Exhibitions
The museum hosts a changing programme of exhibitions to showcase Ashmolean and related collections.
This section enables you to explore exhibitions of Eastern Art currently on display in the galleries.
A selection of past exhibitions are also available to browse and search online.
Current Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
- Xu Bing: Landscape Landscript (from 28th Feb until 19th May 2013)
- Lady Impey’s Indian Bird Paintings (from 16th Oct 2012 until 14th Apr 2013)
- Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan (from 9th Nov 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)
- Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sullivan Collection (from 24th Jul 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)
- Unfolding Nature: Images of Summer on Chinese and Japanese Fans (from 10th Jul until 7th Oct 2012)
- Beauties and Heroes: Legends and Stories in Chinese Art (from 21st Jan until 15th Jul 2012)
- Al-Qur’an al-Karim: Sacred Verses, Beautiful Pages (from 8th Mar until 1st Jul 2012)
- Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin (from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)
- Yakusha-e: Kabuki Prints, a Continuing Tradition (from 29th Nov 2011 until 4th Mar 2012)
- Art in China in the 1960s and 1970s (from 15th Apr 2011 until 15th Jan 2012)
- Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (II) (from 11th Jul until 20th Nov 2011)
- Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (I) (from 8th Mar until 3rd Jul 2011)
- The Past in the Present: Script and Archaism in Modern Chinese Art (from 6th Oct 2010 until 27th Feb 2011)
- Japanese Ghosts and Demons: Ukiyo-e prints from the Ashmolean (from 29th Sep 2010 until 27th Feb 2011)
- Royal Elephants from Mughal India (from 28th Apr until 26th Sep 2010)
- Japanese Landscape Prints (from 1st Nov 2009 until 25th Apr 2010)
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Tales in the round: Manjū netsuke and Japanese woodblock prints
(until 1st Sep 2013)Discover dramatic episodes and characters from Japanese culture in these exquisitely carved objects.
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Paintings displayed in honour of Mary Tregear
(until 31st Jul 2013)A display to commemorate the contribution of former Keeper of the Eastern Art Department to the Ashmolean.
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Chinese Landscapes from the Ashmolean Collection
(until 21st Jul 2013)Explore the continued tradition of Chinese landscape painting in this display to complement the Xu Bing show.
Past Exhibitions
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Xu Bing: Landscape Landscript
(from 28th Feb until 19th May 2013)Explore the engaging and innovative landscape work of one of China’s most renowned contemporary artists, Xu Bing.
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Lady Impey’s Indian Bird Paintings
(from 16th Oct 2012 until 14th Apr 2013)Explore remarkable studies of Indian and exotic birds by traditional Patna artists commissioned by Lady Impey around 1780.
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Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan
(from 9th Nov 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)Discover exquisite embroideries, dyed silk and velvet panels, tapestries, and appliqué works
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Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sullivan Collection
(from 24th Jul 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)Explore one of the most important collections of Chinese contemporary art formed by scholar Michael Sullivan.
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Unfolding Nature: Images of Summer on Chinese and Japanese Fans
(from 10th Jul until 7th Oct 2012)Enjoy the summery scenes on Chinese and Japanese fan paintings from the museum’s reserve collection.
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Beauties and Heroes: Legends and Stories in Chinese Art
(from 21st Jan until 15th Jul 2012)Explore paintings, prints and papercuts depicting legendary figures from Chinese folklore.
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Al-Qur’an al-Karim: Sacred Verses, Beautiful Pages
(from 8th Mar until 1st Jul 2012)Discover the Qur’an as a source of artistic inspiration and expression in this selection of works on paper.
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Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin
(from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin.
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Yakusha-e: Kabuki Prints, a Continuing Tradition
(from 29th Nov 2011 until 4th Mar 2012)Discover the brightly coloured woodblock prints of actors from Japanese popular theatre.
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Art in China in the 1960s and 1970s
(from 15th Apr 2011 until 15th Jan 2012)Explore woodblock prints and ink paintings from around the period of the Cultural Revolution in China.
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Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (II)
(from 11th Jul until 20th Nov 2011)Explore the bold and colourful imagery found on posters and other items from this revolutionary period.
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Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (I)
(from 8th Mar until 3rd Jul 2011)Explore the bold and colourful imagery found on posters and other items from this revolutionary period.
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The Past in the Present: Script and Archaism in Modern Chinese Art
(from 6th Oct 2010 until 27th Feb 2011)Explore the influence of early Chinese writing and artefacts on the art of the twentieth century and beyond.
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Japanese Ghosts and Demons: Ukiyo-e prints from the Ashmolean
(from 29th Sep 2010 until 27th Feb 2011)Prepare for giant spiders, dancing skeletons, winged goblins, and hordes of ghostly warriors!
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Royal Elephants from Mughal India
(from 28th Apr until 26th Sep 2010)A selection of paintings from the distinguished collection of the artist Howard Hodgkin.
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Japanese Landscape Prints
(from 1st Nov 2009 until 25th Apr 2010)View the striking mountains, rivers, and cities of Japan in the woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige.
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