Teaching Gallery: Eyes on Icons: Exploring Japanese Buddhism at the Spencer Museum of Art

Exhibition

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Teaching Gallery: Eyes on Icons: Exploring Japanese Buddhism at the Spencer Museum of Art
White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Student “exhibition” of items related to Sherry Fowler’s seminar on Buddhist icons. Many of the objects were selected by students as part of a mock exhibition assignment for the class.

Works of art

Suzuki Harunobu (circa 1725–1770), Ayasato smoking a pipe
Suzuki Harunobu (circa 1725–1770), Ayasato smoking a pipe
Suzuki Harunobu
Ayasato smoking a pipe
1770, Edo period (1600–1868)
Suzuki Harunobu (circa 1725–1770), courtesan offering a pipe to Bodhidharma
Suzuki Harunobu (circa 1725–1770), courtesan offering a pipe to Bodhidharma
Suzuki Harunobu
courtesan offering a pipe to Bodhidharma
1765, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Daruma Playing a Shamisen
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Daruma Playing a Shamisen
Katsushika Hokusai
Daruma Playing a Shamisen
circa 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
miniature shrine
miniature shrine
miniature shrine
early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
No. 536, Daibutsu at Kamakura
No. 536, Daibutsu at Kamakura
No. 536, Daibutsu at Kamakura
circa 1880, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Suzuki Harunobu (circa 1725–1770), The Seven Lucky Gods in a Treasure Ship
Suzuki Harunobu (circa 1725–1770), The Seven Lucky Gods in a Treasure Ship
Suzuki Harunobu
The Seven Lucky Gods in a Treasure Ship
late 1760s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Daihannya Haramitta kyō (Mahaprajnaparamita sutra) part 24
Daihannya Haramitta kyō (Mahaprajnaparamita sutra) part 24
Daihannya Haramitta kyō (Mahaprajnaparamita sutra) part 24
1200s, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Inbutsu (stamp print) of Fudō Myōō
Inbutsu (stamp print) of Fudō Myōō
Inbutsu (stamp print) of Fudō Myōō
1200s–1300s, Kamakura period (1185–1333) or Muromachi period (1336–1573)
The Newest Yokohama City Map with Kanegawa Prefecture and the Japan Trade Fair Bird’s Eye View
The Newest Yokohama City Map with Kanegawa Prefecture and the Japan Trade Fair Bird’s Eye View
The Newest Yokohama City Map with Kanegawa Prefecture and the Japan Trade Fair Bird’s Eye View
1949
zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō
zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō
zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831–1889), Hotei carrying three children across a stream in a bag on his head
Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831–1889), Hotei carrying three children across a stream in a bag on his head
Kawanabe Kyōsai
Hotei carrying three children across a stream in a bag on his head
circa 1880s or 1890s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724), Hotei with Karako Children
Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724), Hotei with Karako Children
Hanabusa Itchō
Hotei with Karako Children
late 1600s–early 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
布袋 (Hotei with two children)
布袋 (Hotei with two children)
布袋 (Hotei with two children)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), Hotei
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), Hotei
Hotei
circa mid 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), Ebisu
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), Ebisu
Ebisu
circa mid 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), spear, pagoda and sash; emblems of the god Bishamon
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), spear, pagoda and sash; emblems of the god Bishamon
spear, pagoda and sash; emblems of the god Bishamon
circa mid 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831–1889); Sawamuraya Seikichi, Jigoku dayū (Hell Courtesan)
Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831–1889); Sawamuraya Seikichi, Jigoku dayū (Hell Courtesan)
Kawanabe Kyōsai
Jigoku dayū (Hell Courtesan)
1874, Meiji period (1868–1912)
月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat
月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat
月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat
1891, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), (The miraculous gourd guarded by sacred snake which appeared in the garden of Emaro in Sanuki province around the time of the birth of Prince Shotoku)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), (The miraculous gourd guarded by sacred snake which appeared in the garden of Emaro in Sanuki province around the time of the birth of Prince Shotoku)
(The miraculous gourd guarded by sacred snake which appeared in the garden of Emaro in Sanuki province around the time of the birth of Prince Shotoku)
circa 1840 (later printing), Edo period (1600–1868)