Founded in 1907, Japan Society is a world

Founded in 1907, Japan Society is a world-class, multidisciplinary
hub for global leaders, artists, scholars, educators, and English- and
Japanese-speaking audiences. At the Society, more than 100 events
each year feature sophisticated, topically relevant presentations
of Japanese art and culture as well as open and critical dialogue
on issues of vital importance to the U.S., Japan and East Asia. An
American nonprofit, nonpolitical organization, the Society cultivates
a constructive, resonant and dynamic relationship between the
people of the U.S. and Japan.
Join Japan Society for a special celebration and charity auction
in honor of the centennial birthday of the granddame of Japanese
art, Shinoda Toko. Hailed as a “trailblazer” by Time magazine,
Shinoda broke the boundaries of old and new, word and image,
and East and West. Guests will enjoy a reception while viewing a
special display of her works along with the Society’s exhibition Edo
Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints (March 9–June 9, 2013).
The evening culminates with a live auction conducted by Henry
Howard-Sneyd, Vice Chairman, Asian Art, Americas, Sotheby’s.
The auction showcases artists Shinoda Toko, Hiroshi Sugimoto,
Mariko Mori and others. All proceeds from the event will support
Japan Society Gallery. The special display, Trailblazer: The Art of
Shinoda Toko, is on view March 9–31, 2013.
Japan Society Gallery is among the premier institutions in the U.S. for
the exhibition of Japanese art. Extending in scope from prehistory to the
present, the Gallery has launched 106 exhibitions since 1971, covering
topics as diverse as classical Buddhist sculpture and calligraphy, contem-
Chairman Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. and Hilary Geary Ross
with President Motoatsu Sakurai and Nobuko Sakurai
cordially invite you to
Trailblazer
A Special Art Display,
Reception & Charity Auction
in Celebration of Shinoda Toko
Thursday, March 21, 2013
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Auction
porary photography and ceramics, samurai swords, export porcelain, and
masterpieces of painting from the thirteenth to the twenty-first century.
Each exhibition, with its related catalogue and public programs, is a unique
cultural event that illuminates familiar and unfamiliar fields of art.
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street, at First Avenue
New York City
Contributions in support of Japan Society Gallery are encouraged.
RSVP with enclosed card by March 14
Festive Attire
Front: Shinoda Toko, Yugen, published by The Tolman Collection,
Tokyo in May 1981, original lithograph with hand-added colors (silver
and red), edition of 25, 35.6 µ 25 in. Collection of Norman Tolman.
Visit www.japansociety.org/auction for more information.