Ursinus College
P.O. Box 1000
Collegeville, PA 19426-1000
tel: (610) 409-3500; fax: (610) 409-3664
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October 11 - December 8, 2002
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PHILIP AND MURIEL BERMAN MUSEUM OF ART Ursinus College P.O. Box 1000 Collegeville, PA 19426-1000 tel: (610) 409-3500; fax: (610) 409-3664 internet:
•Of Samurai and Chrysanthemums: Edo Period Woodblock Prints and Meiji Bronze Sculptures
| October 11 - December 8, 2002
The installation features 55 Edo Period polychrome woodblock prints and nine Meiji Period bronze sculptures. The woodblock prints include images of such popular subjects as scenes and actors of the Kabuki Theater, historical events, heroes and villains, daily life and the landscape. Artists represented include Kunyoshi, Toyokuni, Hokusai and Hiroshige. The Meiji Period bronze pieces track the influence of western sculptural concerns in a Japanese context.
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