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Japan & the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature & the Arts
SPECIAL EVENT

Japan & the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature & the Arts

Thursday, December 13, 6 PM

Haruo Shirane, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University, discusses his recently published book, Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts, ideal for understanding Rimpa, Edo visual culture and Sakai Hōitsu's milieu. Followed by a book signing and reception.

TICKETS
$12/$8 Japan Society members (includes exhibition admission; Gallery closes at 6 pm)

Buy Tickets Online or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm, Weekends 11 am - 5 pm.

Image: Sakai Hōitsu, Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months (detail), (1761 – 1828). About 1824 – 28. Set of twelve hanging scrolls; ink and colors on silk. Each scroll 85 3/4 × 25 5/8 in. (218 × 65 cm). Feinberg Collection.

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