Art historian Nobuo Tsuji (1932~) published Lineage of Eccentrics in 1970, nearly a half century ago. This exhibition, based on Tsuji’s book, will be the definitive exhibition of Edo period “eccentric paintings.” In Lineage of Eccentrics, Tsuji looks at a range of convention-smashing paintings and prints that draw viewers into a fantastic world—works never before taken up collectively in a book or exhibition. This exhibition will present carefully selected works by the artists featured in that book—Iwasa Matabei, Kano Sansetsu, Ito Jakuchu, Soga Shōhaku, Nagasawa Rosetsu, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi—with the addition of Hakuin Ekaku and Suzuki Kiitsu, eight artists in all. The exhibition is designed to fully satisfy both visitors familiar with the “Ito Jakuchu” and “Edo painting” vogues of recent years, and visitors who will be seeing these fascinating works for the first time. We invite you to thoroughly enjoy the imaginative allure of Edo painting in an exhibition of works, filled with bizarre imagery, that will speak anew to 21st-century sensibilities.