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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

陳少梅 Chen Shaomei (1909–1954), Cultivating Longevity in a Mountain Pavilion — Cultivating Longevity in a Mountain Pavilion

陳少梅 Chen Shaomei

1940, Republic of China (1911–1949)

Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950), Misty Day in Nikkō — Misty Day in Nikkō

Yoshida Hiroshi

1937, Showa period (1926–1989)

Fūgai Ekun (1568–1654), Daruma crossing the river — Daruma crossing the river

Fūgai Ekun

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

Gekko (active late 1700s to early 1800s), Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost) — Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost)

Gekko

early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity — Longevity

Maruyama Ōkyo

1782, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shiomi Masanari (1647–1722), inro, netsuke, ojime (fox wedding scene) — inro, netsuke, ojime (fox wedding scene)

Shiomi Masanari

early 1700s

Twenty-Four Beauties — Twenty-Four Beauties

circa 1736–1795, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

kanzashi hairpin — kanzashi hairpin

date unknown

Cai Xinchun, hair ornament — hair ornament

Cai Xinchun

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

tea bowl — tea bowl

1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Daikoku — Daikoku

early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Ebisu — Ebisu

early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

brush rest with deer figurine — brush rest with deer figurine

1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Jieziyuan Huazhuan — Jieziyuan Huazhuan

late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

tea bowl — tea bowl

Song dynasty (960–1279)

Qingming Festival on the River — 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 — One Hundred Flowers Unfolding in Your Palm

Zhang Xiong

1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

茶碗 chawan (tea bowl) — 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Daruma nesting dolls — Daruma nesting dolls

late 1900s

Konoike Tomoko (born 1960), mimio-Odyssey — mimio-Odyssey

Konoike Tomoko

2005

Daruma — Daruma

early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity — Longevity

Maruyama Ōkyo

1782, Edo period (1600–1868)

brush washer with plum branches — brush washer with plum branches

early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)

Konoike Tomoko (born 1960), 獣の皮を被り草の編みもの Donning Animal Skins and Braided Grass — 獣の皮を被り草の編みもの Donning Animal Skins and Braided Grass

Konoike Tomoko

2011

water dropper — water dropper

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

dragon vase — dragon vase

1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

棗 natsume (tea caddy) — 棗 natsume (tea caddy)

late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

seal with container and paste — seal with container and paste

mid 1900s

bojagi (wrapping cloth) — bojagi (wrapping cloth)

late 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912), jūichigatsu (The Eleventh Month) — jūichigatsu (The Eleventh Month)

Toyohara Chikanobu

1890, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Deme Uman (active 1772–1780), netsuke (fox mask) — netsuke (fox mask)

Deme Uman

circa 1772–1780, Edo period (1600–1868)

迦諾迦伐蹉 Seated Nahan Ganakgabeolcha (Sanskrit: Kanakavatsa) — 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 — Frozen Cloud II-8

Satoru Hoshino

2004

Watanabe Gentai (1749–1822), 武陵桃源 Buryô tôgen (Wuling’s Peach Blossom Spring) — 武陵桃源 Buryô tôgen (Wuling’s Peach Blossom Spring)

Watanabe Gentai

late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Zhu Xi (1130–1200), Calligraphy with Accompanying Commentaries — Calligraphy with Accompanying Commentaries

Zhu Xi

1130–1200, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

Karasumaru Mitsuhiro (1579–1638), Tōkōki (Memoir of an Eastern Journey) — Tōkōki (Memoir of an Eastern Journey)

Karasumaru Mitsuhiro

late 1500s–early 1600s

Kita Busei (1776–1856); Tatekawa Emba II (active early 1800s), badger and rabbit — badger and rabbit

Kita Busei, Tatekawa Emba II

1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat — Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1891, Meiji period (1868–1912)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Spirit of General Tamichi as a Great Snake — Spirit of General Tamichi as a Great Snake

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1880, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Konoike Tomoko (born 1960), book on which mimio-Odyssey is projected — book on which mimio-Odyssey is projected

Konoike Tomoko

2005

zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō — zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Jung Do-Jun (born 1948), Heaven, Earth, Man — Heaven, Earth, Man

Jung Do-Jun

2011

Utagawa Yoshikazu (active 1850–1870), Minamoto no yoshitsune taira no tomomori no rei ni au zu (Meeting of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the ghost of Taira no Tomomori) — 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

circa 1851–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Iba-ya Sensaburo, Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock) — Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Iba-ya Sensaburo

circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shunbaisai Hokuei (active circa 1824–1837), Kohada Kohaiji Mitate Nyōbō Asaka Iwai Shijaku II (Ghost of Kobata Kohaiji) — Kohada Kohaiji Mitate Nyōbō Asaka Iwai Shijaku II (Ghost of Kobata Kohaiji)

Shunbaisai Hokuei

circa 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Yoshitaki (1841–1899), Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni — Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni

Utagawa Yoshitaki

circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

teapot with monkeys — teapot with monkeys

late 1900s

White Rat and Daikon — White Rat and Daikon

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

水注 suichū (ewer) — 水注 suichū (ewer)

late 1800s, Meiji period, 1868–1912

ink stone — ink stone

late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)

tassel — tassel

date unknown

kushi (comb) with butterflies — kushi (comb) with butterflies

Edo period (1600–1868)

inro, netsuke, ojime — inro, netsuke, ojime

date unknown

Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity — Longevity

Maruyama Ōkyo

1782, Edo period (1600–1868)

brush — brush

1900s

Qin Yuqi (active late 1800s–early 1900s), Album of 12 Plum Blossoms (with facing calligraphy) — Album of 12 Plum Blossoms (with facing calligraphy)

Qin Yuqi

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)