A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art will exhibit the breadth of its medieval Zen ink paintings, highlighting rare and striking works from Japan and China to unveil the world of medieval Japanese monasteries. Co-curated by Professor Yukio Lippit, the Jeffrey T. Chambers and Andrea Okamura Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University, “Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan” tells the story of the religious tradition’s birth in China around the fifth century and its expansion to Korea, Japan and eventually the United States.

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If you were unable to catch Professor Yukio Lippit's "Painting Edo" exhibition before the closure of Harvard Art Museums, you are fortunately now able to take a virtual tour.

Harvard Art Museums have released a "behind the scenes" walkthrough of the exhibit with curators Rachel Saunders and Yukio Lippit, and exhibition designer Elie Glyn....