Obsession: Sir William Van Horne`s Japanese ceramics on view at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
(Artdaily.org)

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to delve into the heart of an extraordinary collection that reflects one man`s passion for intriguing Asian objects. The exhibition Obsession: Sir William Van Horne`s Japanese Ceramics presents close to 150 ceramic pieces from the eminent Montrealer`s collection, which today has been dispersed and now belongs to the MMFA and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Cups, bowls and pots are accompanied by a variety of carefully written archival documents and even watercolours by Sir William Van Horne (1843-1915). For visitors who wish to enhance their experience of Japanese art, many other ceramic pieces from his collections are on display in the dedicated Japanese gallery of the new Stephan Crétier and Stéphany Maillery Wing featuring the MMFA`s Arts of One World collection. Sir