An exhibition of Japanese screens done during the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will open in the Fogg Museum tomorrow. About 12 screens will be shown: among them is one specially interesting example of seventeenth century art, showing holiday-makers watching fans float on the Uji River. There is also a screen by Bunrin which is done in pure ink, without colour. Works by Bunrin are hardly available in Japan today as they are esteemed very highly.
Mr. Langdon Warner '03 who is in charge of this exhibit made the following statements to the CRIMSON regarding Chinese art.
"The screen has become an integral part of Japanese architecture. Used originally to prevent drafts and to obtain privacy, it soon became a part of the decorative scheme. We know that folding screens were introduced from China before the tenth century.
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