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Seminar on Masterpieces of Japanese ArtSource: The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly, Vol. 47, No. 3 (Sep. 1, 1953), p. 57Published by: The Art Institute of ChicagoStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4117397 .

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SEMINAR ON MASTERPIECES OF JAPANESE ART

To be held in Fullerton Hall under the auspices of The Scammon Fund on Wednesday, September 30.

Members wishing to attend the Seminar held in connection with the exhibition of Masterpieces of Japanese Art, which will be on view at the Art Institute from Sep- tember 15 to October 15, should write to Daniel Catton Rich, Director, for tickets. The tickets will be issued in the order of application to the capacity of Fullerton Hall. Each Member is entitled to one ticket but may also request one additional guest ticket. Members are urged to write for tickets as soon as possible indicating which ones of the three programs they wish to attend.

Wednesday, September 30

Session One 11 A. M.

ECCLESIASTICAL ART OF JAPAN

DR. JIRO HARADA, well-known art historian and lecturer in Japan, member of the staff of the Tokyo National Museum, formerly the Imperial Museum.

Illustrated.

Session Two 2 P.M.

JAPANESE CONTRIBUTION TO THE NARRATIVE SCROLL WITH LANDSCAPE

MR. LAURENCE SICKMAN, Director, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City. Eminent authority and distinguished scholar on Chinese painting and Oriental art. Illustrated.

Session Three 8:15 P. M.

RASHOMON

A superb film, new in its form and manner, made in Japan. Based on the theme of the opposition of truth and falsehood, it is a vivid and striking story of twelfth cen- tury Japan. This impressive film is fresh in its re-creation of antiquity and outstanding in its use of the film medium.

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