Exhibitions

Oriental Calligraphy

April 7, 1977 – August 31, 1977

National Museum of Asian Art Freer Gallery of Art
Jefferson Drive and 12th St., SW
Washington, DC

Galleries 3, 13, 14 and 18

See on Map Floor Plan

The importance of calligraphy in Far Eastern art is shown in this exhibition, which includes 20 rubbings of ancient Chinese stelae, never before displayed.

Highlighting the Japanese collection is an album of 30 double leaves from the Tale of Genji.