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Thursday, April 25, 2024


Exhibition Public - USA & Canada

Discovering Japanese Art American Collectors and the Met

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street),
New York, USA
Feb 14, 2015 To Sep 27, 2015


Detail: Works on view include the world-renowned Great Wave by Hokusai and brilliantly colored screen paintings such as Irises at Yatsuhashi by Ogata Kōrin and Morning Glories by Suzuki Kiitsu. For the first time in over a decade, magnificent sliding-door paintings that once belonged to the Zen temple Ryōanji in Kyoto are on display. Spanning ancient to modern times, the exhibition explores the trends that shaped art collecting and the reception of Japanese art in the United States. Moreover, it sheds light on key American collectors and curators whose passion for Japanese art helped the Museum build its world-class collection.

Phone No.: 212-535-7710
Site URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/discovering-japanese-art

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura)
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura)
ca. 1830–32. Edo Period (1615–1868)
10 1/8 x 14 15/16 in. (25.7 x 37.9 cm)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP1847)

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