A large exhibition of Japanese ukiyo-e masterpieces will be held
at the Beijing World Art Museum from November 15 to December
12.
The exhibition will be hosted by the Chinese Association for
International Understanding (CAFIU). The exhibits are provided by
the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum.
Zhao Lei, vice secretary-general of the CAFIU said, the
exhibition was part of the activities marking the 35th anniversary
of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations and the
2007 China-Japan Year of Culture and Sports Exchange, and would
showcase a total of 100 ukiyo-e paintings, more than 40 of which
are first to be shown beyond Japan.
Zhao said he hoped the exhibition could further promote
understanding and friendship between the Chinese and Japanese
peoples.
Ukiyo-e, literally meaning the pictures of the floating world,
is the main artistic genre of woodblock printing in Japan. It
mainly reflected the lives and pleasures of common Japanese people
in Edo period from 1603 to 1867.
(Xinhua News Agency October 14, 2007)
