Japanese Woodblock Prints of Kyōgen (Comic) Actors
August 25‒December 18, 2011
Gallery of the Art of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor
Kyōgen is farcical spoken theatre performed as an interlude between Japanese musical dramas; it is prosaic and irreverent, and the stories are satires based on folktales and the lives of common people in feudal times. This exhibition includes portraits of Kyōgen comic actors as portrayed by Utagawa Kunisada, one of the most prolific designers of woodblock prints in nineteenth- century Japan. This new gallery installation has been organized by Lesley Ham, graduate assistant to the curator of Asian art.
August 25‒December 18, 2011
Gallery of the Art of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor
Kyōgen is farcical spoken theatre performed as an interlude between Japanese musical dramas; it is prosaic and irreverent, and the stories are satires based on folktales and the lives of common people in feudal times. This exhibition includes portraits of Kyōgen comic actors as portrayed by Utagawa Kunisada, one of the most prolific designers of woodblock prints in nineteenth- century Japan. This new gallery installation has been organized by Lesley Ham, graduate assistant to the curator of Asian art.
Noon-time talk on Kyōgen
Wednesday, November 2
12:15-1:00 p.m.
Gallery of the Art of Asian and the Ancient Western World
Monica Ham, Kyōgen actor
The Perry Encounter
August 25‒December 18, 2011
Gallery of the Art of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor
In 1853, on behalf of President Fillmore, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry of the United States Navy steamed into Uraga harbor near modern-day Tokyo, demanding that Japan open its ports to Western traders. Please visit our special installation of eleven prints illustrating this historic event. This program is jointly sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center, the IU Art Museum and the Themester 2011 Program.
The Perry Encounter
August 25‒December 18, 2011
Gallery of the Art of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor
In 1853, on behalf of President Fillmore, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry of the United States Navy steamed into Uraga harbor near modern-day Tokyo, demanding that Japan open its ports to Western traders. Please visit our special installation of eleven prints illustrating this historic event. This program is jointly sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center, the IU Art Museum and the Themester 2011 Program.
Lecture: The Perry Encounter, 1853-54
Thursday, October 27, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Special Exhibitions Gallery
George Wilson, IU Professor Emeritus
reception outside Gallery of the Art of Asian and the Ancient Western World, second floor, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
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