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«The beauty of the Japanese aesthetic first struck me when I saw my mothers kimono, a padded winter garment of black silk with a bold design of twisted pine branches covered with snow.... I can remember putting it on and letting it trail behind me. It was then, I believe, that a future collector of Japanese art was born.» The woman who wrote these words, Mary Griggs Burke, did indeed go on to become a collector of Japanese art. Thirty years later she visited Japan at the suggestion of the architect Walter Gropius, and «profoundly moved by the beauty of the paintings and sculpture that I saw...I fell in love with Japan.» In the 1960s, she and her husband, Jackson, began to form their collection. The Mary Griggs Burke Collection, represented in this volume and in the exhibition it accompanies, is a testimony to the intensity and selectivity of Mrs. Burkes collecting, guided by a discerning eye, a deep affection for Japan, and an appreciation of the countrys cultural heritage. In 1985, the Japanese government invited her to exhibit the collection at the Tokyo National Museum and two years later, in gratitude for her activities in support of Japanese art and all facets of Japanese culture, conferred on her the honorary medal of Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star, Second Degree, a rare honor for a foreigner to receive. Long recognized as one of the finest collections of Japanese art in private hands, the Mary Griggs Burke Collection is the largest and most comprehensive outside Japan. The present selection, arranged chronologically, includes an astonishing ceramic vessel from the prehistoric Jomon period, rare examples of Shinto gods from the tenth century, and a recently acquired early depiction, dated 1278, of the Zen theme of the Ten Ox-Herding Songs, a metaphor for the quest for enlightenment. The Japanese genius for dramatic narrative is strongly represented by several seventeenth- and eighteenth-century works depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji, the classic by Lady Murasaki Shikibu that tells the story of Genji, the Shining Prince. Other highlights are Willows and Bridge, an extraordinary pair of folding screens that exemplify the taste of the Momoyama period (1573-1615), and Women Contemplating Floating Fans, an important example of genre painting in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. While it provides a historical overview of the development of Japanese art, the collection illustrates as well Japans capacity to foster divergent artistic traditions both from other cultures and from those that reflect indigenous tastes. It also demonstrates the profound impact of Buddhism on Japanese culture, the tastes and values of the courtly and military elite, and the interests of patrons who range from Sinophile rulers and scholars to pleasure-seeking urbanites. "The Mary Griggs Burke Collection, represented in this volume and in the exhibition it accompanies, is a testimony to the intensity and selectivity of Mrs. Burke's collecting, guided by a discerning eye, a deep affection for Japan, and an appreciation of the country's cultural heritage." "Long recognized as one of the finest collections of Japanese art in private hands, the Mary Griggs Burke Collection is the largest and most comprehensive outside Japan.". "While it provides a historical overview of the development of Japanese art, the collection illustrates as well Japan's capacity to foster divergent artistic traditions both from other cultures and from those that reflect indigenous tastes. It also demonstrates the profound impact of Buddhism on Japanese culture, the tastes and values of the courtly and military elite, and the interests of patrons who range from Sinophile rulers and scholars to pleasure-seeking urbanites."--BOOK JACKET. The Mary Griggs Burke Collection of Japanese art is recognized worldwide as the most significant collection of Japanese art in private hands. Bridge of Dreams: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection of Japanese Art, published to accompany the exhibition "Art of Japan" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, presents 168 masterpieces from the collection that date from the Protoliterate era (ca. 10,000 B.C.) through the Edo period (1615-1868). The works include handscrolls and hanging scrolls, woodblock prints, large screens, lacquerware, and ceramics.The text is written by the renowned scholar Miyeko Murase, the principal adviser to Mary Griggs Burke in the development of the collection. Murase presents Japanese art as an eloquent expression of Japanese culture; more than a record of an important exhibition, this stunning volume will takes its place as a key resource for understanding and appreciating the art and culture of Japan. Directors Foreword Philippe de Montebello The Collection: A Personal History Mary Griggs Burke Acknowledgments Chronology Key to Contributing Authors Catalogue Miyeko Murase Map of Japan Introduction I. Protoliterate Era (ca. 10,500 B.C.–538 A.D.) II. Asuka through Late Heian Period (538–1185) III.Kamakura and Nanbokucho Periods (1185–1392) IV. Muromachi Period (1392–1573) V. Momoyama Period (1573–1615) VI. Edo Period (1615–1868) Glossary Bibliography Selected Readings Index Photograph Credits Miyeko Murase. This Publication Is Issued In Conjunction With The Exhibition 'the Art Of Japan From The Mary Griggs Burke Collection,' Held At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York, March 28-june 25, 2000--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 415-441) And Index.