Image: Ebara Hatakeyama Museum of Art, Tokyo
Ebara Hatakeyama Museum of Art in Tokyo says it will again present the Important Cultural Property 'Portrait of Toyotomi Hideyoshi' in its Summer Exhibition II, following its earlier appearance in Summer Exhibition I. The museum framed the work as a chance to view the object closely, noting in its announcement that the portrait is being shown alongside the museum’s summer programming.
The museum’s post describes the display as part of a seasonal run that returns a work familiar from school textbooks to public view. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a leading figure of Japan’s Sengoku period, remains a subject of broad historical recognition, and the museum’s announcement places the portrait within that widely known context rather than introducing a new interpretation or acquisition. The source material does not provide additional details about the work’s date, medium or artist.
The announcement also points visitors to two separate exhibitions running at the institution. In the main building, the museum lists 'The Story of Tea Utensils and the Meimei', while the new building is hosting 'One Year of Mourning: Suda Kaoru’s Superrealism — Jam, Ice Cream, Raw Egg'. The museum’s social media post presents the portrait of Hideyoshi as part of the summer offering at the same venue, but it does not elaborate further on the relationship between these exhibitions.
Ebara Hatakeyama Museum of Art is a Tokyo museum whose online profile and public communications regularly highlight a mix of historical material and later artistic practice. In this announcement, the institution pairs the portrait display with a tea-related exhibition in one building and a memorial presentation devoted to Suda Kaoru in another, suggesting a broad summer programme that spans different periods and genres.
The museum’s wording emphasizes direct viewing of the portrait, encouraging visitors to see the object in person. It presents the work as an example of a notable cultural property rather than as part of a wider interpretive campaign, and it does not state whether the presentation differs materially from the earlier Summer Exhibition I showing. The verified source material also does not list timed events, talks or other public programmes connected to the display.
According to the museum’s announcement, 'Portrait of Toyotomi Hideyoshi' will be shown in Summer Exhibition II at Ebara Hatakeyama Museum of Art in Tokyo, alongside 'The Story of Tea Utensils and the Meimei' in the main building and 'One Year of Mourning: Suda Kaoru’s Superrealism — Jam, Ice Cream, Raw Egg' in the new building.
