The largest exhibition ever presented at the Harvard Art Museums, Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection offers a window onto the supremely rich visual culture of Japan’s early modern era. Here, curator Rachel Saunders introduces the exhibition and previews some of its more than 120 works, selected from the unparalleled collection of Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg. Painting Edo is on view from February 14 to July 26, 2020.
Painting Edo — An Introduction
February 13, 2020
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Painting Edo — An Introduction
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