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From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater

April 15 – August 31, 2015

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Presented by Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet

Presented by Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet

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Stretching over 2,000 years of theater in Asia, this exhibition celebrates the vibrant and diverse forms of theater that have enriched cultures across the continent from China to Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, and India.

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26 Artworks:

Japan, Edo Period

Kabuki costume (uchikake), c. 1603-1868

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Court General Robe with dragon motifs and headdress with Reeves's pheasant feathers, Early 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Mobile cinema, 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Kamishibai bike equipped with "butai", c. 1930s

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Katsukawa Shunsho

The actor Matsumoto Koshino applying make-up in her dressing room, 1789

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

The courtesan Ohatsu and the young man Tokubei, 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Bali, Indonesia

Mask and costume for the character of Rama, 1994

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ensemble of marionettes , 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Mask and costume for Tosakanth, Thai name for Ravana, 2005

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Hanuman, 1985

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

India, Paithan School

Mahabharata, battle scene, c. 1850

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Princess gown from the film "Le Mahabharata"

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Mata Hari dancing in the library of the Musée Guimet, 1905

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Matsumoto Heikich

Pictures of the No Theatre (Nogaku-zue), 1898

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Okina marionette with mask, Early 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Symphony of Light Uzu - magma swirling in the furnace, 2006

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Onnagata Segawa Tomisaburo, 1794

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Tamil Nadu, India

Shiva Nataraja, End of 18th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Guangdong (formerly Canton), China

Character from "The Legend of the White Snake:" Blue Snake , mid-20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Female character, mid-20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ensemble of Wayang Kulit shadow figures, End of 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore), India

Coronation of Rama, Scenes from Ramayana, 18th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Scenes from Ramayana: the fight of Valin and Sugriva, 11th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ravana, demon with ten heads, king of Lanka, 1970

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Sichuan (?), China

Characters for the play "The Investiture of the Gods", 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

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Japan, Edo Period

Kabuki costume (uchikake), c. 1603-1868

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Court General Robe with dragon motifs and headdress with Reeves's pheasant feathers, Early 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Mobile cinema, 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Kamishibai bike equipped with "butai", c. 1930s

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Katsukawa Shunsho

The actor Matsumoto Koshino applying make-up in her dressing room, 1789

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

The courtesan Ohatsu and the young man Tokubei, 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Bali, Indonesia

Mask and costume for the character of Rama, 1994

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ensemble of marionettes , 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Mask and costume for Tosakanth, Thai name for Ravana, 2005

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Hanuman, 1985

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

India, Paithan School

Mahabharata, battle scene, c. 1850

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Princess gown from the film "Le Mahabharata"

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Mata Hari dancing in the library of the Musée Guimet, 1905

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Matsumoto Heikich

Pictures of the No Theatre (Nogaku-zue), 1898

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Okina marionette with mask, Early 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Symphony of Light Uzu - magma swirling in the furnace, 2006

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Onnagata Segawa Tomisaburo, 1794

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Tamil Nadu, India

Shiva Nataraja, End of 18th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Guangdong (formerly Canton), China

Character from "The Legend of the White Snake:" Blue Snake , mid-20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Female character, mid-20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ensemble of Wayang Kulit shadow figures, End of 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore), India

Coronation of Rama, Scenes from Ramayana, 18th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Scenes from Ramayana: the fight of Valin and Sugriva, 11th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ravana, demon with ten heads, king of Lanka, 1970

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Sichuan (?), China

Characters for the play "The Investiture of the Gods", 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Japan, Edo Period

Kabuki costume (uchikake), c. 1603-1868

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Mobile cinema, 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Kamishibai bike equipped with "butai", c. 1930s

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Onnagata Segawa Tomisaburo, 1794

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Guangdong (formerly Canton), China

Character from "The Legend of the White Snake:" Blue Snake , mid-20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ensemble of marionettes , 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

India, Paithan School

Mahabharata, battle scene, c. 1850

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Sichuan (?), China

Characters for the play "The Investiture of the Gods", 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Mata Hari dancing in the library of the Musée Guimet, 1905

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Okina marionette with mask, Early 20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Katsukawa Shunsho

The actor Matsumoto Koshino applying make-up in her dressing room, 1789

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Tamil Nadu, India

Shiva Nataraja, End of 18th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Female character, mid-20th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Mask and costume for Tosakanth, Thai name for Ravana, 2005

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Scenes from Ramayana: the fight of Valin and Sugriva, 11th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ravana, demon with ten heads, king of Lanka, 1970

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Matsumoto Heikich

Pictures of the No Theatre (Nogaku-zue), 1898

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Court General Robe with dragon motifs and headdress with Reeves's pheasant feathers, Early 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Symphony of Light Uzu - magma swirling in the furnace, 2006

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

The courtesan Ohatsu and the young man Tokubei, 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Bali, Indonesia

Mask and costume for the character of Rama, 1994

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Ensemble of Wayang Kulit shadow figures, End of 19th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore), India

Coronation of Rama, Scenes from Ramayana, 18th century

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Hanuman, 1985

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Princess gown from the film "Le Mahabharata"

"From No to Mata Hari, 2,000 Years of Asian Theater" at MNAAG, Paris (2015)

Presented by Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet

Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet

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