Debut

Exhibition

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Debut
Kris Ercums, curator
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Debut features artwork from the Spencer Museum’s collection that has never been exhibited combined with familiar works that are frequently used for research and teaching.

Works of art

vase
1700s–1800s
vase
early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
高札 kosatsu (edict board)
1682, Edo period (1600–1868)
table screen
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Saint Sebastian
late 1400s–mid 1500s
conical bowl
early 1200s
standing Bodhisattva
Edo period (1600–1868)
standing Bodhisattva
Edo period (1600–1868)
Figure of a Demon
early 600s CE, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
Ed Moulthrop (1916–2003), bowl
date unknown
Hugo Ballin (1879–1956), Landscape
early-mid 1900s
Hunting Scene
circa 2500 BCE, Old Kingdom (circa 2575 BCE–2150 BCE)
藥師佛 Yaoshi fo (Medicine Buddha)
late 1500s–early 1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
迦諾迦伐蹉 Seated Nahan Ganakgabeolcha (Sanskrit: Kanakavatsa)
late 1600s–early 1700s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
coin
Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
vajra (scepter)
late 1900s
Masuda Myōchin Munemasa (active early Meiji period (1868–1912)), 自在置物 jizai okimono (articulated crab)
mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
plate with Mt. Fuji and pine trees
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
bianhu (pilgrimage flask) with dancing monkey
600–700s, early Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
John Talleur (1925–2001), Storm Line
John Talleur (1925–2001)
1966
Isis and the infant Horus
circa 300 BCE, Ptolemaic Kingdom, 332 BCE–30 CE
container
200–300s, Roman Empire, 27 BCE–476 CE
jar
jar
300–400s, Roman Empire, 27 BCE–476 CE
snuff bottle with stopper
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
佛手 foshou (citron), snuff bottle with stopper
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Bi Rongjiu (active late 1800s), snuff bottle with stopper
1890–1920, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) to Republic of China (1911–1949)
horses, snuff bottle with stopper
1850–1875, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
birds and plum, snuff bottle with stopper
circa 1850s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
snuff bottle with stopper
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Kinai School, 鍔 tsuba (sword guard)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Ishiguro Masakatsu (active 1800s), 鍔 tsuba (sword guard) with dragon flies
1850s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
head of Buddha
500s, Sasanian dynasty (224–651)
苦瓜 kugua (bitter melon), snuff bottle with stopper
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)