Asian Art Special Exhibitions

Current and Upcoming Shows in 2007 and 2008

© Stan Parchin

Nov 6, 2007

Yogambara, Tibet (17th Century), Rubin Museum of Art

Bronze Age China's terracotta warriors, Japan's ukiyo-e paintings and Tibet's armor are explored in a wide range of Asian art exhibitions on display.

Sixteen museum presentations illustrate the phenomenal breadth of Asian creativity from imperial China's terracotta warriors to the elegant decorative arts of the Qing Dynasty court and Japan's ukiyo-e or "floating world" artists. Marvelous Tibetan armor and Buddhist sculptures from remote Bhutan are also examined.

BIG! Himalayan Art

More than 30 large-scale appliqué textiles, paintings, ritual objects and tangkas (painting or work on cloth) and their function in the Himalayas and nearby regions are described.

Excellence and Elegance: Decorative Arts of the Eighteenth-century Qing Court

Sixty works of jade, lacquer, metal, porcelain and textile illustrate the artistic richness of Chinese decorative arts during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Ancient subjects, Western motifs and royal patronage are explored.

Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World 1690-1850

More than 80 ukiyo-e or "floating world" paintings (17th-19th Centuries) from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston illustrate the world of Kabuki theaters and high-class brothels in Japanese society.

Japanese Painting: Calligraphy and Image

Paintings and calligraphies by Zen and other Buddist monks, literati and imperial aristocrats reflect the aesthetic principles of Japanese artists.

The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army

Twenty terracotta warriors, court officials, acrobats, musicians and horses, joined by bronze avian sculptures from the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi (r. 221-210 B.C.), vividly describe the world of China's first emperor.

Bridging East and West: The Chinese Diaspora and Lin Yutang

Forty-three paintings and calligraphies by renowned author Lin Yutang (1895-1976), recently donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art and supplemented by 40 other works from its collection, describe how traditional Chinese culture survived through modern times.

Buddhist Sculpture from China: Selections from the Xi’an Beilin Museum

More than 70 clay votive and gilt bronze objects, stelae and stone sculptures describe Buddhist religious practices and regional styles in China from the 5th through 9th Centuries A.D.

The Arts of Kashmir

This international loan exhibition brings together 136 extraordinary Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic carpets as well as embroidery, furniture and papier-mâché objects (4th-20th Centuries A.D.) from the Kashmir valley.

Bon: The Magic Word

Approximately 100 works of art from the Bon people of the Himalayas and Central Asia reflect their fascinating culture and religion from the 12th to the 19th Century. The exhibition is divided into four sections: Founders and Teachers; Deities and Archetypal Models; Sacred Geography; and Expressions of Culture.

Return of Buddha: Masterpieces of Art from Chinese Museums

Seventy-two works of sculpture, painting and porcelain explain the spread of Buddhism in China from the late 5th to 20th Century A.D.

Asian Lacquer: Masterpieces from the Florence and Herbert Irving Collection

Decorative objects of various sizes from China, Korea and Japan, dating from the 14th to the 19th Century, demonstrate the use of lacquer, a liquid natural plastic, in combination with gold, mother-of-pearl and other substances in the production of beautiful artworks that were used for various purposes.

Trade Winds: Chinese Export Wares from the 8th to 20th Centuries

More than 100 Chinese ceramics, paintings, textiles and examples of wallpaper (8th-20th Centuries A.D.), all exported to other parts of Asia, Europe and the Americas and desired by foreign markets because of their superb workmanship and artistic quality, are on view.

Tibetan Arms and Armor from the Permanent Collection

Approximately 35 Tibetan, Chinese and Mongolian pieces of armor, weaponry and equestrian equipment (15th-20th Century A.D.), some never before exhibited publicly, demonstrate the region's traditions of decorating such works for ceremonial and ornamental reasons.

Buddha in Paradise

The Tibetan Buddhist idea of "paradise" is explored through 30 paintings accompanied by the poems and writings of religious masters.

Beauty and Learning: Korean Painted Screens

Four painted screens from American collections represent a form of art produced for elite scholars and ordinary inhabitants of Korea from the late 19th to the early 20th Century.

The Dragon's Gift: The Arts of Bhutan

This first-ever presentation of Buddhist art from Bhutan focuses on the representation of ancient ritual dances.


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Yogambara, Tibet (17th Century), Rubin Museum of Art
Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty (18th Century), The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta Figures on View at the British Museum, The Trustees of the British Museum
    


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