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Asia

  • LEFT The Hood Museum of Art launched the 25th anniversary celebration of the Dartmouth Asian Pacific American Alumni Association (DAPAAA) with a sneak peek into its expanding Asian art collection.

  • Hiroh Kikai, Japanese, born 1945, A Middle School Student who was Walking Alone in a Crowd of People (detail), 1998, gelatin silver print. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a gift from Andrew E. Lewin, Class of 1981; 2008.2.1.

    LEFT Hiroh Kikai, Japanese, born 1945, A Middle School Student who was Walking Alone in a Crowd of People (detail), 1998, gelatin silver print. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a gift from Andrew E. Lewin, Class of 1981; 2008.2.1.

  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1798 - 1861, Gama Sennin, the Toad Spirit, teaching Yoshikado and his sister Takiyasha the Arts of Magic (detail), 1845, color woodblock print (triptych).

    LEFT Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1798 - 1861, Gama Sennin, the Toad Spirit, teaching Yoshikado and his sister Takiyasha the Arts of Magic (detail), 1845, color woodblock print (triptych). Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund; 2008.62.

  • Ambreen Butt, Pakistani, born 1969, Untited (Woman/Dragon), number two of five, from the series Daughter of the East (detail), 2008, softground etching, aquatint, spit bite aquatint, lift ground aquatint, drypoint on chine colle on paper.

    LEFT Ambreen Butt, Pakistani, born 1969, Untited (Woman/Dragon), number two of five, from the series Daughter of the East (detail), 2008, softground etching, aquatint, spit bite aquatint, lift ground aquatint, drypoint on chine colle on paper. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Claire and Richard P. Morse 1953 Fund; 2009.47.2.

  • Sumatra, Tapis Inch (detail), 19th century, cotton with silk floss. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Stephen A. Lister, Class of 1963; 2009.98.16.

    LEFT Sumatra, Tapis Inch (detail), 19th century, cotton with silk floss. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Stephen A. Lister, Class of 1963; 2009.98.16.

  • Jiang Zhi, Chinese, born 1971, Rainbow No. 3 (detail), from the Rainbow series, 2005, chromogenic print. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a gift from the Krehbiel Foundation; 2010.49.1.

    LEFT Jiang Zhi, Chinese, born 1971, Rainbow No. 3 (detail), from the Rainbow Series, 2005, chromogenic print. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a gift from the Krehbiel Foundation; 2010.49.1.

  • Northern Song Dynasty, Chinese, 960 - 1127, Vase, Northern Song Dynasty, 960-1127, porcelain with celadon glaze. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe, Class of 1964H; C.958.363.

    LEFT Northern Song Dynasty, Chinese, 960 - 1127, Vase, Northern Song Dynasty, 960-1127, porcelain with celadon glaze. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe, Class of 1964H; C.958.363.

  • Joseon (Yi) Dynasty, Korean, 1392 - 1910, Punch'ong Maebyong, Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 15th-16th century, buncheong ware with brushed slip. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Kim, Class of 1985P; C.986.72.3.

    LEFT Joseon (Yi) Dynasty, Korean, 1392-1910, Punch'ong Maebyong, Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 15th-16th century, buncheong ware with brushed slip. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Kim, Class of 1985P; C.986.72.3.

  • Pala Dynasty, Parvati as Candika (detail), Pala Dynasty (about 900-1100), black limestone. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of D. Herbert Beskind, Class of 1936; S.967.107.

    LEFT Pala Dynasty, Parvati as Candika (detail), Pala Dynasty (about 900-1100), black limestone. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of D. Herbert Beskind, Class of 1936; S.967.107.

  • Yayoi Kusama, Japanese-American, born 1929, Accumulation II, 1962, sewn stuffed fabric, plaster, paint, and sofa frame. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Tepper; S.974.374.

    LEFT Yayoi Kusama, Japanese-American, born 1929, Accumulation II, 1962, sewn stuffed fabric, plaster, paint, and sofa frame. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Tepper; S.974.374.

The various artistic traditions of Asia are represented in the Hood’s collection by works from China, Japan, Korea, and South Asia, particularly bronzes, ceramics, and works on paper. From Western Asia, the museum’s most significant holdings include ninth-century BCE Assyrian stone reliefs from the ancient palace of Ashurnasirpal II in present-day Iraq.

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