Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Exhibition: Underdogs and Antiheroes: Japanese Prints from the Moskowitz Collection

Expect the unexpected. This exhibition reveals the captivating stories and urban legends of individuals living on the fringes of society in early modern Japan. Key subjects in theater, literature, and the visual arts focus on antiheroes and underdogs whose virtues are often embodied by their rejection of societal norms, making them misfits and moral exemplars at the same time.

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