The Murase Travel Fund, generously supported by alumni and friends of the program in East Asian art history, provides opportunities for seminar field trips at least once a semester, along with access to the abundant resources for study at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other local private collections.
Burke Collection: Arts of the Momoyama period, Feb. 2014
Leighton Longhi: Edo Painting seminar, Nov. 2017
Metropolitan Museum: Calligraphy in East Asia, Nov. 2017
Metropolitan Museum: Ink Painting in East Asia, Nov. 2016
Freer Gallery of Art: Rimpa seminar, Oct. 2011
Freer Gallery of Art: Muromachi ink painting seminar, March 2009
Former students of Professor Murase gather at the home of Joan Mirviss in April 2010 to launch the Miyeko Murase Travel Fund. Professor Murase seated at far right.