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•Bamboo Masterworks: Japanese Baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection
November 3, 2001 ­ January 13, 2002

The exhibit featured 100 exquisite baskets from one of the world's most important collections, that of Los Angeles-based collector, Lloyd E. Cotsen. Three of the masters whose works are on display have been designated as "Living National Treasures," the highest honor Japan bestows on its artists. To help introduce visitors to the techniques of bamboo basket weaving, the exhibit included an educational section with examples of bamboo as a material, explanations of the process of making baskets from start to finish, and a video about the technique and the spirit of Japanese basketry, featuring one of the basket makers, Shono Shounsai (1904­1974).

Related Lectures, Tours, and Workshops:

Saturday, December 1, 2:00 p.m.
Collector's Walk-through
Lloyd Cotsen, owner of the Japanese bamboo basket exhibit and founder of the Cotsen Bamboo Prize, will give a walk-through of the exhibit and discuss his 40-year love affair with this exquisite art form.

Sunday, December 2, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Basketmaking Workshop
Rose Figueroa, expert in Native American basket weaving, will conduct a three hour workshop during which participants will learn to create a basket using traditional techniques.

Saturday, December 15, 1:00 p.m.
Lecture: The History of Japanese Bamboo Art as seen through the Lloyd E. Cotsen Collection, Robert Coffland (Independent Scholar)



•Views of Old Japan: Landscape Prints and Paintings by Hiroshige from the Collection of the Pacific Asia Museum
October 3, 2001 through January 6, 2002

This small exhibit presents a selection of roughly 25 woodblock prints and paintings of landscapes of Japan by Hiroshige. Several of them are from the famous Tokaido series, while others depict fascinating views of life in the country's capital. The works are all part of the growing collection of Japanese paintings and prints, made all the more impressive by a recent generous gift by Dr. George Hausner. Several paintings and drawings from the famous Harari Collection, and now a part of Pacific Asiašs Collection will also be on display.


• Rarely Seen Objects from the Permanent Collection Including Ceramics from the Lydman, Snukal and Otto Collections
Continuing indefinitely

 Selections from the museum's collection of Chinese, Japanese, and Southeast Asian ceramics, given by Ambassador and Mrs. Lydman, as well as pieces from Dr. Otto, an Austrian collector are now on view. These are complemented with works from a recent gift of important Chinese ceramics from the Han (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.) through the Ming (1368-1644) dynasties from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snukal.


• The Margot and Hans Ries Collection of Southeast Asian Ceramics
Continuing indefinitely

 This collection represents one of the earliest efforts to collect Southeast Asian ceramics. The exhibition includes figurines, bowls and celadons from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Objects on view date from the 4th century B.C. to the 16th century.











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