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Discover the beauty and complex stories behind PEM’s celebrated Japanese export art collection.
The installation takes visitors on a journey through time — from the arrival of Portuguese merchants in the 1500s through Japan’s emergence on the world stage in the late 19th century and beyond. Throughout, the story is punctuated with stunning works of art, including extraordinary loans from a private collection and many objects on view for the first time since PEM’s 2016 exhibition Asia in Amsterdam. Located in the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Gallery.
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Japanomania! Japanese Art Goes Global is made possible by the generous support of an anonymous donor, the late Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland and The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund.
Artists in Arita, Incense holder, about 1690, Porcelain and lacquered silver. Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, 2001. AE85878.A
Sanrio Company, Ltd. Hello Kitty rotary telephone, 1980s. Plastic, metal, and electrical components. Museum purchase. 2018.4.1
Artists in Arita. Charger with VOC emblem, late 17th century Porcelain. Museum purchase, 1992. E83830.
Artists in Japan. Cabinet, 1635–45. Lacquered wood, mother-of-pearl, and silver mounts. Museum purchase, 1997. AE85343.
Artists in Arita. Pair of covered vases, about 1680. Porcelain. Museum purchase, 2000. AE85765.1AB-2AB.
Lidded chalice, late 16th to early 17th century. Iron, gold, and silver. Museum purchase, 1988. E76525.1AB.
Edict tablet, 1682. Ink and gesso on wood. Museum purchase, 1920. E17721.
Artists in Japan. Spiny lobster, late 19th century. Ivory. Given in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Chapple and. Mrs. Joseph Fellows, Jr., 1956. E33506.
Artists in Arita. Pair of tigers, 1670–1700. Porcelain. Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, 2001. AE85876.1-2.
Artists in Nagasaki. The Island of Decima in Japan, about 1801. Lacquered wood, gold, and mother of pearl. Gift of. Samuel G. Derby, 1802. E6576.
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