SAM in Japan

Anyone heading to Seattle to see highlights of the Seattle Art Museum‘s Asian collections will land in the wrong country. Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art
from the Seattle Art Museum (100 objects) opens Saturday at the Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo and will tour in Japan through July 19, 2010. SAM’s Asian art holdings are usually cited among the top five in the U.S.

Included in the exhibit:

Deer Scroll (Poem Scroll with Deer) 1610s 13 1/2 x 410 3/16 inches

Crow Screen, one of two, both are in the show. Early 1700s. Each 61 9/16 x 139 5/16 inches.

Press release here. Checklist here.