November 15, 1998 - February 15, 1999

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The exhibition, the first comprehensive survey of Japanese art of the Edo period (1615-1865) in the United States, presented 281 objects, including painted scrolls and screens, costumes, armor, sculpture, ceramics, and woodblock prints. 47 of the works were designated National Treasures of Japan, and many had never before left the country. 150 of the works, deemed too fragile for long exposure to light, were exchanged for other works in a rotation made between 6 and 15 January.