Sat Jun 8, 2:00 PM - Sat Jun 8, 3:00 PM
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028
Community: Upper East Side
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Artists on Artworks: Yamato Waki Yamato Waki, artist Melissa McCormick, Professor of Japanese Art and Culture, Harvard University Acclaimed manga artist Yamato Waki speaks about her artistic process and one of her most popular works, Asaki yumemishi, a manga version o
Event Details
Artists on Artworks: Yamato Waki
Yamato Waki, artist
Melissa McCormick, Professor of Japanese Art and Culture, Harvard University
Acclaimed manga artist Yamato Waki speaks about her artistic process and one of her most popular works, Asaki yumemishi, a manga version of The Tale of Genji. The conversation is hosted by Melissa McCormick, co-curator of the exhibition The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated.
Note: Space is limited; advance registration is required.
Enter at Fifth Avenue and 82st Street (Museum Main Entrance).
Image Credit: Yamato Waki (Japanese, born 1948). The death of Genji, the empty chapter in Murasaki's tale, from the manga series The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (Genji monogatari: Asaki yumemishi)(detail), 1989. Matted painting; ink and color in paper, Overall: 14 11/16 x 10 3/4 in. (37.3 x 27.3 cm). Image courtesy of Asaki Yumemishi © Yamato Waki
Yamato Waki, artist
Melissa McCormick, Professor of Japanese Art and Culture, Harvard University
Acclaimed manga artist Yamato Waki speaks about her artistic process and one of her most popular works, Asaki yumemishi, a manga version of The Tale of Genji. The conversation is hosted by Melissa McCormick, co-curator of the exhibition The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated.
Note: Space is limited; advance registration is required.
Enter at Fifth Avenue and 82st Street (Museum Main Entrance).
Image Credit: Yamato Waki (Japanese, born 1948). The death of Genji, the empty chapter in Murasaki's tale, from the manga series The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (Genji monogatari: Asaki yumemishi)(detail), 1989. Matted painting; ink and color in paper, Overall: 14 11/16 x 10 3/4 in. (37.3 x 27.3 cm). Image courtesy of Asaki Yumemishi © Yamato Waki