DePauwUniversityHighlightsfromtheAsianArtCollection

ABriefHistoryoftheAsianArtCollection

• In1991,DePauwreceivedtheArthurE.Klauser'45AsianandWorldCommunityCollection.ThegiftincludesBuddhistart,objectsrelatedtoJapanesenoh theaterandsamuraiculture,paintedscreens,andwoodblockprintsfromthe18thand19thcenturies.SelectedobjectsfromthiscollectionaredisplayedintheShidzuo Iikubo ‘23Gallery.• GiftsofTibetanartdonatedbyBruceWalker’53complementtheAsiancollectionandincludeanimpressivenumberof18th-20thcenturythangkapaintingsaswellasreligiousandceremonialobjects. SelectedobjectsfromthiscollectionaredisplayedintheShidzuo Iikubo ‘23Gallery.• Dr.LelandD.Stoddard‘40gifted120Japanesemodernprintstotheuniversityin2000.Andasrecentlyas2016,DavidT.Prossergavetheuniversityanadditional20+postwarJapanesemodern/contemporaryworks,makingthecollectiononeofthelargestataMidwesternacademicmuseum.

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Toschedulearesearchvisitortolearnmoreabouttheuniversityartcollection,pleasecontact:

CraigHadley,Director/CuratorPeelerArtCenter, room202craighadley@depauw.edu

ChristieAnderson,RegistrarPeelerArtCenter, room003cyanderson@depauw.edu

DePauwUniversityAsianArtCollection:Japan

MapofJapan /18th c.By:Englebert Kaempfer (Dutch)Engravingonpaper1991.11.229GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

MapofJapan /19th c.By:IsaacTirion (Dutch)Engravingonpaper1991.11.230GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Clockwise fromtop:Katanawithsheath(1999.2.1),IronTsuba /Swordguard (1991.11.131),Wakizashi withsheath(1999.2.2);GiftsofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Tanegashima Flintlock /17th c.JapanesecopyofPortuguesefirearmWood, brass,iron1991.11.135GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Ashikaga-eraSamuraiArmor/14th-15th c.1991.11.159GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

WombMandala/15th c.Paintingonsilk1991.11.141GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Butsudan/ 16th c.Lacqueredwood1885.1.1GiftofOGATASennosuke,classof1905

Amida Buddha/18th – 19thc.Lacqueredwood1991.11.148GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

BuddhawithFlower/1960By:KAWANOKaoruWoodblock printonpaper2000.7.24GiftofLelandStoddard‘40

PrinceShotoku /17th c.Wood1990.18.1GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Nō performancemask/19th c.Carvedwood1991.11.24GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Nō performancemask/19th c.Carvedwood1991.11.37GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Teabowl/ca.1945Stoneware1991.11.48GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Figurewithspinning face/mid-18th c.Carvedivory1991.11.71GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

Rakuchu Rakugai screen/mid-18th c.Paintingonpaper1990.18.4GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

HoteiatDusk,fromtheseriesTheSevenGodsofFortune/1830sBy:UTAGAWASadatoraWoodblock printonpaper2000.7.100GiftofDr.LelandD.Stoddard‘40

Ryogoku Bridge,fromtheseriesNotedViewsofEdo/1860sWoodblock printonpaper1977.1.3GiftoftheBlancheStillson Estate

Bijing-e/1852Woodblock printonpaper1998.7.17- .18GiftofDr.StevenG.Conant‘71

ScenesfromTheTaleofGenji/1857By:KUNISADAIIWoodblock printonpaper1991.11.227/2000.7.104GiftofArthurE.Klauser’45andDr.LelandD.Stoddard‘40

ATLEFT:Kiyomizudera/1941FromtheSeries:ScenesofSacredPlacesandHistoricLandmarks inJapanBy:TOKURIKI,TomikichiroWoodblock printonpaper(shin hanga)1991.11.249GiftofArthurE.Klauser’45

ATRIGHT:ToriiGateatSeashore- Miyajima/ 1949By:OKUYAMA,GihachiroWoodblock printonpaper(shin hanga)1991.11.251GiftofArthurE.Klauser’45

TheCherryBlossomsofMt.Shigi /early-mid20th c.FromtheSeries:ScenesofSacredPlacesandHistoricLandmarks inJapanBy:TOKURIKIWoodblock printonpaper(shin hanga)1998.7.17- .18GiftofDr.StevenG.Conant‘71

SailingBoats/ 1921By:YOSHIDAHiroshiWoodblock printonpaper(shin hanga)1991.11.172GiftofArthurE.Klauser’45

Poemseries/ mid-20th c.By:MAKIHakuWoodblock printonpaper(sosaku hanga)GiftofDr.LelandD.Stoddard‘40

AncientSongNo.8/ 1965By:HAGIWARAHideoWoodblock printonpaper(sosaku hanga)2000.7.8GiftofDr.LelandD.Stoddard‘40

MakeaWish ontheSky/ 2004By:UEMURANarihiroCarvedIndianaLimestone(installednearOlinScienceBuilding)2004.1.1Giftoftheartist

AtomStruckTile:TheExplosion Center,Hiroshima, Shade/Light/ 1984By:RobertFitcherEtchingandlithographonpaper1985.26.3GiftofPeterJ.Klinger

HurricaneSignal / 1984By:RobertFitcherCibachrome printonpaper1985.26.3GiftofPeterJ.Klinger

DePauwUniversityAsianArtCollection:China

ShanghaiCalendarAdvertisements /1920sLithographonpaperDePauwUniversityPurchase

ChineseCulturalRevolution Posters/1960-1970LithographonpaperDePauwUniversityPurchase

DePauwUniversityAsianArtCollection:Tibet

Shakyamuni Buddha/ 19th c.Thangka;paintonsilk2002.4.5GiftofBruceWalker‘53

Yama,theLordofDeath/ 19th c.Thangka;paintonsilk2002.4.7GiftofBruceWalker‘53

DrawingoftheEightSacredEmblemsofBuddhism / 1962Coloredpencilsonpaper2002.4.5GiftofBruceWalker‘53

LotusFieldDrawing/ 1962Coloredpencilsonpaper2004.2.3GiftofBruceWalker‘53

DrawingDepictingtheDevastationofTibetanMonasteries/ 1962Color pencilsonpaper2004.2.11GiftofBruceWalker‘53

TibetanButterLamp/ 19th-20th c.Silver2002.4.22a-bGiftofBruceWalker‘53

Kadampa Stupa/ 13th c.Bronze,leather,andstone2002.4.21GiftofBruceWalker‘53

Phurpa (tantricritualweapon)/ 20th c.Gildedbrass2002.4.18GiftofBruceWalker‘53

DePauwUniversityAsianArtCollection:India

MiniatureportraitofMughalrulerBahadurShahZafar/ mid-19th c.Paintonivorywithsemi-precious stones1991.11.253GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

MiniatureportraitofMughalrulerBahadurShahZafar/ mid-19th c.Paintonivorywithsemi-precious stones1991.11.255GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45

MughalMiniaturePainting(standingmanholding aroseandlongsword)/ 18th – 19th c.Paintonivorywithsemi-precious stones1991.11.256GiftofArthurE.Klauser‘45