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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

Cultivating Longevity in a Mountain Pavilion, 陳少梅 Chen Shaomei — 陳少梅 Chen Shaomei

Cultivating Longevity in a Mountain Pavilion, 1940, Republic of China (1911–1949)

Misty Day in Nikkō, Yoshida Hiroshi — Yoshida Hiroshi

Misty Day in Nikkō, 1937, Showa period (1926–1989)

Daruma crossing the river, Fūgai Ekun — Fūgai Ekun

Daruma crossing the river, late 1500s–early 1600s, Momoyama period (1573–1615) or Edo period (1600–1868)

Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost), Gekko — Gekko

Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost), early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Longevity, Maruyama Ōkyo — Maruyama Ōkyo

Longevity, 1782, Edo period (1600–1868)

inro, netsuke, ojime (fox wedding scene), Shiomi Masanari — Shiomi Masanari

inro, netsuke, ojime (fox wedding scene), early 1700s

Twenty-Four Beauties — Shiomi Masanari

Twenty-Four Beauties, circa 1736–1795, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

kanzashi hairpin — Shiomi Masanari

kanzashi hairpin, date unknown

hair ornament, Cai Xinchun — Cai Xinchun

hair ornament, late 1800s–early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

tea bowl — Cai Xinchun

tea bowl, 1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Daikoku — Cai Xinchun

Daikoku, early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Ebisu — Cai Xinchun

Ebisu, early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

brush rest with deer figurine — Cai Xinchun

brush rest with deer figurine, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Jieziyuan Huazhuan — Cai Xinchun

Jieziyuan Huazhuan, late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

tea bowl — Cai Xinchun

tea bowl, Song dynasty (960–1279)

Qingming Festival on the River — Cai Xinchun

Qingming Festival on the River, 1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

One Hundred Flowers Unfolding in Your Palm, Zhang Xiong — Zhang Xiong

One Hundred Flowers Unfolding in Your Palm, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

茶碗 chawan (tea bowl) — Zhang Xiong

茶碗 chawan (tea bowl), 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Daruma nesting dolls — Zhang Xiong

Daruma nesting dolls, late 1900s

mimio-Odyssey, Konoike Tomoko — Konoike Tomoko

mimio-Odyssey, 2005

Daruma — Konoike Tomoko

Daruma, early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Longevity, Maruyama Ōkyo — Maruyama Ōkyo

Longevity, 1782, Edo period (1600–1868)

brush washer with plum branches — Maruyama Ōkyo

brush washer with plum branches, early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)

獣の皮を被り草の編みもの Donning Animal Skins and Braided Grass, Konoike Tomoko — Konoike Tomoko

獣の皮を被り草の編みもの Donning Animal Skins and Braided Grass, 2011

water dropper — Konoike Tomoko

water dropper, 1700s–1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

dragon vase — Konoike Tomoko

dragon vase, 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

棗 natsume (tea caddy) — Konoike Tomoko

棗 natsume (tea caddy), late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

seal with container and paste — Konoike Tomoko

seal with container and paste, mid 1900s

bojagi (wrapping cloth) — Konoike Tomoko

bojagi (wrapping cloth), late 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

jūichigatsu (The Eleventh Month), Toyohara Chikanobu — Toyohara Chikanobu

jūichigatsu (The Eleventh Month), 1890, Meiji period (1868–1912)

netsuke (fox mask), Deme Uman — Deme Uman

netsuke (fox mask), circa 1772–1780, Edo period (1600–1868)

迦諾迦伐蹉 Seated Nahan Ganakgabeolcha (Sanskrit: Kanakavatsa) — Deme Uman

迦諾迦伐蹉 Seated Nahan Ganakgabeolcha (Sanskrit: Kanakavatsa), late 1600s–early 1700s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Frozen Cloud II-8, Satoru Hoshino — Satoru Hoshino

Frozen Cloud II-8, 2004

武陵桃源 Buryô tôgen (Wuling’s Peach Blossom Spring), Watanabe Gentai — Watanabe Gentai

武陵桃源 Buryô tôgen (Wuling’s Peach Blossom Spring), late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Calligraphy with Accompanying Commentaries, Zhu Xi — Zhu Xi

Calligraphy with Accompanying Commentaries, 1130–1200, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

Tōkōki (Memoir of an Eastern Journey), Karasumaru Mitsuhiro — Karasumaru Mitsuhiro

Tōkōki (Memoir of an Eastern Journey), late 1500s–early 1600s

badger and rabbit, Kita Busei; Tatekawa Emba II — Kita Busei; Tatekawa Emba II

badger and rabbit, 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat, 1891, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Spirit of General Tamichi as a Great Snake, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Spirit of General Tamichi as a Great Snake, 1880, Meiji period (1868–1912)

book on which mimio-Odyssey is projected, Konoike Tomoko — Konoike Tomoko

book on which mimio-Odyssey is projected, 2005

zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō — Konoike Tomoko

zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Heaven, Earth, Man, Jung Do-Jun — Jung Do-Jun

Heaven, Earth, Man, 2011

Minamoto no yoshitsune taira no tomomori no rei ni au zu (Meeting of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the ghost of Taira no Tomomori), Utagawa Yoshikazu — Utagawa Yoshikazu

Minamoto no yoshitsune taira no tomomori no rei ni au zu (Meeting of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the ghost of Taira no Tomomori), circa 1851–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)

Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock), Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Iba-ya Sensaburo — Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Iba-ya Sensaburo

Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock), circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kohada Kohaiji Mitate Nyōbō Asaka Iwai Shijaku II (Ghost of Kobata Kohaiji), Shunbaisai Hokuei — Shunbaisai Hokuei

Kohada Kohaiji Mitate Nyōbō Asaka Iwai Shijaku II (Ghost of Kobata Kohaiji), circa 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni, Utagawa Yoshitaki — Utagawa Yoshitaki

Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni, circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

teapot with monkeys — Utagawa Yoshitaki

teapot with monkeys, late 1900s

White Rat and Daikon — Utagawa Yoshitaki

White Rat and Daikon, 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

水注 suichū (ewer) — Utagawa Yoshitaki

水注 suichū (ewer), late 1800s, Meiji period, 1868–1912

ink stone — Utagawa Yoshitaki

ink stone, late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

“national treasure” (guo bao 國寶) ink cake — Utagawa Yoshitaki

“national treasure” (guo bao 國寶) ink cake, early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)

tassel — Utagawa Yoshitaki

tassel, date unknown

kushi (comb) with butterflies — Utagawa Yoshitaki

kushi (comb) with butterflies, Edo period (1600–1868)

inro, netsuke, ojime — Utagawa Yoshitaki

inro, netsuke, ojime, date unknown

Longevity, Maruyama Ōkyo — Maruyama Ōkyo

Longevity, 1782, Edo period (1600–1868)

brush — Maruyama Ōkyo

brush, 1900s

Album of 12 Plum Blossoms (with facing calligraphy), Qin Yuqi — Qin Yuqi

Album of 12 Plum Blossoms (with facing calligraphy), 1888, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Events

February 7, 2020

Social

Shattering the Void

5:00–7:00PM

Salina Art Center

Resources

Documents

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)