How a single acquisition transformed the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Japanese collection
In short: Discover how the 1975 acquisition of the Harry G. C. Packard Collection instantly turned The Met into a premier Western institution for Japanese art, spanning from the Neolithic period through the nineteenth century.
This lecture by Sadako Ohki, Associate Curator of Japanese Art at Yale University, explores the profound impact of the Packard Collection on The Met. The acquisition, comprising over four hundred works, established an encyclopedic foundation for the museum's Japanese holdings.
The collection's breadth is remarkable, featuring archaeological artifacts, Buddhist iconographic scrolls, and ceramics. It also includes significant screen paintings from the Momoyama and Edo periods, as well as sculptures dating back to the Heian and Kamakura periods.
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