Shibata Zeshin (1807­1891) Paper box and writing box with auspicious motifs, (about 1860­70), lacquered wood. Paper box: 11 7/8 x 15 1/2 x 4 in.; writing box: 8 7/8 x 10 5/8 x 2 in. The Khalili Collection of Japanese Art. Exhibition # 15

NEW YORK.- As part of the centennial program, Japan100: Celebrating a Century, Japan Society Gallery is pleased to present The Genius of Japanese Lacquer: Masterworks by Shibata Zeshin, the finest display of the artist’s works ever exhibited outside Japan. On view from March 21 through June 15, 2008, the exhibition examines the entire career of history’s greatest lacquer artist, presenting both exquisite examples of his traditional lacquer-ware along with his most innovative pieces, among them rare examples of his lacqueron-paper technique that has now been lost to history. A design revolutionary, Zeshin was one of the leaders in positioning Japan as a wonderland of master art and craft works during the later 19th century.

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