‘ARTS OF JAPAN’ AT MFA, BOSTON SEPT. 22

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BOSTON, MASS. — The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will present “Arts of Japan: The John C. Weber Collection,” on view September 22–January 13.

This exhibition, from one of the finest private holdings of Japanese art outside Japan, is the largest loan of its kind ever shown at the MFA, and will give visitors the chance to experience aspects of classic Japanese art not usually accessible to American museumgoers.

“Arts of Japan,” which features approximately 80 masterworks ranging in date from the early Twelfth to the mid-Twentieth Century, encompasses paintings in both scroll and screen format, lacquers, textiles and ceramics. The exhibition complements a related exhibition, “Drama and Desire,” and includes some ukiyo-e masterworks, but will also feature works not in the museum’s collection including men’s and women’s garments, sacred and secular calligraphy, tea ceramics and lacquers.

The museum is at 465 Huntington Avenue. For information, www.mfa.org or 617-267-9300.