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Brosseau Center for Learning: Japanese Ceremonies and Festivals

May 2, 2023–May 21, 2023

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Selections for the May 6 activity commemorating the Kite Festival and the May 11 Senior Session, “Japanese Craft and the Art of Tea.”

Works of art

kite of the strong man, Asaina, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (1764–1820) — Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (1764–1820)

kite of the strong man, Asaina, circa 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Origami (Paper folding), Miyagawa Shuntei (1873–1914) — Miyagawa Shuntei (1873–1914)

Origami (Paper folding), late 1896, Meiji period (1868–1912)

水指 mizusashi (lidded water container) — 水指 mizusashi (lidded water container), Edo period (1600–1868)

bowl with chrysanthemums, Miyagawa Kōzan (1842–1916) — Miyagawa Kōzan (1842–1916)

bowl with chrysanthemums, late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

#28 Fukuroi Meibutsu enshū tako (Fukuroi-Flying Totomi Kites), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) — Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)

#28 Fukuroi Meibutsu enshū tako (Fukuroi-Flying Totomi Kites), 1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

#27 Kakegawa Kibasan embō (Distant View of Mt. Akiba from Kakegawa), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) — Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)

#27 Kakegawa Kibasan embō (Distant View of Mt. Akiba from Kakegawa), 1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Gogatsu satsuki rikka getsu shōbuzuki chūka (The fifth month), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) — Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)

Gogatsu satsuki rikka getsu shōbuzuki chūka (The fifth month), circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kite: Red Lines in the Sky, Tal Streeter (1934–2014) — Tal Streeter (1934–2014)

Kite: Red Lines in the Sky, 1970

Heron and Butterflies with Rock — Heron and Butterflies with Rock, late 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

untitled double book page [children's festival], Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671–1751) — Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671–1751)

untitled double book page [children's festival], circa 1747–1749, Edo period (1600–1868)

Birds Amid Cherry Blossoms, Tsubaki Chinzan (1801–1854) — Tsubaki Chinzan (1801–1854)

Birds Amid Cherry Blossoms, 1828, Edo period (1600–1868)

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

武陵桃源 Buryô tôgen (Wuling’s Peach Blossom Spring), late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

#27 Kakegawa no zu (Picture of Kakegawa), Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) — Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)

#27 Kakegawa no zu (Picture of Kakegawa), circa 1838, Edo period (1600–1868)

Namban mizusashi (Namban water jar with lid), Kabasawa Kenji (born 1948) — Kabasawa Kenji (born 1948)

Namban mizusashi (Namban water jar with lid), 1989

Yoshitsune figure for Boy's Day festival — Yoshitsune figure for Boy's Day festival, late 1900s

horse shaped bell for Boy's Day — horse shaped bell for Boy's Day, late 1900s

white horse figure for Boy's Day festival — white horse figure for Boy's Day festival, late 1900s

warrior figure with sword for Boy's Day festival — warrior figure with sword for Boy's Day festival, late 1900s

warrior figure with spear for Boy's Day festival — warrior figure with spear for Boy's Day festival, late 1900s

warrior figure with bow and sword for Boy's Day festival — warrior figure with bow and sword for Boy's Day festival, late 1900s

ichigatsu (The First Month), Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) — Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912)

ichigatsu (The First Month), 1890, Meiji period (1868–1912)

gogatsu (The Fifth Month), Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) — Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912)

gogatsu (The Fifth Month), 1890, Meiji period (1868–1912)

untitled (children collecting insects) — untitled (children collecting insects), 1940–1945, Showa period (1926–1989)

Diptych of Bird and Flowers, Kanō Hidenobu (Terunobu) (1717–1763) — Kanō Hidenobu (Terunobu) (1717–1763)

Diptych of Bird and Flowers, 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

May, Keisuke Serizawa (1895–1984) — Keisuke Serizawa (1895–1984)

May, 1967

untitled (flying kite) — untitled (flying kite), late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Events

May 6, 2023

Activity

Kite Festival

1:00–4:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Reece Memorial Plaza

May 11, 2023

Talk

Japanese Craft and the Art of Tea

10:15–11:00AM

Spencer Museum of Art, 406 Stewart Gallery, 409 Lee Study Center