A Fine Feast: The Japanese Art of Dining (Selections from the Corti Collection)

A Fine Feast: the Japanese Art of Dining, Selections from the Corti Collection features more than seventy examples of ceramics, lacquerware, metalwork, and paintings related to dining in Japan. Paintings and dining manuals dating from the late Edo period (1615–1868) onward record the elaborate care devoted to food selection, preparation, and presentation in Japanese cuisine, a tradition that continued into the Meiji period (1868–1912) and until the present day. These fine vessels were an integral element in creating harmonious dining, tea-drinking, and incense-enjoying experiences. This exhibition, composed of recent gifts and loans from the Corti Collection, presents artworks crafted for use in three settings: in the temple or shrine, at imperial banquets, and in multi-course Japanese meals.