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WhatdoestheEastmeantotheWest?Onourinspirationalget-togethers
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ill.2.Traydecoratedwithaswarmofgoldenbutterflies,Meijiperiod,19th/20thc.,wood,rōiro-nuriblacklacquer,gold
powderhiramaki-edecoration,detailspaintedwithblackandredlacquer
JuliuszBlock,aswellaspost-wardonationsand
purchasesl(illsl1,2,3)Amongthedonationsare
collectionsbuiltbyPolishexpatriateswhodecided
tobequeaththeirassetstothenation;arrivingin
themuseum’scollectioninthismannerwerethe
JapanesewoodblockprintsamassedbyOlgierdKo-
reywaandStanisławDembińskil6(illsl4,5,6)With
theabsenceofapermanentdisplayofFarEastern
artinanyPolishmuseum,theonlyopportunity
forthegeneralpublictoenjoydirectcontactwith
theworkofoldandcontemporaryJapaneseartists
aretemporaryexhibitionslSadly,despitepossessing
averyinterestingassortmentofFarEasternart,the
NationalMuseuminWarsawhasyettoopenaper-
manentgalleryforartofthiskindlInfact,itisnot
muchdifferentinKrakow,wherethehugecollec-
tionofFeliks“Manggha”Jasieńskislumbersinthe
museum’sstorehouselFortunatelythough,Krakow,
havingamuseummandatedwithdealingwithJapa-
neseart,isacitywhereexhibitionsofJapaneseart
areheldregularlyl
ill.3.Tsubaadornedwiththeimageoftwoheronswading
nearthebankwithaweepingwillow,19thc.,brass,
silver,inlayandengraving,giftfromthecollectionof
HenrykGrohman,1939
6FormoreontheJapaneseartcollectionoftheNational
MuseuminWarsaw,seethecataloguefortheexhibitionor-
ganisedbytheNationalMuseuminWarsawandtheMang-
ghaCentreofJapaneseArtandTechnology(todayManggha
Museum):Maleszko(2006)l
