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Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art

Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art

Kris Ercums, curator
Rachel Straughn-Navarro, curator

Gallery 408, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Shattering the Void moves through representations of everyday life to otherworldly realms from Chinese, Korean, and Japanese art, addressing themes such as longevity, transcendence, and myths and legends.

Exhibition images

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)

Li Huayi (born 1948), The Silence of Pines on Remote Peaks — The Silence of Pines on Remote Peaks

Li Huayi

1999

Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), painting of the Taoist Immortal Huang Zhuping and sculpture of a goat — painting of the Taoist Immortal Huang Zhuping and sculpture of a goat

Totoya Hokkei

1823, Edo period (1600–1868)

San-shin (mountain spirit) — San-shin (mountain spirit)

1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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)

Shakyamuni with Ananda and Kashyapa — Shakyamuni with Ananda and Kashyapa

1200s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

Vairocana — Vairocana

1454, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), cranes in pine tree — cranes in pine tree

Katsushika Hokusai

circa 1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity — Longevity

Maruyama Ōkyo

1782, Edo period (1600–1868)

Daoist Immortal He Xiangu textile — Daoist Immortal He Xiangu textile

1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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)

lamp globe — lamp globe

1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

布袋 (Hotei with two children) — 布袋 (Hotei with two children)

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

ruyi sceptre — ruyi sceptre

1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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)

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)

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)

Hōkan Shaka Nyorai — Hōkan Shaka Nyorai

Edo period (1600–1868)

Hyakuman-tō (three-tiered pagoda) — Hyakuman-tō (three-tiered pagoda)

1700s or 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

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

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Daruma nesting dolls — Daruma nesting dolls

late 1900s

lamp stand — lamp stand

1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

Konoike Tomoko

2005

Daruma — Daruma

early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

brush washer with plum branches — brush washer with plum branches

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

water dropper — water dropper

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

Events

July 10–July 11, 2019

Workshop

Summer Teaching Workshop

10:00AM–7:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Flex Space, 320, Spencer Museum of Art, Reception Room, 307, Spencer Museum of Art, Kemper Family Foundations Balcony, 408, Spencer Museum of Art, Stephen H. Goddard Study Center, 305

July 19, 2019

Workshop

Summer Teaching Workshop

9:00AM–4:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Flex Space, 320, Spencer Museum of Art, Reception Room, 307, Spencer Museum of Art, Kemper Family Foundations Balcony, 408

August 11, 2019

Talk

Shattering the Void

2:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Kemper Family Foundations Balcony, 408

Resources

Documents

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)