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Brushed with Passion

Part of a Sunday at the Met held in conjunction with the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, on view May 26, 2012–January 13, 2013, this lecture features John T. Carpenter, Curator, Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a calligraphy demonstration by Fumie Yamada.

Recorded September 30, 2012

The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.
The catalogue is made possible by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.

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Guardian King of the Four Directions

Period:: Heian period (794–1185)
Date:: 12th century
Culture:: Japan
Medium:: Wood with traces of color
Dimensions:: Overall (figure): H. 33 7/8 in. (86 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); D. 87/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession Number:: 1975.268.165

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 224

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