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

Exhibition

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Salina Art Center: Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art
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This exhibition, organized by the Spencer Museum of Art, is currently installed at the Salina Art Center in 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.

Works of art

tassel
date unknown
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950), Misty Day in Nikkō
1937, Showa period (1926–1989)
ink stone
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Fūgai Ekun (1568–1654), Daruma crossing the river
late 1500s–early 1600s, Momoyama period (1573–1615) or Edo period (1600–1868)
Gekko (active late 1700s to early 1800s), Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost)
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
“national treasure” (guo bao 國寶) ink cake
early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)
Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity
1782, Edo period (1600–1868)
Twenty-Four Beauties
circa 1736–1795, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
kanzashi hairpin
date unknown
Cai Xinchun, hair ornament
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)
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)
水注 suichū (ewer)
late 1800s, Meiji period, 1868–1912
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)
circa 1772–1780, Edo period (1600–1868)
brush
1900s
迦諾迦伐蹉 Seated Nahan Ganakgabeolcha (Sanskrit: Kanakavatsa)
late 1600s–early 1700s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Zhu Xi (1130–1200), Calligraphy with Accompanying Commentaries
1130–1200, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
Kita Busei (1776–1856); Tatekawa Emba II (active early 1800s), badger and rabbit
1831, 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)
Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), Longevity
1782, Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb) with butterflies
Edo period (1600–1868)
inro, netsuke, ojime
date unknown