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Exhibition

Hands On

Japanese Craft and Design of the 20th Century

When

Nov 7, 2001 – Sep 15, 2002

Where

North Auditorium Gallery, Ground Floor

About

This exhibition from the permanent collection at the museum features a range of Japanese objects of striking form and design. Included are furniture, lighting, textiles, ceramics, lacquerware, posters, and even sporting equipment.

These wonderful crafts are mounted in celebration of the 25th annual Craft Show, presented by the Women’s Committee and the Craft Show Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Curators

Dr. Felice Fischer, Luther W. Brady Curator of Japanese Art and Curator of East Asian Art; Donna Corbin, Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts

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