Relaxing weekend with a visit to Villa Doria Pamphili and Museo del Corso for a Hiroshige exhibit. The exhibit was good, and there were a lot of inspiring prints… but the museum kind of killed it for me. They dressed up the “guards” in short-kimonos with thick make-up, had rubber stamp stations throughout the space, and there were a lot of (bad) Asian decorations all over the place. It felt like a Japanese Chuck-E-Cheese, and I was half expecting the guards to start taking orders for hot tea.

Regardless, I’m glad I had the chance to see some of the prints up close. Reproductions are cool but they don’t capture the reliefs and texture of the paper. And, no photos.

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