This issue explores the breadth of Asian art in American museums, covering many time periods and traditions. It highlights:
- A Dallas Museum of Art exhibition on Japanese metalwork, showing its evolution from samurai armor to Meiji-era masterpieces.
- The influence of collector Edmund de Unger and his Keir Collection, which helped strengthen the museum’s Islamic art holdings, alongside the DMA’s major collection of postwar Japanese art.
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and its renowned Song dynasty paintings, shaped by Daoist philosophy, plus how these works reached Kansas City.
- Current exhibitions, including “Household Gods” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, focused on Hindu devotional prints, and “Year of the Horse” at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, surveying Chinese zodiac art across 3,000 years.
- A look at the artistic legacy of Kawanabe Kyōsai through an exhibition at the Suntory Museum of Art.
Overall, it’s a survey of major collections, collectors, and exhibitions that illustrate the richness and global reach of Asian art.
