Hashiguchi Goyō, “This Beauty” Poster for Mitsukoshi, 1911, color lithograph, Darrel C. Karl Collection. Photograph: Alex Jamison
JASH Members have been invited to join an exclusive walkthrough of the upcoming exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan. Guided by Dr. Bradley Bailey, ask questions and gain in-depth knowledge about the exhibition.
This walkthrough tour is FREE to JASH Members with registration. Fill out the form below to register:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN JOINING THIS PROGAM. THE REGISRATION FORM IS NOW CLOSED.
About Meiji Modern:
Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan offers an extraordinary look at Japan’s Meiji era (1868–1912), when the country emerged from near-total isolation to enter a modern, global period. Over these pivotal decades, Japan experienced radical social and political shifts. The exhibition brings together nearly 200 remarkable works of Meiji art from more than 70 public and private collections.
Through the objects on view, Meiji Modern reveals the profound cross-cultural impact of Japan’s developing relationships with the wider world. Paintings, sculpture, prints, posters, and fine examples of enamel, lacquer, and textiles reflect a blending of cultures and techniques as well as the innovative interchange of old and new.
Among the themes in the exhibition are the role of the sea in Japanese culture; changing gender roles; the nation’s religion, traditions, and myths; and plants and animals embraced internationally as motifs for export. Not to be missed: the newly acquired MFAH work Tigers, an exceptional pair of gold-leaf folding screens. The exhibition also features several recently discovered masterpieces of Japanese art, many of which have never been shown publicly.
This exhibition is organized by the Japanese Art Society of America (JASA), with funds provided by JASA members, to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
In Houston, major support is provided by:
Bobbie Nau
Additional generous support is provided by:
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Anne and Albert Chao
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
The exhibition catalogue is made possible with funds provided by The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and The Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art, Columbia University.