flowerpots were often drawn in many of them. One of the most depicted scenes in ukiyo-e was vendors selling plants in flowerpots. There were many vendors called furi-uri, walking and selling various things on the street. Plants in flowerpots were also sold by them.

Enthusiasm for Floriculture

During the Edo period, growing chrysanthemums or morning glories was often in fashion, and gardening books were sold well. Lots of new and rare flowers were created by fanciers at that time.

Through ukiyo-e, you can see the different types of floriculture which the people of Edo were passionate about.

Information

“Unbelievable Floriculture in Ukiyo-e”

January 31, – March 10, 2019

First term/January 31, – February 17.  Second term/February 19, – March 10.

• Some of the exhibition items will change on February 18.

The tobacco and Salt Museum

https://www.jti.co.jp/Culture/museum_e/index.html

General admission fees
General（Adults and university students）
individual:100yen
Group（20 or more）:50yen

Children and pupils of primary, junior-high, and high schools
individual:50yen
Group（20 or more）:20yen

Visitors over 65 years old ※Please show proof of age when entering.
individual:50yen
Group（20 or more）:20yen

※ With age certificate, visitors over 65 years old are admitted for half price.
※ With disability certificate, free admission for disabled persons and one accompanying attendant.