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Long recognized as one of the finest collections of Japanese art in private hands, the Mary Griggs Burke Collection is the largest and most comprehensive outside Japan. Mrs. Burke (1916–2012), who assembled her formidable collection of East Asian art over five decades, announced in 2006 that she would bequeath her Japanese and Korean works to The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) The Mary Griggs Burke Collection is a testimony to the intensity and selectivity of Mrs. Burke's collecting, guided by a discerning eye, a deep affection for Japan, and an appreciation of the country's cultural heritage. In 1985, the Japanese government invited her to exhibit the collection at the Tokyo National Museum and two years later, in gratitude for her activities in support of Japanese art and all facets of Japanese culture, conferred on her the honorary medal of Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star, Second Degree, a rare honor for a foreigner to receive.

Hayami Gyoshu, Tea Bowl and Fruits (1921) Kishida Ryusei, Road Cut through a Hill (1915) ... Taninaka Yasunori, Riding Bicycle in Spring (c. 1937-39) color woodcut ...