Court Ladies and Courtesans: Private Worlds in Old Japan

August 1, 2008 - February 28, 2009
Wed–Fri, noon to 5 p.m. Sat–Sun, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adults, $9; children, seniors, and students $6. Members free.

973-596-6550
http://www.newarkmuseum.org

This exhibition celebrates the cultivation of feminine beauty in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japan through luxurious costumes and textiles for dowries and weddings, charming imperial court dolls made for the Hina Matsuri festival, as well as colorful paintings, prints and period hand-tinted photographs of the supermodels of their day performing favored seasonal activities, such as viewing cherry blossoms or celebrating the New Year. Glittering cosmetic cases and a lacquered sake service are also featured.

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Newark Museum

49 Washington Street
NEWARK, 07102
973-596-6550
http://www.newarkmuseum.org

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Suggested admission: adults $9; children, seniors, and students $6. Members free.