Seduction & Printer's Eye Tour

Enjoy a multimedia tour of two exhibitions, "Seduction: Japan’s Floating World" and The "Printer’s Eye: Ukiyo-e from the Grabhorn Collection" (February 20–May 10, 2015). Laura Allen, the museum’s curator of Japanese art, along with renowned scholars of Japanese art, Melinda Takeuchi, Timon Screech and Laurence Kominz, will be your personal guides on this exploration of the complex and alluring art of Japan’s floating world.


In Edo Period Japan (1615–1868), the phrase “floating world” evoked a pleasure-seeking way of life, free from everyday obligations. These two simultaneous exhibitions explore the floating world through more than 110 objects dating back to the 17th century. While "Seduction" features items meant largely for the upper class—including paintings, kimonos and a 58-foot-long scroll imagining a visit Japan’s most famous pleasure quarter in rich detail—"The Printer's Eye" focuses on a rarely seen assemblage of exquisite Japanese woodblock prints.



Use the app to look deeper and unlock the coded scenes in these elaborate artworks. See them as their original audience might have once seen them, while considering the complicated intersection of art, desire and industry.


Take control of your exhibition experience by using the app to:

• Access exclusive content
• Gain insight from leading scholars on more than 25 notable artworks
• Locate an object by inputting the stop number, keyword search, or browse the full list
• Live Tweet your museum experience or share the highlights on social media


About the Museum

The Asian Art Museum–Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture is one of San Francisco's premier arts institutions and home to a world-renowned collection of more than 18,000 Asian art treasures spanning 6,000 years of history. Through rich art experiences, centered on historic and contemporary artworks, the Asian Art Museum unlocks the past for visitors, bringing art to life and serving as a catalyst for new art, new creativity and new thinking.