Ukiyoe Zoo

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Arts and Arts
Welcome to the town of Edo full of animals! There are various animals that appear in Ukiyo-e. They include cats and dogs that are loved by people, horses and cows that helped people in their daily lives, and animals that are entrusted with people's wishes and thoughts, such as cranes and turtles, and catfishes that were thought to cause earthquakes, and even foreign rare animals. These various expressions are fun just by looking at them. They are "cute!", "interesting!" and "slightly strange?". However, if you read through them further, you can see that people loved animals, including the various images of animals, which are sometimes sacred and sometimes scary, as well as the lives of people in those days. Approximately 160 Ukiyo-e are in the possession of the Art Museum of Ukiyo-e and the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Harajuku, Tokyo. You can enjoy the expressions of animals in Edo paintings and convey the deep relationship between the people of Edo and animals. This book is based on the Ota Memorial Museum of Art of the same name, which has been held two times in the past and has been very popular. Please enjoy the appreciation of Ukiyo-e with the idea of "animals" that is familiar to us today.