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AcknowleD gments

This exhibition is my first project since joining the curatorial staff of the Metro-

politan Museum, and I am deeply grateful to the many colleagues, all consum-
mate professionals, who made me feel welcome and taught me the ropes.
I wish to thank Thomas P. Campbell, Director, Emily K. Rafferty, President,

Carrie Rebora Barratt, Associate Director for Collections and Administration,
Jennifer Russell, Associate Director for Exhibitions, and Martha Deese, Senior
Administrator for Exhibitions and International Affairs, for their unflagging sup-
port of the exhibition and catalogue. Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator
in Charge of the Department of Asian Art, smoothed the way for mounting the

exhibition and for producing a catalogue on short notice. He also offered sage advice
on curatorial matters of every variety. Sinéad Kehoe, Assistant Curator, shared her
knowledge of the collection and assisted in the installation of the exhibition. Senior

Administrator Judith Smith and Associate Administrator Jill Wickenheisser
handled administrative and funding issues with alacrity and grace; they were aided
by Jennifer Cuminale and Sunny Wang. Conservators Jennifer Perry and Donna
Strahan attended to matters related to the conservation of paintings, prints, and
illustrated books and of ceramics and cloisonné, respectively. The Asian Art

Department’s collection management team, Hwai-ling Yeh-Lewis, Alison Clark,
and Jacqueline Taeschler, assisted with numerous exhibition tasks, including
facilitating loans and updating databases. Midori Oka, assisted by interns Lily

Wies and Magnus Ferguson, helped to compile the annotated checklist and bibli-
ography. Oi-Cheong Lee in the Photograph Studio is responsible for the photo-
graphs of many of the works in the Museum’s collection as well as the loans from
private collections.
Daniel Kershaw deftly oversaw the beautiful design of the exhibition, and

Norie Morimoto created the splendid graphics. In the Registrar’s Office, Meryl
Cohen and Allison Bosch managed the details of loans from various private col-
lections. Naomi Takafuchi in Communications arranged publicity both locally

and in Japan. The Department of Digital Media, especially Paco Link, Staci
Hou, Kevin Park, and Jonathan Dehan, worked diligently to create interactive
digital displays of books and painting albums in the exhibition. Taylor Miller
and his skilled staff created many new cases and mountings for the exhibition,

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