2020 UMFA Opening Celebration

A fundraiser to support our Learning and Engagement Programs

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 | 6:30 - 9:30 PM

Celebrate the opening of two beautiful exhibitions of Japanese art at the UMFA!

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Beyond the Divide: Merchant, Artist, Samurai in Edo Japan

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The following names are inspired by the beautiful art found in Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints. Shin-hanga is the term given to the style of prints that will be the central focus of this particular exhibition and it translates to “new woodblock prints.” Ukiyo-e is the traditional Japanese art of creating woodblock prints, which is the direct predecessor of shin-hanga. Nihonga is the term for paintings that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques, and materials.