Over 130 of the world's most precious Japanese enamel works will be headed to the Walters Art Museum next February for a 4-month special exhibition. Sparkling with gold, silver and colored enamel, the pieces in the exhibit -- all from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection -- will highlight a variety of styles and traditions that comprise this stunning art form.
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"The Stephen W. Fisher collection of Japanese cloisonne enamels is one of the finest in the world. Comprised largely of pieces created during Japan's "golden age" of decorative art production, the special exhibition at the
Walters, Japanese Cloisonne Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection, will feature many intricately adorned vases, boxes and trays worked in gold, silver and dazzling colored enamels. On view from February 14 - June 13, 2010, the exhibition features over 130 objects that have been chosen to illustrate the wide range of forms, styles and techniques that have come to define the high point in the production of Japanese enamel."
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