Teaching Gallery: Year of the Dragon
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
Teaching Gallery: Year of the Dragon
White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Dragons are popular creatures in both Eastern and Western folklore. To commemorate the Year of the Dragon, this exhibition features Chinese and Japanese objects that evince the power of the dragon as well as other symbols to celebrate the New Year. Through prints, ceramics, paintings, embroidery, and metal work, the popular imagery of the dragon evolves. As the highest-ranking animal in the Chinese animal hierarchy, the dragon became associated with the emperor, thus making the symbol of the dragon truly auspicious. To further commemorate the New Year, plum blossom and cherry tree designs on the hanging scrolls found in the exhibition symbolize the coming of spring and the end of a long winter.
Works of art
1875–1909, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)
date unknown
Mitsutaka Choisin ?
date unknown
Edo period (1600–1868)
1832, Edo period (1600–1868)
circa 1820, Edo period (1600–1868)
1980s, Showa period (1926–1989)
Issai Chikara (active 1806)
1806, Edo period (1600–1868)
1832, Edo period (1600–1868)
Nakabayashi Seishuku (died 1912)
mid 1800s–early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912) or Taisho period (1912–1926)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Hu Jun (late 1800s–early 1900s)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
circa 300 BCE, Warring States period (BCE 481–BCE 221)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Seishi (Meiji period (1868–1912))
circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Jiaqing period (1795–1820), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
1900–1925, Qing dynasty (1641–1911) or Republic of China (1911–1949)
late 1800s–early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
1900–1925, Guangxu period (1876–1908), Qing dynasty (1641–1911) or Republic of China (1911–1949)
Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)