Curator Tour | Japanese Paintings from the Collection

Join curator Frank Feltens for a tour of Japanese paintings from the Freer Gallery of Art Collection. Learn about both iconic and lesser-known aspects of Japanese culture through paintings, with a focus on the environment, notions of the body, and historical crises.
Please meet at gallery 5 for the tour. We recommend you register in advance.
Accessibility: The public elevator in the West Building (Freer Gallery of Art) is out of service, so your route to the event location may take a few more minutes than usual. Use the accessible entrance at the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th Street SW, and follow the directions when you arrive. Get more accessibility details.

Image: Shima Sei'en (1892–1970), "Beauty in the Guise of a Man" (Danso bijin), Japan, Meiji or Taishō era, 20th century, prior to 1927, hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—funds provided by the Friends of Asian Arts, F1996.7

Host or Publisher Freer and Sackler Galleries