Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections
Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections
This is the first major exhibition in the United States to explore the story of Chinese paintings in Japan over the course of six hundred years, featuring nearly forty masterpieces of the Tang (618–906), Song (960–1279), Yuan (1260–1368), and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties. Most of these paintings, owned by Japanese museums, have never been displayed outside of Japan.
The exhibition demonstrates Japan’s role in preserving a large part of China’s cultural and artistic heritage during three key phases in Japanese history: the Kamakura and Muromachi period (14th–16th centuries); the Edo period (17th–19th centuries); and the Meiji, Taishô, and early Shôwa periods (early 20th century). Chinese paintings functioned in Japan as symbols of Chinese culture, indicators of social status, and models for styles of Japanese painting, such as Zen and Kanô School painting.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and was made possible in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Blakemore Foundation. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
LACMA is grateful for the special cooperation of the Tokyo National Museum.
Additional support is provided by Bonhams.
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Image: Installation view, Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections, May 11–July 6, 2014, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © 2014 Museum Associates/LACMA
- May 11–Jul 6, 2014
- Resnick Pavilion
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Due to the light-sensitive nature of the art, the exhibition takes place in two parts.
Part I May 11–June 1, 2014
Part II June 7–July 6, 2014
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and was made possible in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Blakemore Foundation. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
LACMA is grateful for the special cooperation of the Tokyo National Museum.
Additional support is provided by Bonhams.
Incomplete - Highlighted Objects
Image: Installation view, Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections, May 11–July 6, 2014, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © 2014 Museum Associates/LACMA
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LACMA curator and department head in Chinese Art Stephen Little talks about the exhibition Chinese Paintings From Japanese Collections, and the enduring influence of Chinese art in Japan.