Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art
Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art
Salina Art Center, Salina, Kansas

Shattering the Void moves through representations of everyday life to otherworldly realms from Chinese, Korean, and Japanese art. This exhibition is part of the Spencer Museum’s Freeman Foundation K–12 Educational Outreach Initiative.

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Works of art

陳少梅 Chen Shaomei (1909–1954), Cultivating Longevity in a Mountain Pavilion
陳少梅 Chen Shaomei (1909–1954)
1940, Republic of China (1911–1949)
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950), Misty Day in Nikkō
1937, Showa period (1926–1989)
Fūgai Ekun (1568–1654), Daruma crossing the river
Fūgai Ekun (1568–1654)
late 1500s–early 1600s, Momoyama period (1573–1615) or Edo period (1600–1868)
Gekko (active late 1700s to early 1800s), Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost)
Gekko (active late 1700s to early 1800s)
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity
1782, Edo period (1600–1868)
Shiomi Masanari (1647–1722), inro, netsuke, ojime (fox wedding scene)
Shiomi Masanari (1647–1722)
early 1700s
Twenty-Four Beauties
circa 1736–1795, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
kanzashi hairpin
date unknown
Cai Xinchun, hair ornament
Cai Xinchun
late 1800s–early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
tea bowl
1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Daikoku
early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Ebisu
early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
brush rest with deer figurine
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Jieziyuan Huazhuan
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
tea bowl
Song dynasty (960–1279)
Qingming Festival on the River
1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Zhang Xiong (1803–1886), One Hundred Flowers Unfolding in Your Palm
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Daruma
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity
1782, Edo period (1600–1868)
brush washer with plum branches
early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)
water dropper
1700s–1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
dragon vase
1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
棗 natsume (tea caddy)
late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
bojagi (wrapping cloth)
late 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Deme Uman (active 1772–1780), netsuke (fox mask)
Deme Uman (active 1772–1780)
circa 1772–1780, Edo period (1600–1868)
迦諾迦伐蹉 Seated Nahan Ganakgabeolcha (Sanskrit: Kanakavatsa)
late 1600s–early 1700s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Satoru Hoshino (born 1945), Frozen Cloud II-8
Satoru Hoshino (born 1945)
2004
Watanabe Gentai (1749–1822), 武陵桃源 Buryô tôgen (Wuling’s Peach Blossom Spring)
late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Zhu Xi (1130–1200), Calligraphy with Accompanying Commentaries
Zhu Xi (1130–1200)
1130–1200, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
Karasumaru Mitsuhiro (1579–1638), Tōkōki (Memoir of an Eastern Journey)
Karasumaru Mitsuhiro (1579–1638)
late 1500s–early 1600s
Kita Busei (1776–1856); Tatekawa Emba II (active early 1800s), badger and rabbit
Kita Busei (1776–1856); Tatekawa Emba II (active early 1800s)
1831, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Iba-ya Sensaburo, Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock)
circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Yoshitaki (1841–1899), Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni
circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
White Rat and Daikon
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
水注 suichū (ewer)
late 1800s, Meiji period, 1868–1912
ink stone
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
“national treasure” (guo bao 國寶) ink cake
early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)
tassel
date unknown
kushi (comb) with butterflies
Edo period (1600–1868)
inro, netsuke, ojime
date unknown
Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity
1782, Edo period (1600–1868)
brush
1900s

Events

February 7, 2020
Social
5:00–7:00PM
Salina Art Center

Resources

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