JASA: 9/11/17 Met Tour of Bamboo Exhibit

JASA: Met Exhibition Tour of Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017- 10:00am

Honma Hideaki (Japanese, b. 1959). Flowing Pattern, 2014. Heisei period (1989-present). Japanese timber bamboo, dwarf bamboo, men'yadake, and rattan, 25 1/2 x 32 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. Promised Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey

Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

Japanese Galleries

We are pleased to invite members to join a second tour of the Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection exhibition with Monika Bincsik, Assistant Curator.

Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection

will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from June 13, 2017 - Feb 4, 2018.

This popular exhibition, which was recently featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES, features more than 80 works of Japanese bamboo art, dating from the late 19th century to the present, the period when basketry in Japan became recognized as an art form that transcends "craft." The exhibition, including works by all six masters who have received the designation "Living National Treasure," is drawn from the Abbey Collection, one of the finest private collections of Japanese baskets and bamboo sculpture.

Monika Bincsik, Assistant Curator in The Metropolitan Museum's Department of Asian Art, is one of the field's bright young stars, specializing in Japanese decorative arts and textiles. Previously, she served as Curator of Japanese Art at the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest from 2002 to 2007 and as research assistant at the Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, where she earned a second PhD for a dissertation focusing on Japanese lacquers.

Reservations are required. Space is limited to 25.

Tour Fee: $10.00

If you would like to attend please register by clicking the Register Now button below and fill out the registration form.

Please contact Cheryl Gall, membership coordinator, via email: jasa@japaneseartsoc.org or phone: 781-862-8558 with any questions.