Edinburgh City Libraries
Costume and Custom in Japanese art
4 – 31 August 2011
Kunisada I, Bolts of Fabric, 1849
For the Festival Edinburgh City Libraries will showcase a selection from the Central Library’s collection of original Japanese woodcut prints and handscroll paintings, brought back to Scotland by Henry Dyer, engineer and academic. Artists in the West have long prized the colour and precision of Japanese workmanship in previous centuries and that influence continues to this day.
Featuring the work of Furuyama Moromasa, Kuniyoshi and Kunisada I amongst others, this exhibition offers a view of Japanese ritual and delight in daily tasks, including scenes showing the tending of silkworms and tea ceremonies.
The Fine Art Library, part of the Central Library, is open to the public and contains a wide variety of material on art and design.
Mon–Thurs:10–8pm, Fri: 10–5pm, Sat: 9–1pm