Please enjoy the symposium “Kan’ei Gyoko (Imperial Visit to Nijo Castle in 1626) Viewed Through Folding Screens,” held at the Kyoto Prefectural Government Guest House on September 6, 2025, to commemorate one year before the Kan’ei Gyoko 400th Anniversary Festival.
“The Artistic Characteristics of the Nijo Castle Imperial Visit Folding Screen”
Yoko Sanekata (Director of the Curatorial Department, Sen-oku Hakukokan Museum)
“Court Customs and Costumes as Seen Through the Nijo Castle Imperial Visit Folding Screen”
Kotochika Yamashina (30th successor of the Yamashina family, head family of the Yamashina School of Emondo (the traditional art of court costume))
“The Nijo Castle Imperial Visit as Seen by the Citizens of Kyoto”
Tsuyoshi Nishiyama (Chief Curator, The Museum of Kyoto at the time of filming)
“The Nijo Castle Imperial Visit: Paintings and Records”
Naoko Matsumoto (Curator, Nijo Castle Office, former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo)