ORIX Americas Miyauchi Charitable Foundation is presenting “Styled With Poise: Figures in Japanese Paintings and Prints” at the Crow Collection of Asian Art from July 8, 2017, to January 7, 2018. The partnership between the Museum and the Miyauchi Foundation includes support of the exhibition installation and related programming.
This exhibition displays art from the Edo period (1603-1868), when a wide range of painting styles and significant developments in woodblock printmaking made visual art accessible to many in Japan. It features unique works from the Minneapolis Institute of Art and from private collections in Boston and Dallas, draws together a variety of paintings and printed works to explore these many types of figures and figural representation in Japanese art.
“ORIX and the ORIX Americas Miyauchi Charitable Foundation have a rich history of enriching the lives of others through support of the arts,” said Hideto Nishitani, Chairman, President and CEO of ORIX USA. “We are proud to partner with the Crow Collection of Asian Art, in bringing the historical works of art in the Styled with Poise exhibit to the greater Dallas community.”
The Crow Collection of Asian Art features a variety of spaces and galleries with changing exhibitions featuring the arts and cultures of Asia, including Japan, China, India, Korea, Tibet, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines, and from the ancient to the contemporary. Seventeen years in operation, this lovingly curated free museum offers a serene setting for quiet reflection in the heart of the Dallas Arts District.
Dedicated to providing art and service to the Dallas-Fort Worth community with an emphasis on shared learning and fun, the Crow Collection also offers a lushly landscaped outdoor Sculpture Garden, a pedestrian-friendly lobby and entrance, and a Samurai Gallery to showcase the museum’s spectacular acquisition of a complete set of armor, considered one of the finest of its kind in the world.
The Crow Collection of Asian Art is open Tuesdays – Thursdays (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.), Fridays – Saturdays (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.), Sundays (noon – 6 p.m.) and closed on Mondays. Admission is free. The museum is located at 2010 Flora St., Dallas, Texas 75201. For more information, please go to crowcollection.org or call 214-979-6430.