Description
Join curator Frank Feltens for a tour of Japanese paintings from the Freer Gallery of Art Collection. Learn about both iconic and lesser-known aspects of Japanese culture through paintings, with a focus on the environment, notions of the body, and historical crises.
Please meet at gallery 5 for the tour. We recommend you register in advance.
Image: Shima Sei'en (1892–1970), "Beauty in the Guise of a Man" (Danso bijin), Japan, Meiji or Taishō era, 20th century, prior to 1927, hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—funds provided by the Friends of Asian Arts, F1996.7
Cost
Free. Register in advance (recommended)
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Accessibility & Accommodations
Wheelchair accessible
