As You Wish
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
As You Wish
Kris Ercums, curator
November 3, 2022–June 9, 2024
Gallery 409, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
This curved ceremonial scepter—known as ruyi, or “as you wish,” in Chinese—is an invitation to open and explore the eight pull-out drawers in the Lee Study Center. Inside fanciful immortals, mythic creatures, and vibrant colors await. Curate your own experience through the diverse contents in each drawer.
Exhibition images
Works of art
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
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early 1570s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
1100s
1200s
1200s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Yüan dynasty (1279–1368)
1400s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Guangxu period (1874–1908), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
1000s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
1178–1234, Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)