Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena presents the new exhibition Focus on the Subject: The Art of the Harari Collection from April 5, 2013 to March 30, 2014 in the Frank and Toshie Mosher Gallery of Japanese Art.
The exhibition includes a full object rotation in October 2013 to accommodate a greater number of objects and protect them from extended exposure to light.
The renowned Harai Collection of Japanese Edo (1603-1868) and Meiji (1868-1912) era paintings and drawings is one of the most significant group of works on paper at Pacific Asia Museum.
Amassed in London during the 1950s and 60s by Ralph Harai, the collection include ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”); important prints, paintings and sketches by Hokusai, Hiroshige and their schools; paintings by Kano, Tosa, Nanga, and Shijo schools; and decorative paintings including fans.
In the 1980s, Pacific Asia Museum acquired the majority of this collection with the support of several generous donors. Objects from the collection have previously been included in the exhibition 40 Years of Building the Pacific Asia Museum Collection in 2011 and Reflections of Beauty: Women from Japan’s Floating World in 2006, among others.
Related programs for Focus on the Subject: The Art of the Harai Collection will include an installment each of the popular Art and Coffee series and Silk Road Storytime series.
Pacific Asia Museum is located at 46 North Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101.
The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. Admission is $10 general. www.pacificasiamuseum.org (626) 449-2742