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Brosseau Center for Learning: Silk Road to Kansas

September 25, 2018–October 14, 2018

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, mid 1800s

Bactrian camel (tomb figure) — Bactrian camel (tomb figure), 800s, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)

Camel Riders on Tianshan, Li Shan (1926–2019) — Li Shan (1926–2019)

Camel Riders on Tianshan, 1979

Guanyin and Attendant, Chen Xian (active 1634–1654); Jifei (1616–1671) — Chen Xian (active 1634–1654); Jifei (1616–1671)

Guanyin and Attendant, mid-late 1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shaka Triad with Sixteen Deities — Shaka Triad with Sixteen Deities, 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period

Cut-out Sky, Kenji Nakahashi (1947–2017) — Kenji Nakahashi (1947–2017)

Cut-out Sky, 1979

Shakyamuni undergoing austerities, Kanō Kazunobu (1815–1863) — Kanō Kazunobu (1815–1863)

Shakyamuni undergoing austerities, mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

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) — 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, 1993

Oriental Masterprint, Roger Shimomura (born 1939) — Roger Shimomura (born 1939)

Oriental Masterprint, 1973

Oriental Masterprint #5, Roger Shimomura (born 1939) — Roger Shimomura (born 1939)

Oriental Masterprint #5, 1974

Graceland, Tennessee, Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990) — Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990)

Graceland, Tennessee, 1979

#3, Ken Ohara (born 1942) — Ken Ohara (born 1942)

#3, 1970

#11, Ken Ohara (born 1942) — Ken Ohara (born 1942)

#11, 1970

#156, Ken Ohara (born 1942) — Ken Ohara (born 1942)

#156, 1970

#128, Ken Ohara (born 1942) — Ken Ohara (born 1942)

#128, 1970

Tsukiyo no tajimaharu, dai shi (Moonlight at Taj Mahal No. 4), Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950) — Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950)

Tsukiyo no tajimaharu, dai shi (Moonlight at Taj Mahal No. 4), 1931, Showa period (1926–1989)

"This is the place where East is East and West is West - And the twain meet.", Elmer Simms Campbell (1906–1971) — Elmer Simms Campbell (1906–1971)

"This is the place where East is East and West is West - And the twain meet.", circa 1970

Novel, Hong Chun Zhang (born 1971) — Hong Chun Zhang (born 1971)

Novel, 2005

Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition, Xu Bing (born 1955) — Xu Bing (born 1955)

Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition, 1994–1996

Aka no kabe (Red Wall), Hodaka Yoshida (1926–1995) — Hodaka Yoshida (1926–1995)

Aka no kabe (Red Wall), 1992

bianhu (pilgrimage flask) with dancing monkey — bianhu (pilgrimage flask) with dancing monkey, 600–700s, early Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)

Daughter/Daughter, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964) — Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964)

Daughter/Daughter, 2008–2009

Whiteman/Indian, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964) — Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964)

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