Gallery
Current Exhibition
Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters:
Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
from the Arthur R. Miller Collection
Friday, March 12 — Sunday, June 13
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Mitsukuni Defies a Skeleton Specter (detail), 1845-46. Color woodblock print, 14 5/6 x 29 7/8 in. The British Museum, JA 1915.8-23.0915, 0916. Photo © Trustees of the British Museum.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi's vivid scenes from history and legend, wildly popular 150 years ago, are a major influence on the work of today's manga and anime artists. This exhibition features over 130 dramatic depictions of giant spiders, skeletons and toads; Chinese ruffians; women warriors; haggard ghosts; and desperate samurai combat.
View an image gallery from the exhibition
The fully illustrated catalogue of this exhibition will be available for purchase at the exhibition or can be ordered through the PDF Order Form.
Admission: $12
students & seniors $10;
Japan Society members and children under 16 FREE.
Admission is FREE to all on Friday nights , 6-9 PM.
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Thursday 11 AM - 6 PM
Friday 11 AM - 9 PM
Saturday & Sunday 11 AM - 5 PM
The gallery is closed on Mondays.
Docent-led walk-in tours are conducted Tuesday-Sunday at 12:30 pm. Japanese language tours are conducted Friday nights at 6 pm by appointment only. Tours are free with admission and approximately 30 minutes in duration.
Group tours can be arranged by calling (212) 715-1224.
Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the Arthur R. Miller Collection has been organized by the Royal Academy of Arts in collaboration with Arthur R. Miller and The British Museum. Prints from the Miller Collection have been generously loaned to Japan Society by the American Friends of The British Museum.
Support for this exhibition at Japan Society is provided by Chris A. Wachenheim, Edward and Anne Studzinski, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
Education programs for Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters are funded by the Japanese Art Dealers Association.
Media sponsorship is provided by
Exhibitions at Japan Society are made possible in part by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund and the Friends of the Gallery, and with ongoing support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
Japan Society also wishes to thank The W.L.S. Spencer Foundation for its catalogue support.
Support for this exhibition at Japan Society is provided by Chris A. Wachenheim, Edward and Anne Studzinski, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
Education programs for Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters are funded by the Japanese Art Dealers Association.
Media sponsorship is provided by
Exhibitions at Japan Society are made possible in part by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund and the Friends of the Gallery, and with ongoing support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
Japan Society also wishes to thank The W.L.S. Spencer Foundation for its catalogue support.