Monday, September 24, 2007

Japan Envisions the West: 16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum

Japan Envisions the West:
16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum
October 11, 2007–January 6, 2008
SAM Simonyi Special Exhibition Galleries

Organized by the Seattle Art Museum in collaboration with Kobe City Museum, this international exhibition explores how the Japanese saw Westerners and how Japanese artists responded to and interpreted Western art and culture from the 16th to the 19th century. Japan Envisions the West features 140 objects from Kobe City Museum, including paintings, prints, maps, ceramics, lacquerware, metalware, glassware and textiles, along with 20 objects from SAM's collection. This exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Kobe and Seattle.

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