On loan from the prestigious Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, this prized collection of Japanese art features some 130 exceptional works including ukiyo-e and shin-hanga prints, as well as photographs. Zooming in on the twilight of the ukiyo-e art form at the turn of the nineteenth century, the exhibition highlights “light paintings” by Kobayashi Kiyochika, one of the last ukiyo-e artists; works by publisher Shozaburo Watanabe, who sought to preserve vanishing techniques while creating prints for a new era; and photographs documenting the people and customs of Meiji-era (1868–1912) Japan.

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