A Case Lift

This post
discussed
how the shelves
were stained
in the new tea-bowl display case.

Mostly,
I just ignore these trips
"behind the scenes".

But this one interested me
because
as much as I enjoy the
new display of Japanese tea bowls,
I also miss the former display
of Korean calligraphy.


All of the new space
now given to Japanese material
was taken away from
the Chinese and Korean displays,
which is especially regrettable,
since the museum recently increased
its floor space so much
by adding the Modern Wing.

That's the real
"behind the scenes"
story here,
and apparently it was done
to accomodate a major donor.