Brosseau Center for Learning: Silk Road to Kansas

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Brosseau Center for Learning: Silk Road to Kansas
Brosseau Center for Learning: Silk Road to Kansas
Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Inspired by the Eurasian trade routes known as “The Silk Road” that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the mid-15th century, the works in this exhibition highlight how artworks, design, trade goods, and people traveled both overland and by sea and resulted in new cultural forms and ideas.

Works of art

saucer
saucer
saucer
mid 1800s
Bactrian camel (tomb figure)
Bactrian camel (tomb figure)
Bactrian camel (tomb figure)
800s, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
Li Shan (1926–2019), Camel Riders on Tianshan
Li Shan (1926–2019), Camel Riders on Tianshan
Li Shan (1926–2019)
Camel Riders on Tianshan
1979
Chen Xian (active 1634–1654); Jifei (1616–1671), Guanyin and Attendant
Chen Xian (active 1634–1654); Jifei (1616–1671), Guanyin and Attendant
Guanyin and Attendant
mid-late 1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Shaka Triad with Sixteen Deities
Shaka Triad with Sixteen Deities
Shaka Triad with Sixteen Deities
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period
Kenji Nakahashi (1947–2017), Cut-out Sky
Kenji Nakahashi (1947–2017), Cut-out Sky
Kenji Nakahashi
Cut-out Sky
1979
Kanō Kazunobu (1815–1863), Shakyamuni undergoing austerities
Kanō Kazunobu (1815–1863), Shakyamuni undergoing austerities
Kanō Kazunobu (1815–1863)
Shakyamuni undergoing austerities
mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Lisa Bulawsky; Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Akio Takamori (1950–2017); Michael Sims (born 1944), Match, No Mix: No.1
Lisa Bulawsky; Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Akio Takamori (1950–2017); Michael Sims (born 1944), Match, No Mix: No.1
Lisa Bulawsky , Roger Shimomura , Akio Takamori , Michael Sims
Match, No Mix: No.1
1993
Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Oriental Masterprint
Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Oriental Masterprint
Roger Shimomura
Oriental Masterprint
1973
Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Oriental Masterprint #5
Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Oriental Masterprint #5
Roger Shimomura
Oriental Masterprint #5
1974
Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990), Graceland, Tennessee
Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990), Graceland, Tennessee
Graceland, Tennessee
1979
Ken Ohara (born 1942), #3
Ken Ohara (born 1942), #3
Ken Ohara
#3
1970
Ken Ohara (born 1942), #11
Ken Ohara (born 1942), #11
Ken Ohara
#11
1970
Ken Ohara (born 1942), #156
Ken Ohara (born 1942), #156
Ken Ohara
#156
1970
Ken Ohara (born 1942), #128
Ken Ohara (born 1942), #128
Ken Ohara
#128
1970
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950), Tsukiyo no tajimaharu, dai shi (Moonlight at Taj Mahal No. 4)
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950), Tsukiyo no tajimaharu, dai shi (Moonlight at Taj Mahal No. 4)
Tsukiyo no tajimaharu, dai shi (Moonlight at Taj Mahal No. 4)
1931, Showa period (1926–1989)
Elmer Simms Campbell (1906–1971), "This is the place where East is East and West is West - And the twain meet."
Elmer Simms Campbell (1906–1971), "This is the place where East is East and West is West - And the twain meet."
Elmer Simms Campbell
"This is the place where East is East and West is West - And the twain meet."
circa 1970
Hong Chun Zhang (born 1971), Novel
Hong Chun Zhang (born 1971), Novel
Hong Chun Zhang
Novel
2005
Xu Bing (born 1955), Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition
Xu Bing (born 1955), Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition
Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition
1994–1996
Hodaka Yoshida (1926–1995), Aka no kabe (Red Wall)
Hodaka Yoshida (1926–1995), Aka no kabe (Red Wall)
Hodaka Yoshida
Aka no kabe (Red Wall)
1992
bianhu (pilgrimage flask) with dancing monkey
bianhu (pilgrimage flask) with dancing monkey
bianhu (pilgrimage flask) with dancing monkey
600–700s, early Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964), Daughter/Daughter
Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964), Daughter/Daughter
Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
Daughter/Daughter
2008–2009
Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964), Whiteman/Indian
Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964), Whiteman/Indian
Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
Whiteman/Indian
2008–2009

Events

September 11–September 12, 2020
Conference
Visual and Material Culture of the Silk Road(s)
9:00AM–12:15PM
Register to join us via Zoom for Day 1: https://kansas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t1lZOnmEQGKdvaPi5r4oyQ