Word: 18th
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...friend took him inside the okushoin, an area of one of the main buildings that had been the head priest's residence for centuries but was now virtually abandoned. Inside the dark building, every room was filled with seemingly forgotten artistic treasures, including the flowers by legendary 18th century painter Jakuchu Ito, which cover every wall of the room that was once the priest's private study. It was unlike anything Takubo had ever laid eyes upon. Unlike much of Japanese art, in which seasonal coherence and the balanced composition of complete landscapes are recurring priorities, these intensely detailed close...
...patron who lived there in the late 1700s and whose portrait is among the shown works. He commissioned not just Jakuchu's flowers but also the fine mid-Edo-style door screens in the building's more public areas, where the priest would receive guests. Painted in the late 18th century by Okyo Maruyama, each screen has a different theme, such as cranes, tigers, wise men and waterfalls. Okyo was an important transitional figure in Japanese art, as painting moved toward a more lifelike presentation. His simple brushwork and relatively muted color palate harken back to previous eras, but these...
...Especially on the top floor?where the treasures include pieces from before the rise of Buddhism in 6th century B.C. through the 18th century Edo period?the exhibitions benefit tremendously from the museum's emphasis on selective presentation. Many rooms feature only a handful of pieces, encouraging visitors to take a closer look instead of a flyby glance at 30 works in 30 seconds. "Our approach is for art appreciation, not mass exhibitionism," explains curator Yuji Dainobu...
...squad finished 15th in an 18 team field won by Yale. Sophomore Matt Knowles skippered the A-division—with junior Mallory Griemann crew—to an 11th place finish, including one first-place finish. Sophomore skipper Kristen Lynch, along with classmate and crew Cassandra Niemi, finished 18th in the B-division...
...Where did it come from? Reach back far enough, and you can see its beginnings in work not included in this show: Giorgione?s F?te Champ?tre, from 1510, and the 18th century f?tes galantes of Watteau. They provide the pictorial tradition - plush scenes of the aristocracy at leisure in green settings - that Seurat adapted to the world of middle-class entertainments...