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NOH MASK OF CHUJO BY YUKAN 17TH CENTURY

ASIA WEEK IS ON THE HORIZON AS CAROLE DAVENPORT READIES HER SHOW, PULSEPOINTS: OBJECTS FROM THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE ART

Released: February 28, 2012

Artworks of beauty, serenity, and power dominate Carole Davenport's Asia week exhibition, her 16th consecutive outing. An elegant ceramic vessel from the 2nd millenium BC, the Jomon era, and a strong single character calligraphy by the famed artist Morita Shiryu, (1912-1999), bracket the date range of art works to be presented. The haunting image of a handsome, young nobleman in the form of a Noh mask carved in the 17th century by the master Deme Yukan Mitsuyasu provides a focal point of the exhibition. It exemplifies the expressive and sensitive nature of Japanese art. A cornucopia of Jap...