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Monday, March 15, 2010

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Also On View

Souvenir Painting of the Goddess Sarasvati
November 25, 2009 - August 2010
Bengal (modern Bangladesh and eastern India) is a lush region of lotus pools, fish-filled rivers, and tiger-haunted forests punctuated by rice and banana fields, rural villages, and teeming cities. The domestic arts made by and for Bengali women during the 19th and 20th centuries include intricate embroidered quilts called kanthas, vibrant ritual paintings, and fish-shaped caskets and other implements created in resin-thread technique.
Bull Cover Siegel
March 9 - June 2010
The Philadelphia Museum of Art was among the first U.S. museums to own a Picasso when it acquired the 1906 painting Woman with Loaves in 1931. This installation shows how, after bringing the work of Picasso into its collection, the Philadelphia Museum of Art introduced his art to its audience for both enjoyment and scholarship.
Catching Fish under Willows in the Rain (Summer)
January 9, 2010 - Fall 2010
From classical Noh theater to poetry competitions to the joys of fishing, the pleasures and pastimes depicted in Japanese art are many and varied. This exhibition features masks and gorgeous costumes of the Noh theater as well as libretti and musical instruments that accompany the Noh performances.
Wineglass
July 5, 2009 - Summer 2010
This installation, drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection, brings together objects employed in the service and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Today's Highlight
From the Collection

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/87545.html
Flask
Korean

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