A Fleeting Bloom Japanese art from the Collection

Tosa School, 18th century Japan / Eight fold screen: Scenes from Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) / Ink and colour on silk on wooden framed screen with four pairs of metal hangers / Gift of James Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2018 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / View full image
When
8 Sep 2018 – 29 Sep 2019
Where
Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery 6 (Henry and Amanda Bartlett Galleries)
About
'A fleeting bloom' celebrates the classic arts of Japan. Magnificent folded screens, ceramics, photography and paintings capture moments of distinct and transient beauty through seasonal aspects of nature, the passages of history and the philosophies of transcendence and impermanence that underpin forms of Buddhist art. Drawn from the Gallery’s rich Collection, the exhibition features key works that acknowledge the recent generous bequest by the late James Fairfax AC.