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Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In theory, Japan was a \u201cclosed\u201d country to foreign contact from the 1630s until the 1850s, by shogunal edict. In reality, trade prospered through authorized channels. As commerce flourished, so too did cultural exchanges with not only East and Southeast Asia, but also the West. Motivated by the demands of patrons, the availability of new art-making materials and models of inspiration, and their own imaginations, artists created new and sometimes surprising works of art that reflected and engaged their world. These objects reveal a fascinating history of transnational encounter between Japan and the western world over more than three centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hizen Ware Bowl with Plum Blossom Design and French Mount<\/strong>, ca. 1690\/1710 (bowl); ca. 1710 (mount), bowl: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel and gold; mount: sterling silver, Gift of Eric N. Shrubsole, 84.47.1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The stories told by the several dozen works in Objects of Contact<\/em> range widely, in media and in subject matter. A pair of gold screens painted in brilliant mineral pigments heralds the earliest arrivals of Portuguese merchants by ship in the late 16th and early 17th century. The patronage of a high-ranking officer in the Dutch East India Company is divulged on the base of an apothecary jar made in Kyushu. Woodblock prints experiment with the conventions of one-point perspective, absorbed by artists looking at European engravings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This spring and summer, explore how stunning works of Japanese art from the permanent collection embody, and even trouble, points of contact in the cultural dialogue between Japan and the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curated by Jeannie Kenmotsu, PhD, Japan Foundation Associate Curator of Japanese Art and Interim Head of Asian Art.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major support provided by the Japan Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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View the works in our permanent collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n