Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2015–2016

This section is devoted to works of Asian art recently acquired by public collections in the United States and Canada. These works are reproduced to illustrate general trends of acquisition, as well as to present selected objects of outstanding interest. The dating, provenance, and descriptions are supplied by the owners. Arranged alphabetically by name of museum, this list includes the names of senior curators or staff members responsible for Asian collections.

Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Madhuvanti Ghose, Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan and Islamic Art

Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art

Tao Wang, Executive Director of Initiatives in Asia; Pritzker Chair of Asian Art & Curator of Chinese Art

1.

Goddess Hariti Seated Holding a Child, Pakistan, Ancient Gandhara, second–third century. Gray schist, 61 × 43.2 × 16.5 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, 2016.58. Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf.

2.

Altar Set, China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing reign mark and period. Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels (famille rose), (a) 27 × 15.2 cm; (b) 27 × 15.2 cm; (c) 27.3 × 27.9 cm; (d) 9.2 × 16.8 cm; (e) 27 × 15.2 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, 2016.47a–e. Charles H. and Mary F. Worcester Collection Fund.

3.

Kishi Ganku (Japanese, 1749–1838), Dragon and Tiger, 1835. Pair of six-panel screens; ink and gold on paper, each pair 168.9 × 365.8 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, 2016.314a–b. Roger L. Weston and Asian Art Acquisition funds; restricted gift of George and Roberta Mann, Ann and John P. Grube, Charles Mottier, and Frances and Edward M. Blair Jr.; through prior gift.

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Laura Allen, Curator of Japanese Art

Hyonjeong Kim Han, Curator of Korean Art

Li He, Associate Curator of Chinese Art

Forrest McGill, Chief Curator

Karin Oen, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art

Natasha Reichle, Curator of Southeast Asian Art

4.

teamLab (Japanese), Cold Life, 2014. Digital animation: 7 minutes 15 seconds. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2015.34. Gift of Richard Beleson and Kim Lam Beleson in honor of Joan and M. Glenn Vinson.

5.

Shreyas Karle (Indian, b. 1981), Museum Shop of Fetish Objects, 2012. Installation of thirty-two multimedia objects, dimensions variable. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2015.41.1–.32. Museum purchase.

6.

Liang Airu (Chinese, active 1810–1850), A Series of Eight Landscapes, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), reign of emperor Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daoguang (1820–1850), 1814. Album of eight ink-on-paper landscapes, 24.1 × 23.5 cm. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2015.64. Gift of the Yeh Family.

7.

Jewish Wedding Crown, India, 1850–1925. Gilded silver with glass, 20.3 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2015.69. Acquisition made possible by the Elizabeth E. Bettelheim Family Foundation.

8.

Reading Desk with Motif of the Ten Symbols of Longevity, Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), 1750–1850. Lacquered wood with inlaid mother-of-pearl, 26.7 × 54.6 × 27.9 cm. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2016.37. Museum purchase.

9.

Ceremonial Cloth (Patola), India, ca. 1750–1825. 96.5 × 393.7 cm. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, F2016.34.56. Gift of Joan and M. Glenn Vinson Jr.

10.

Hakuin Ekaku (Japanese, 1685–1768), Zhong Kui (Shoki), the Demon Queller, Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll; ink on paper, image 130.5 × 56.2 cm, overall 202.9 × 74.3 cm. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2016.68. Gift from the Collection of George Gund III.

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Akiyama Yo (Japanese, b. 1953), Untitled MV...