Five Centuries of Japanese Screens: Masterpieces from the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago
Detail: Sakai Hoitsu, Japanese, 1761–1828, Edo period; Fans and Stream, c.1820–28; sliding door panels (fusuma) mounted as a pair of two-panel screens: ink, color, gold, and silver on silk; each screen approximately: 65 5/8 x 68 3/4 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Friends Fund 140:1987a,b
The Saint Louis Art Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago have united to present an exhibition that showcases a selection of the finest examples of Japanese folding screens in their collections.
This show will be the first major exhibition to feature traditional Japanese screens on paper or silk along with modern and contemporary examples in less orthodox media such as lacquer and ceramic. The exhibition offers a rare and welcome chance for museum visitors to see numerous impressive works together and experience the collective impact of these large-scale works.
Curated in St. Louis by Philip Hu, associate curator of Asian art, Five Centuries of Japanese Screens: Masterpieces from the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago will be on view in the Museum's Main Exhibition Galleries, October 18, 2009–January 3, 2010.