Connoisseurship

Exhibition

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Connoisseurship
María Román Navarro, curator
Asia Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Organized by María Román Navarro, the Spencer’s curator of Asian art, this exhibition features a selection of objects from China and Japan illustrating several themes. Two of these themes are illustrated through Chinese objects. One is the use of visual arts in burial customs and the other is the representation of Daoist beliefs through icons and furnishings. The arts of Japan allow us to explore three other themes. The first considers the strength and ubiquity of Buddhist beliefs as demonstrated by both sumptuous images and mass-produced prints. Another addresses later Japanese history when Japan opened itself to Western influences. This aspect of art history is represented by prints and paintings incorporating Western ideas and techniques. The final theme explores the Japanese perception of ceramics as works of art, especially in relation to "texts" (potter’s marks and box inscriptions).

Works of art

Sui dynasty (581–618)
Sui dynasty (581–618)
600s, Sui dynasty (581 CE–618 CE) to early Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
600s, Sui dynasty (581 CE–618 CE) to early Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Shichibei
Edo period (1600–1868)
Itō Sekisui
mid-late 1900s
Miyagawa Kōzan
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
mid 1900s, Showa period (1926–1989); prints from Edo period (1600–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)
late 400s, Kofun period (250 CE–552 CE)
late 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
1300s–late 1400s, Nambokuchō period (1337–1392) to Muromachi period (1338–1573)
possibly 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
1200s–1300s, Kamakura period (1185–1333) or Muromachi period (1336–1573)
Mitsuyu Chihagi
mid 1930s, Showa period (1926–1989)
Utagawa Toyoharu
circa 1810, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kawanabe Kyōsai, Sawamuraya Seikichi
1874, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Toyohara Chikanobu
1890, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Watanabe Nobukazu
1900, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Adachi Ginkō, 佐々木豊吉 Toyokichi Sasaki
1887, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Okamoto Shūki
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)