As You Wish

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

As You Wish
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

Kajikawa Family
sakazuki (sake drinking cup), 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kajikawa Family
lacquer dish, date unknown
Kajikawa Family
lacquer dish, date unknown
Kajikawa Family
covered box with dragon, early 1570s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Kajikawa Family
Jingasa (ceremonial military hat), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kajikawa Family
陣笠 jingasa (camp hat), late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Kajikawa Family
bowl, 1100s
Kajikawa Family
bowl, 1200s
Kajikawa Family
bowl, 1200s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Kajikawa Family
plate, Yüan dynasty (1279–1368)
Kajikawa Family
dish, 1400s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Kajikawa Family
dish, Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Kajikawa Family
dish, Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Kajikawa Family
bowl, Guangxu period (1874–1908), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Kajikawa Family
mirror depicting Emperor Xuanzong’s Journey to the Moon, 1000s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Yoshitsuga Fujiwara
bronze mirror, early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Yoshitsuga Fujiwara
Dading Tongbao coin mirror, 1178–1234, Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Yoshitsuga Fujiwara
lacquer case for bronze mirror, early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Yoshitsuga Fujiwara
ruyi sceptre, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Yoshitsuga Fujiwara
ruyi sceptre, late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Yoshitsuga Fujiwara
如意 ruyi scepter, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)