Exhibits
Exhibits
Exhibits in Library Atrium, Ground Floor:
TREASURE IN MINIATURE: NETSUKE FROM THE KINSEY COLLECTION
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"Elopement" (1971, ivory)
Artist: Meigyokusai |
Netsuke are tiny Japanese sculptures that originated in the Tokugawa period (1600-1865 AD) and served to fasten accessories to the sash of a man's kimono. They continue to flourish as art forms in modern Japan. Loyola Marymount University proudly possesses the Robert and Miriam Kinsey Collection of Japanese art, which includes forty-two contemporary netsuke from the Kinseys, patrons and premier collectors of this exquisite Japanese art form. This exhibit, in the library atrium, showcases representative examples from our netsuke collection using enlarged, mounted digital prints. Also on display are important books on the art form from the Kinseys. Cynthia Becht is curator of the exhibit, receiving assistance from Rebecca Moon, Clay Stalls, and Neil Bethke. Glenn Cratty, University Photographer, is responsible for the photographs.
The exhibit of netsuke using enlarged, mounted digital prints will remain on display in the atrium of the library until 23 March 2007, during the hours of the Von der Ahe Library. Our complete collection of actual netsuke sculptures is on display in the reading room of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. Please feel free to view it during the department’s regular hours (9am-4pm, Monday-Friday).
On-line Exhibits:
THE DOCKWEILERS and LOS ANGELES
FRITZ B. BURNS and PALISADES DEL REY