April 26 – July 18, 2009 Waves, Waterfalls and Ripples: Water in Japanese Art Payne Hurd Gallery Majestic waves, rushing waterfalls and rippling streams can be found in this amazing exhibition as the museum examines the Japanese culture’s fascination with water. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a large four-paneled, hand embroidered screen depicting crashing ocean waves. The screen, prize winner at the 1915 St. Louis International Exposition, will be the only textile in the exhibition. Other works will be taken from the museum’s extensive collection of nineteenth-century wood block prints and represent the artistic output of such well-known Japanese artists as Hiroshige, Hokusai and others. Some twenty wood block prints that capture the many faces of water will be included in this part of the exhibition.		Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese (1760–1849) The Kiri-Guri Falls (Falling Mist Falls), Province of Shimotsuke, from Waterfalls of the Various Provinces series, 1870s edition Wood block print Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fowler Merle-Smith, 1991
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