Images of the Journey

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Images of the Journey
Hillary Pedersen, curator
Asia Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Travel is adventure. Not just the destination, but also the journey itself invites new, enriching experiences. This selection from the Spencer's Asian collection highlights depictions of travel, explorations of places unfamiliar to the artists and representations of artists' journeys. The selected works depict traveling figures, evoke well-known tourist destinations and routes, record artists' experiences of travel, and invite the viewer to experience "virtual" travel through interaction with the images.

Works of art

Zhao Shao’ang (1905–1998), 三峽暮色 Sanxia muse (Sunset at the Three Gorges)
三峽暮色 Sanxia muse (Sunset at the Three Gorges)
Zhao Shao’ang
1941, Republic of China (1911–1949)
Yi Fujiu (1698–after 1747), Quiet Hamlet
Quiet Hamlet
Yi Fujiu
early 1700s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Noro Kaiseki (1747–1828), Secluded Hermitage, after I Fu-chiu
Secluded Hermitage, after I Fu-chiu
Noro Kaiseki
late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Zhao Shao’ang (1905–1998), River Scene
River Scene
Zhao Shao’ang
1939, Republic of China (1911–1949)
Li Shan (1926–2019), Camel Riders on Tianshan
Camel Riders on Tianshan
Li Shan
1979
Bactrian camel (tomb figure)
Bactrian camel (tomb figure)
800s, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
jade figure of standing camel
jade figure of standing camel
Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)
Tōkaidō plate
Tōkaidō plate
circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #28 Fukuroi
#28 Fukuroi
Utagawa Hiroshige
1832–1833, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864), #28 Fukuroi no zu (Picture of Fukuroi)
#28 Fukuroi no zu (Picture of Fukuroi)
Utagawa Kunisada
circa 1838, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #53 Kusatsu kara Yabase wa michi no yumi to tsuru (Sailing from Kusatsu to Yabase)
#53 Kusatsu kara Yabase wa michi no yumi to tsuru (Sailing from Kusatsu to Yabase)
Utagawa Hiroshige
1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #23 Fujieda Jindo tsugitate (Relay Station at Fujieda)
#23 Fujieda Jindo tsugitate (Relay Station at Fujieda)
Utagawa Hiroshige
1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1830s–1880s), Hachi daime (Act 8)
Hachi daime (Act 8)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1852, 8th month, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Kojimaya Jubei, #44 Kuwana Funanori Tokuzō no Den (The Story of Funanori Tokuzō and the Sea Ghost at Kuwana, #44)
#44 Kuwana Funanori Tokuzō no Den (The Story of Funanori Tokuzō and the Sea Ghost at Kuwana, #44)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Kojimaya Jubei
circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)
Yokoi Kinkoku (1761–1832), 芭蕉像 Basho-zō (Portrait of Bashō)
芭蕉像 Basho-zō (Portrait of Bashō)
Yokoi Kinkoku
1814, Edo period (1600–1868)

Events

June 18, 2005
Workshop
Travel Around the World
10:30AM–12:30PM
Gallery 317 Central Court
June 18, 2005
Workshop
Travel Around the World
1:30–3:30PM
Gallery 317 Central Court
June 25, 2005
Workshop
Images of the Journey
10:30AM–12:30PM
Gallery 317 Central Court
June 25, 2005
Workshop
Images of the Journey
1:30–3:30PM
Gallery 317 Central Court

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