Vivinavi : Ebisu : (Japan) Ebisu

Sheaster ・ Gates （ born 1973 in Chicago ） is based in the South ・ Side neighborhood of Chicago, USA, and is internationally acclaimed for his sculpture and ceramic works, which cross media and genres such as architecture, music, performance, fashion and design The company is based in the South Side neighborhood of Chicago, USA.

The Tokugawa Art Museum houses many important treasures that have been handed down in the Owari Tokugawa family, the first of the three families of the shogunate. The museum introduces the history of the Owari Tokugawa family and their glamorous and elegant feudal lord culture through the "Sunpu Gobunmono," an object left behind by Ieyasu, and other items that were the personal belongings of successive heads of the family and their wives, swords, tea ceremony utensils, incense implements, and Noh costumes. The exhibition will also feature the National Treasure "The Tale of Genji Picture Scroll," known as one of the most famous works of art in the world, and the National Treasure "Hatsune no Chotsu," which was brought by Princess Chiyo, the eldest daughter of the third shogun, Iemitsu, as her wedding furnishings.

Comics are loved all over the world. While each region has fostered its own unique manga culture, such as comics and cartoon (satirical manga) in the English-speaking world, bandes ・ dessinées in the French-speaking world, and renkan-ga （ in the Chinese-speaking world, Japan is unique in having a broad fan base, regardless of age or gender.
In this exhibition, we will introduce manga works in which wagashi (Japanese confectionery) appears. The works are not only about wagashi, such as those set in wagashiya (Japanese confectionery shops), but also about wagashi that attract the reader's interest and make him or her want to try the confectionery. We have selected works that will make you feel "I want to try this confectionery! We hope you will rediscover the charm of wagashi through manga.