Alan Pate to Curate First Large-Scale Exhibition of Japanese Dolls in U. S. at Mingei International Museum.ST. IGNATIUS, Mont. -- Alan Pate, East Asian studies East Asian Studies is a distinct multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad humanistic understanding of East Asia past and present. East Asian Studies is located within the broader field of Area studies and is also interdisciplinary in scholar and owner of Akanezumiya Asian antiques, curates NINGYO The Art of the Japanese Doll, opening June 26, 2005 at Mingei International Museum in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. The exhibition, the first of its kind in the United States, focuses on the art and significance of ningyo, or Japanese dolls from the Edo period (1615-1868). "The art of ningyo reflects the spirit, life and culture of Japan over a two and a half century period known for its peace, stability and creativity," says Martha Longenecker, Founding President and Director of Mingei International Museum. From an artistic standpoint, ningyo, often clad in silk brocades with haunting white faces, are marvelously textured and delightful to behold. As cultural artifacts, ningyo embody the customs, tastes, fashions, and politics of the time. The Edo period, more than any other, comprised the art and cultural characteristics which we frequently use to define Japan: from Kabuki theater to Zen painting, the culture of the courtesan cour·te·san n. A woman prostitute, especially one whose clients are members of a royal court or men of high social standing. [French courtisane, from Old French, from Old Italian cortigiana to garden design, the kosode kimono kimono Garment worn by Japanese men and women from the Early Nara period (645–724) to the present. The essential kimono is an ankle-length gown with long, full sleeves and a V-neck. to the painted folding screen. "No other country in the world can boast as long-lived, vibrant and diverse a doll tradition as Japan," says guest curator Alan Pate. "The doll in Japan holds layers of meaning and symbolism which anchors it more deeply in Japanese culture than its Western equivalent." Pate, the foremost expert on Japanese dolls in the United States, received his MA in East Asian Studies from Harvard University in 1990. His book NINGYO The Art of the Japanese Doll, with photography by Manhattan-based art photographer Lynton Gardiner, publishes in June of 2005. NINGYO The Art of the Japanese Doll runs June 26, 2005 through January 29, 2006 at Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, California Balboa Park is a 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. Unlike some city parks which are mostly free of buildings in favor of open space and recreational fields (e.g. New York's Central Park), Balboa Park is a cultural complex. . Mingei International is open Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and closed Mondays and national holidays. Admission is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children ages 6-17 and students with identification. For museum information, contact 619-239-0003. About Mingei International Museum Mingei International Museum is dedicated to furthering understanding of the art of the people from all cultures of the world. Mingei International opened its first museum in University Towne Centre, San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. on May 5, 1978. In August 1996, it opened a state-of-the-art museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, and in December 2003, established a North County Museum Satellite in Escondido. Changing exhibitions focus on traditional and contemporary folk art, craft and design. For more information, visit www.mingei.org or contact Martha Ehringer, Director of Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most at 619-239-0003. About Akanezumiya Akanezumiya (www.akanezumiya.com) is an Asian antique gallery specializing in Japanese figural fig·ur·al adj. Of, consisting of, or forming a pictorial composition of human or animal figures. fig  ur·al·ly adv.Adj. art of the Edo period (1615-1868), with emphasis on ningyo and Buddhist sculpture. Owner Alan Pate is the leading expert on Japanese dolls in the United States. Taken as a tribute to a doll shop that existed for over 250 years in the old Japanese capital of Edo, Akanezumiya literally means "House of the Red Rat." Akanezumiya is located in St. Ignatius, MT at the foot of the spectacular Mission Mountains on the Flathead Indian Reservation The Flathead Indian Reservation, located in western Montana on the Flathead River, is home to the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreilles Tribes - also known as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation (1). . PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST |
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