Japan at the Freer and Sackler
The Freer and Sackler Galleries are featuring two exhibits of Japanese art. Don't miss them !
From November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006, the Freer is showcasing Artists of Edo 1800–1850. This exhibition presents approximately 30 paintings and prints representing the distinctive styles of early nineteenth-century artists active in the large metropolis of Edo.
Following its establishment as the site of the Tokugawa shoguns' administrative government in the early 17th century, Edo developed a cultural and artistic identity distinct from that of Kyoto, where the emperor and nobles continued to reside. Edo artists of the Kano and Sumiyoshi schools worked on commission for the shoguns and high-ranking patrons of the warrior and aristocratic class, while artists belonging to other schools such as the Rimpa school, which began in Kyoto in the early 17th century, perfected simplified compositions and distinctive techniques.
Among the works on view are paintings by artists such as Tani Buncho, who studied a variety of Chinese painting styles and incorporated them into their art. Hokusai (1760–1849), the most famous Japanese painter internationally, was a native of Edo whose original style in both paintings and prints was emulated by his many talented students. The exhibition includes the work of several of Hokusai's followers. For more information, see http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/future.htm
The second exhibit focuses on the paintings created during a career of more than 70 years of the great Japanese artist Hokusai, whose print Great Wave Off Kanagawa is one of most widely recognized images ever produced. It will open next year at the Sackler, so mark your calendars for March 4–May 14, 2006.
This unprecedented Sackler Gallery exhibition—co-organized with the Nihon Keizai Shimbun in cooperation with the Tokyo National Museum—will present an extraordinarily large variety of Hokusai's works, ranging from large, colorful folding screens and scrolls and fans to small drawings and sketches, prints, and printed books.
Paintings such as the famous "Boy Viewing Mount Fuji," from the Freer Gallery's outstanding collection of Hokusai's original paintings, will be displayed for the first time together with important works from public and private museums and collections in Japan, Europe, and the United States. A fully illustrated catalogue written by an international team of scholars accompanies the exhibition.
Further information is available at http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/future.htm
The Society will organize special tours of both exhibits for its members. Details will be forthcoming.
From November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006, the Freer is showcasing Artists of Edo 1800–1850. This exhibition presents approximately 30 paintings and prints representing the distinctive styles of early nineteenth-century artists active in the large metropolis of Edo.
Following its establishment as the site of the Tokugawa shoguns' administrative government in the early 17th century, Edo developed a cultural and artistic identity distinct from that of Kyoto, where the emperor and nobles continued to reside. Edo artists of the Kano and Sumiyoshi schools worked on commission for the shoguns and high-ranking patrons of the warrior and aristocratic class, while artists belonging to other schools such as the Rimpa school, which began in Kyoto in the early 17th century, perfected simplified compositions and distinctive techniques.
Among the works on view are paintings by artists such as Tani Buncho, who studied a variety of Chinese painting styles and incorporated them into their art. Hokusai (1760–1849), the most famous Japanese painter internationally, was a native of Edo whose original style in both paintings and prints was emulated by his many talented students. The exhibition includes the work of several of Hokusai's followers. For more information, see http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/future.htm
The second exhibit focuses on the paintings created during a career of more than 70 years of the great Japanese artist Hokusai, whose print Great Wave Off Kanagawa is one of most widely recognized images ever produced. It will open next year at the Sackler, so mark your calendars for March 4–May 14, 2006.
This unprecedented Sackler Gallery exhibition—co-organized with the Nihon Keizai Shimbun in cooperation with the Tokyo National Museum—will present an extraordinarily large variety of Hokusai's works, ranging from large, colorful folding screens and scrolls and fans to small drawings and sketches, prints, and printed books.
Paintings such as the famous "Boy Viewing Mount Fuji," from the Freer Gallery's outstanding collection of Hokusai's original paintings, will be displayed for the first time together with important works from public and private museums and collections in Japan, Europe, and the United States. A fully illustrated catalogue written by an international team of scholars accompanies the exhibition.
Further information is available at http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/future.htm
The Society will organize special tours of both exhibits for its members. Details will be forthcoming.
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