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		•Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Meiji Prints April 25 - July 15, 2001
			This exhibition reveals highlights from a recently donated collection of 657 Japanese color woodblock prints from the Meiji era (1868-1912). A selection of approximately 100 ôban-triptychs from the donation will be exhibited in the Torf Gallery. The exhibit will also include a few Meiji print albums, books, photographs, postcards, also donated to the museum. To complement the exhibition, a display in the permanent galleries will feature the Meiji-period art objects acquired by Bostonians in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
		Curatorial/Collector Gallery Talk: May 12, 12:00 p.m. Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age, Anne Nishimura Morse and Fred Sharf Curatorial Gallery Talk: June 7, 2001, 11:00 a.m. Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age, Midori Oka Curatorial Gallery Talk: July 5, 2001, 11:00 a.m. Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age, Louise Virgin Gallery Talk: When East Meets West: Saturday, June 16, 2001, 12:00 p.m. 19th-Century Painting and Meiji Prints, Carol Scollans
		•Takashi Murakami: Made in Japan April 25 - September 3, 2001
			Murakamiıs paintings and sculpture reflect an intelligent integration of contemporary artistic thought with a keen awareness of contemporary Japanese culture as well as traditional Japanese painting. Murakami has combined his astute observations of anime (animation films) and manga (comics), primary diversions of youth culture, with his serious study of traditional Japanese painting. He also explores the contemporary art market in his work, dismissing the traditional boundaries between fine and commercial art through the creation of his own copyrighted, animated, character, ³Mr. DOB², that has inspired a successful product line.
		Lecture: April 25, 5:30 p.m. A Conversation with Takashi Murakami Join Takashi Murakami for a wide-ranging exchange on his work with Cheryl Brutvan (Beal Curator of Contemporary Art) and Anne Nishimura Morse (Curator of Japanese Art). Curatorial Tour: Wednesday, May 9, 2001, 7:00 p.m. Cheryl Brutvan Curatorial Gallery Talk: Thursday, May 10, 2001, 11:00 a.m. Cheryl Brutvan Gallery Talk: Saturday, May 26, 2001, 12:00 p.m. Artistıs Perspective on Takashi Murakami Gallery Talk: Sunday, May 27, 2001, 2:00 p.m. Amy Morel
		•Netsuke: Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature September 6, 2001 - March 10, 2002
			Details forthcoming.
		•Poetry of the Loom: Persian Textiles in the MFA September 19, 2001 - January 21, 2002
			Details forthcoming.
		•Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries Ongoing
			Presenting furniture from the Ming Period (1368 - 1644), this ongoing exhibit defines the height of Chinese design and workmanship reached during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Characterized by restrained and elegant designs, hardwoods imported from southeast Asia, and complex joinery that held the furniture together without glue or nails, these pieces explore the beauty and craftsmanship within the physical surroundings of the Chinese culture. Visitors are invited to meander along the corridors and in the courtyards, to peek into the various rooms, and to rest on the stone stools and reproduction chairs.
		•Vietnamese Ceramics Ongoing
			The unique works exhibited here exemplify Vietnam's independent ceramic tradition, yet also reflect Vietnam's prominent location at the intersection of East and Southeast Asia. They reveal a delight in the natural world--with lively depictions of animals, birds, and flowers--as well as a technical and aesthetic mastery of ceramic form and glazes. Also exemplified through these pieces of art is the potters' creativity in transforming borrowed sources, such as Chinese influences, into uniquely Vietnamese works of art.
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