Japanese Buddhism

November 10, 2026–December 6, 2026

Jack & Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning

A peacock with blue and green plumage stands on one leg and bends over as if bowing against a gold background with white flowers

attributed to Okamoto Shūki, Peacock on a Rock, (detail), early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Gilded wood figure with an elongated head and hands in prayer standing on a pedestal

The Brosseau Learning Center features new installations monthly that relate to teaching and research across KU. This installation features works from the Spencer's collection to support the courses Art of Buddhism and Japanese Painting.

Gilded wood figure with an elongated head and hands in prayer standing on a pedestal
Gilded wood figure with an elongated head and hands in prayer standing on a pedestal
Bodhisattva, Kannon Bosatsu
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Colorful print focused on a figure wearing an elaborate robe standing on a deck above a calm body of water with snow and ice shaped like skulls and skeletons
Colorful print focused on a figure wearing an elaborate robe standing on a deck above a calm body of water with snow and ice shaped like skulls and skeletons
Toyohara Chikanobu
Yamashiro rokuhara yuki: dajō nyū dō jōkai (#14 Priest Premier Jōkai Looking at Snow in Rokuhara)
1884, Meiji period (1886–1912)
Fan-shaped painting of a white rat on a red background
Fan-shaped painting of a white rat on a red background
White Rat and Daikon
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Colorful print of a deep mountain valley with small figures walking along the path of red-orange earth between two blue-green mountains with the sea and a white mountain in the distance
Colorful print of a deep mountain valley with small figures walking along the path of red-orange earth between two blue-green mountains with the sea and a white mountain in the distance
Utagawa Hiroshige
信濃塩尻峠 Shinano shiojiritoge (Shiojiri Pass in Shinano Province)
1858, 4th month, Edo period (1600–1868)
A fierce figure carved from wood raises one arm as a halo with fire floats behind him
A fierce figure carved from wood raises one arm as a halo with fire floats behind him
半支迦 Hanshika (Pāñcika)
1700s or 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Narrow, vertical landscape depicted in black and white with rocky mountains at the top, areas of trees and a small building, and a grove of trees at the edge of a body of water
Narrow, vertical landscape depicted in black and white with rocky mountains at the top, areas of trees and a small building, and a grove of trees at the edge of a body of water
Okuhara Seiko
Landscape
1901, Meiji period (1868–1912)