Art Festivals & Events

“Musha-e” depicts the heroes that appear in Japanese legends and war epics such as Heike monogatari. Many ukiyo-e artists have illustrated warriors in their works and well-known warriors such as Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Uesugi Kenshin, and Takeda Shingen are portrayed. Musha-e has remained widely popular in Japan as this traditional genre of art has been practiced and passed down through generations.  Through a carefully curated selection from the world-renowned, first-class Japanese art collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the finest swords, action-packed ukiyo-e prints, and tsuba sword mountings with correlating imagery will be featured in this dynamic exhibition of brave heroes and their feats!