Tag: Connecticut College
Masters of the Motion Picture
Storytelling has always been a foundational characteristic of human existence and expression. Throughout history, humans have told stories through writing,…
Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints of the 20th Century
By: Teddy Keenan Overview- After the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868, Japan opened up to the west. Western…
Transmission and Kachō-e: Birds, Flowers, and Tradition
OVERVIEW As illustrations of both nature and spirit, kachō-e (花鳥絵) or kachō-ga (花鳥画) woodblock prints have have long been regarded…
Wang Qingsong: Buddhist Imagery in a Contemporary Consumerist World
Isabella Sorrenti Overview This exhibition explores the way in which Chinese artist Wang Qingsong (b.1966) portrays Buddhist ideology and imagery…
Hokusai, Master of the Elements
Nate PalumboDecember 20, 2021 Exhibition Overview Represented in his beautiful Ukiyo-e prints, Hokusai stands as a proven master of the…
Buddhist Art at the Smithsonian
Onna Gott Overview: A look into Buddhist art. For my midterm exhibition I chose to focus on Buddhist sculptures. Now…
Untitled (Diving Bird)
Creator: Ohara KosonCulture: JapaneseTitle: Untitled (Diving Bird)Work Type: Color woodcutDate: UnknownSize: 35 x 19 cmRepository: Wetmore Print Collection, Art History…
Bear Mountain
Title: Bear MountainDate: 2010Artist: Wang ManshengLocation: New London, ConnecticutCulture: ChineseMedium: Ink and color on cardboardDimensions: N/aRepository: Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection,…
Under the Wave off Kanagawa / The Great Wave
Titles: Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura) / The Great WaveSeries: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…
Rain at Maekawa, Sagami
Title: Rain at Maekawa, Sagami Creator: Kawase Hasui Date: 1932 Culture: Japanese Medium: color wood cut Repository: Connecticut College Asian…
Shakyamuni Buddha in a full shrine
Title: Shakyamuni Buddha in a full shrine Date: late 18th- early 19th century Artist: Unknown (created in Mongolia) Medium/Material: Silver,…
Lama, possibly Jangkya Rolway Dorje (1717-1786) or one of the Panchen Lamas
Title: Lama, possibly Jangkya Rolway Dorje or one of the Panchen Lamas Date: Second half of 18th or early 19th centuryArtist: UnknownLocation:…
Nijo Castle
Title: Ninomaru palace of Nijō Castle Author: Smallpei Date: July 13, 2017 Description: This image showcases an entrance to the…
Teahouses of Katsura Villa
Image Label: Teahouses of Katsura Villa Image Title (Original): Katsura Rikyu Location: The Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan Author:…
Two Assemblies from Cave 224
TITLE: Two Assemblies from Cave 224DATE: 4-6TH CenturyMEDIUM: Gypsum plaster with pigmentDIMENSIONS: H x W: 85.1 x 76.2 cm (33…
Wonderous Peak at Sunset
Title: Wondrous Peaks at Sunset Artist: Wang Mansheng Location: New London, Connecticut Culture: Chinese Medium: Limited Edition Print Dimensions: N/a…
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (plate 1)
Title: ” Nihonbashi, Edo” Fifty-three Stations of the TōkaidōArtist: Andō Hiroshige (1797-1858)Location: TōkaidōCulture: JapanMedium: Ink on paper, Color Woodblock print…
Rock and Bamboo
Creator: Mansheng Wang Title: Rock and Bamboo Work Type: Ink and walnut ink on paper Date: 2011 Size: Unknown (approx….
Wondrous Peak at Sunset
Title: Wondrous Peak at SunsetDate: 2017Artist: Wang ManshengMedium: Limited edition print Repository: Chu-Griffiths Asian Art Collection, Shain Library, Conn College,…
The Breath of Autumn
Title: The Breath of AutumnArtist: Wang ManshengLocation: New London, ConnecticutCulture: ChineseMedium: PrintDimensions: N/aRepository: Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection, Shain Library, Connecticut College, New LondonDonated by Chu-Griffis Art…
Temple in the Winter
Subject: Landscape Digital number: Black 060Title: Asa Kusa Temple in Winter Creation date: c1810Material: Ink on paper/ color woodcutSize: 21×23Description: Temple…
Wondrous Peaks at Sunset
Title: Wondrous Peaks at Sunset Artist: Wang ManshengLocation: New London, ConnecticutCulture: ChineseMedium: PrintDimensions: N/aRepository: Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection, Shain Library, Connecticut College, New LondonDonated by…
Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit
Title: Thunderstorm beneath the summitCreator: Hokusai (1760-1849)Date: c.1830 Subject: LandscapeWork Type: color woodcutMedium/Materials: ink on paperDimensions: 22x35cmRepository: Wetmore Print Collection,…
After Snow Storm
Title: After Snow Storm Artist: Mansheng Wang Date: 2011 Medium: Ink on Paper Size: Not Specified Repository: Chu Room, Shain…
In The Wind
Title: In the WindArtist: Mansheng WangDate: 2012Repository: Chu Room in Shain Library, as you walk in in towards the center…
Kintai Bridge on Spring Evening, Yamaguchi
Title: Kintai Bridge on Spring Evening, YamaguchiCreator: HASUI, 1883-1957Date: N/APeriod: ~Meiji/Taisho PeriodsLocation: JapanMedium/Materials: Ink on paper transferred from woodblock cuttingDimensions:…
Three Buddhas with Poem from Monk Jichan
Title: Three Buddhas with Poem from Monk Jichan Artist: Mansheng Wang Date: 2010 Repository: On loan at Connecticut College Size:…
Surface of the Water at Misaka in Kai Province / Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province
Titles: Surface of the Water at Misaka in Kai Province / Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province Series:…
Autumn Water
Artist: Wang Mansheng Date: 2006 Size estimate: 4ft 5in by 2ft 3in (excluding frame) Medium: Ink on paper Repository: Shain…
Long Sword
Title- Long Sword Artist- GONDER Date- Unknown Repository- [Black] Print Collection, Art History Debt, Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut’s College, New…
Young Hawk, Old Tree
Title: Young Hawk, Old TreeArtist: Mansheng Wang Date: 2011Medium: Ink on paperDimensions: Aprx. 5’x3′ Distinct Visual Characteristics: The work depicts…
Asa Kusa Temple in Winter
Title: Asa Kusa Temple in WinterCulture: JapaneseWork Type: color woodcutDate: 1810Material: ink on paperDimensions: 21 x 35 cmRepository: Wetmore Print…
Kajikazawa
Title: KajikazawaCreator: Katsushika HokusaiPeriod: Late Edo PeriodDate: 1830-32Culture: JapaneseMedium: color woodcut, ink on paperDimensions: 24 x 37 cmRepository: Shain Library…
Tiger
Title: Tiger Artist: Chen Hai-shao Timeframe: 20th Century Medium: Scroll Measurements: 49.5 x 25.5 in Repository: Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection,…
A Shoal of Fishes
Title: A Shoal of FishesCreator: Hiroshige, AndoCulture: JapaneseWork Type: color woodcutMaterial/Medium: ink on paperDate: 1840Measurements: Image 26 x 36 cmRepository:…
Standing Woman
Creator: Utagawa ToyokuniCulture: JapaneseTitle: Geisha and kikyo flowers (Standing Woman)Work Type: Color WoodcutDate: 1830-36Repository: Wetmore Print Collection, Art History Dept,…
Dancer as Sagimusume
Title: Dancer as SagimusumeCreator: KokyoMedium: color woodcut, print Dimensions: 39 x 25 cmRepository: Wetmore Print Collection, Art History Dept, Cummings Arts Center,…
Untitled Kabuki Print of Female Impersonator
Creator: KUNICHIKA, Japanese Title: Untitled Work Type: color woodcut Material: ink on paper Measurements: Image: 34 x 24 cm Repository:…
Deer by Chen Hsiung-li
Title: Deer Creator: Chen Hsiung-li Date: 1993 Culture: Chinese Medium: Ink and Color on Rice Paper Dimensions: 52 x 26.5…
Three Horses
Title: Three HorsesArtist: Liu Dan-zhaiLocation: New London, ConnecticutCulture: ChineseMedium: ScrollDimensions: 38 x 22 in Repository: Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection, Shain Library,…
Five White Egrets
Title: Five White EgretsCreator: Ohara KosonMedium: Color woodcutRepository: Black Collection of Japanese Prints (Connecticut College ASIAN Art Collection)Date: 1927Culture: Japanese Dimension: 265mm…
Geisha and kikyo flowers (Standing Woman)
Title: Geisha and kikyo flowers (Standing Woman)Creator: Utagawa ToyokuniDate: 1830-36Location: Connecticut College, Caroline Black Collection of Japanese WoodcutsCulture: JapaneseMedium: Color Woodcut…
Hokusai Seeking the Mountain
The 18th-19th century Japanese artist, Katsushika Hokusai, created each of the prints included in this exhibition as a part of…
Kajikazawa in Kai Province
Title(s): Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) Creator: Katsushika Hokusai Date: About…
Surface of the Water at Misaka in Kai Province
Title(s): Surface of the Water at Misaka in Kai Province; Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province (Kōshū Misaka…
Rainstorm Beneath the Summit
Title(s): Rainstorm Beneath the Summit; Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit; Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series Thirty-six Views of…
Ohara Koson Art
Ohara Koson, a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Ohara Koson was…
“Hokusai’s Great Waves in Nineteenth-Century Japanese Visual Culture.”
By Christine M. E. Guth https://www.jstor.org/stable/23208270 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off…
From Traditionalists Katsushika Hokusai and Zhang Daqian, To Post-War Masters Willem de Kooning, Zao Wou-Ki, Josef Albers, and Yves Klein.
Eastern and Western aesthetics in painting evoking emotion, abstraction and explosiveness in color and nature By: Isabella Di Scipio Each…
