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JOANNE MOLINA, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
I'm interested in exploring how aesthetic theory and design/art criticism offer critical vocabularies for thinking about objects, architecture and space. What's important to me is supporting interesting people, projects and reading good books. As senior arts + culture editor at Interiors magazine, I worked with internationally renown artists, designers, fashion designers, chefs, and freelance writers to collaborate on essays about travel, cuisine, and the arts. I did my graduate work in philosophy and aesthetics and taught at DePaul University. I am a former co-editor with Mark Wallace of the language and post-language poetry journal, SITUATION and edited the chapbook series, Propjet.
NATALIE FASANO, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Natalie Fasano is a freelance writer based in New York City. Though her event coverage has included a variety of social, political and cultural subjects, her interest in focusing on the Arts began recently, at the opening of the Ron Arad: “No Discipline” exhibition at the MOMA. Natalie focuses on in-depth interviews with artists to accompany objective discussion of his or her work, and believes strongly in the highly intellectual and stimulating social sphere fostered by the international artistic community and its patrons. A truly successful event is always greater than the sum of its parts--the piece, the artist and the voyeuristic visitor--and Natalie takes great pleasure in seeking, throughout the course of an evening, an overarching theme that contributes to our modern understanding of Western society and culture. You can reach her at nfasano3@gmail.com
ELIZABETH "Cappi" WILLIAMSON, SENIOR EDITOR
Cappi’s love for design began at Southern Accents magazine, which lead to a post at Interior Design magazine, as well as freelance writing assignments for magazines such as Interiors. She has also written on books, cultural events, and all things New York for web sites like Flavorpill and WhereTraveler. She is based in New York City and can be reached at cappi.williamson@gmail.com.
JOANN GRECO, SENIOR EDITOR
JoAnn has been writing on art and design for twenty years and she is editor of THECITYTRAVELER . As a former contributing editor to Art & Antiques, she covered topics as diverse as artists books, Hokusai prints, and Emilie Galle vases. In addition to covering crafts, jewelry, collectibles, interior design, and architecture for Conde Nast Portfolio, Metropolis, Interiors, Philadelphia Home and Garden, American Style, Romantic Homes, Seven Arts and Kyoto Journal, her articles on travel, business and lifestyle subjects have appeared everywhere from National Geographic Traveler to Washington Post, from Woman's Day to A&E Monthly. She can be reached at jphila@aol.com and JOANNGRECO.COM

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Zaô Gongen

Japan

Heian period (794–1185), 11th century

Gilt bronze with incised decoration

H. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); D. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.155

Dish with Design of Three Jars

Dish

Japan

Edo period (1615–1868), early 18th century

Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels (Hizen ware, Nabeshima

type)

H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.563

Ike Gyokuran, Japanese, 1728–1784

Autumnal Landscape with a Waterfall

Japan

Edo period (1615–1868)

Fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Image: 7 1/2 x 20 9/16 in. (19.1 x 52.3 cm)

Overall with mounting: 52 1/4 x 30 3/4 in. (132.7 x 78.1 cm)

Overall with knobs: 52 1/4 x 33 1/8 in. (132.7 x 84.1 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.95

Gion Nankai, Japanese, 1677–1751

Overrobe (Uchikake) with Bamboo

Japan

Edo period (1615–1868), first half of the 18th century

Ink and gold powder on silk satin

Overall: 64 3/4 x 48 7/8in. (164.5 x 124.2 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.88

Bust of Warrior

Culture

Japan (Kanto region)

Kofun period (ca. 300–710)

5th–6th century

Earthenware with painted, incised, and applied decoration

H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)

Ceramic

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.414

After Ryûshû Shûtaku, Japanese, 1307–1388

Fudo Myôô and Two Attendants

Japan

Nanbokuchô period (1336–92)

One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; hand-colored woodblock print on paper

Image: 40 1/4 x 14 in. (102.3 x 35.6 cm)

Overall: 71 x 22 1/2in. (180.3 x 57.2 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.27

Ishizara Plate with Design of Human Face

Plate

Japan

Edo period (1615–1868), mid-18th–early 19th century

Stoneware (Seto ware)

H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.604

Itô Jakuchû, Japanese, 1716–1800

Hen and Rooster with Grapevine

Japan

Edo period (1615–1868), 1792

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Image: 40 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (101.9 x 41.3 cm)

Overall with mounting: 72 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. (184.8 x 54.3 cm)

Overall with knobs: 72 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (184.8 x 60.3 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.69

Kaigetsudô Dohan, active 1710–16

Beautiful Woman

Japan

Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Image: 32 3/16 x 13 3/16 in. (81.8 x 33.5 cm)

Overall with mounting: 64 3/8 x 20 1/8 in. (163.5 x 51.1 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.125

Kano Sansetsu, Japanese, 1589–1651

The Old Plum

Japan

Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1645

Four sliding door panels (fusuma); ink, color, and gold on gilded paper

68 3/4 x 191 1/8 in. (174.6 x 485.5 cm)

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard,

and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds,

Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

1975.268.48a–d

5,000 Years of Japanese Art: Treasures from the Packard Collection

December 17, 2009–June 6, 2010

From 6th-century earthenware busts to later bronzes, from jewelry to large Kannon statuary, the pieces on view here go way beyond the usual suspects of Japanese art. Of course, there's plenty of lacquerware, ceramics and screens displayed — but in the exhibit's sweeping melange of periods and medium, this is a true survey of a nation's gifts to the rest of us.

Credit goes to the encyclopedic knowledge and interest of collector Harry G.C. Packard, who gifted or sold more than 400 pieces to the Met in 1975. The acquisition instantly transformed the museum into an institution with one of the finest such collections in the West. This exhibit celebrates the 35th anniversary of that acquisition, and showcases about half of the collection with an emphasis on its particular strengths in archaeological artifacts, Buddhist iconographic scrolls, screen paintings of the Momoyama and Edo periods (16th—19th century), and sculptures of the Heian and Kamakura periods (ninth—14th century).

Some of the works have never been on public display, while others have rarely been shown because of conservation considerations. There's much of great beauty here, of course; but some of the more whimsical pieces stand out, too. "The sun sinks in the sky and the west winds rise. Do they sink and rise with one mind?" reads a scrolling woodblock print that recreates the impromptu poems and impressionistic sketches of a duo who traveled by boat from Kyoto to Osaka in 1767. Elsewhere, folk ceramics like a late 17th-century porcelain dog with overglazed red, indigo and turquoise splotches, charm-- JoAnn Greco

For more information, please visit http://www.metmuseum.org

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