Reading Nansō Satomi Hakkenden through ukiyo-e

Japanese

Due to the approach of typhoon 19, the museum is closed on 12 October, but open on 19 October.

Nansō Satomi Hakkenden is an epic fantasy novel written by Kyokutei Bakin (1767-1848) on the theme of the Awa Satomi clan. The novel is Bakin’s life work, published over a period of 28 years from 1814 to 1842 and comprising 98 episodes over 106 volumes. The story is set at the end of the Muromachi period. Eight beads fly off from the rosary of Princess Fuse of the Satomi clan and scatter. A dozen or so years later, eight young men with beads and peony-shaped bruises appear. Guided by mysterious supernatural powers, these eight dog heroes cross paths with one another and fight for the Satomi clan. The morality tale in which eight highly individualistic dog heroes overcome challenges resonates with people, and has been enjoyed in the form of kabuki performances as well as many ukiyo-e works. Famous scenes created in these works include The Battle of Hōryūkaku. The novel has retained its popularity since the Meiji period and is still enjoyed today by all generations in the form of puppet shows, movies, dramas, manga, and video games.
In this exhibition, we will follow the magnificent and fantastical tale through ukiyo-e, allowing the audience to appreciate the appeal of Hakkenden that so fascinated people.

Utagawa Toyokuni III and Utagawa Sadahide, Awa Province: Princess Fuse, Daughter of the Lord of Satomi, from the series The Sixty-odd Provinces of Great Japan, Tateyama City Municipal Museum

Utagawa Toyokuni III and Utagawa Sadahide, Awa Province: Princess Fuse, Daughter of the Lord of Satomi, from the series The Sixty-odd Provinces of Great Japan, Tateyama City Municipal Museum

Ryusai Shigeharu, Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo and Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō, from the series Eight Dog Heroes of the Satomi Clan, Tateyama City Municipal Museum

Ryusai Shigeharu, Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo and Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō, from the series Eight Dog Heroes of the Satomi Clan, Tateyama City Municipal Museum

Title plate
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Inumura Daikaku Masanori, from the series The Eight Dog Heroes Written in Detail by Kyokuteiō, detail, Tateyama City Municipal Museum

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Itabashi: Inuzuka Shino with Hikiroku and Samojirō, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road, Tateyama City Municipal Museum

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Itabashi: Inuzuka Shino with Hikiroku and Samojirō, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road, Tateyama City Municipal Museum

Events

■Lecture
10/12 sat. 13:30-15:00
10/19 sat. 15:30-17:00
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden and the Bōsō Satomi clan”
Instructor: Miyasaka Arata (Chief Curator, Tateyama City Municipal Museum)
Admission: Free
Venue: Presentation Hall (Library, 3F)
Reservation required (Tel.0475-53-25652)

■Gallery Talk
9/21 sat. 13:30-

Information

Open: 10:00-16:00
Closed: Sundays and Mondays
Admission: 300 yen (free for high school students and under)

Access:
●By train: take either the JR Sotobō Line to Ōami Station or the JR Sōbu Main Line to Narutō Station;
change trains and take the JR Tōgane Line; get off at Gumyō Station; 5 minutes walk to the university
●By car: take either the Keiyō Highway or the Tateyama Expressway to the Chiba-higashi Junction;
from there, enter the Tōgane Toll Road; exit at Tōgane and take National Highway (Route) 126 in the
direction of Narutō for about 20 minutes; at the signal at Josai International University Mae, turn right
●Shuttle Bus Service Available from: JR Tokyo Station, JR Yokohama Station, JR Nishifunabashi Station;
JR Kisarazu Station, JR Chiba Station, JR Soga Station, JR Ōami Station, JR Narutō Station, JR Tōgane
Station, Keisei Narita Station
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Mizuta Museum of Art, Josai International University
1 Gumyō, Tōgane-shi, Chiba 283-8555, Japan
Tel. 0475-53-2562 https://www.jiu.ac.jp/museum/

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